Definition of the Law
The body of law consists of four parts.
- The Federal Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land.
- Legislation is the law passed by Congress.
- Regulations, derived from government agencies, administer the legislation by spelling out procedures and specifications. For example, the law says food packages must list ingredients. Regulations would specify that ingredients must be in English and in legible print.
- Court cases force the courts to interpret the meaning of laws and regulations.
The basic pattern is the same on the state level. For Wisconsin Legal Resources consult the Legal Research - Wisconsin University Library Subject Guide.
General Legal Sites
- Lexis Nexis Academic Complete legal research source including federal, state laws and regulations, full text legal periodicals and legal news sources.
- Lexis Nexis Legal Sources Instructions For help navigating in Lexis Nexis.
- ABA's Law Link includes national, international, and state law associations.
- American Bar Association Look at Topics A-Z at top of page.
- FindLaw Excellent subject directory for all aspects of legal research.
- GovEngine.com Consolidation of links to federal, state, and local government sites.
- Guide to Law Online From the US Law Library of Congress. Includes other nations' laws, and international law as well as US law sites.
- Help With Legal Research General guide to doing legal research from Nolo.com.
- H.G.org Very comprehensive business legal site.
- Internet Legal Research Group
- Law Library of Congress
- LawGuru Search more than 500 legal search engines and tools for State, Federal, and International Law.
- Legal Information Institute From Cornell University, comprehensive site to Federal, State and International Law.
- Legal Threats Database Free speech issues on the internet.
- National Immigration Law Center
- Nolo's Legal Encyclopedia Covers information on a variety of legal topics
- WashLaw From Washburn School of Law; Search or browse Federal, State or International Law as well as other legal topics.
- Zimmerman's Research Guide Online encyclopedia and links.
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