Law


FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources
http://www.findlaw.com/

Maintainer: FindLaw, Inc.
Annotated links: Yes, most are briefly annotated
Search: Yes
Strenghs: Breadth and depth of coverage, powerful search interface, number of links
FindLaw is a large meta-site, built on the Yahoo! model, with twelve main subject hierarchies, and numerous sub-hierarchies below. It features the LawCrawler search index, which allows focused searching for legal information, and also contains Supreme Court opinions from the early 1900s to the present, as well as links to Circuit Court of Appeals decisions.

US House of Representatives Internet Law Library
http://law.house.gov/

Maintainer: Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the US House of Representatives
Annotated links: No
Search: No, except for US Code and Code of Federal Regulations
Strengths: Breadth of links, concentration on laws and statutes
The Internet Law Library is a no-nonsense guide to laws, treaties, and statutes. It is primarily arranged along geographic lines, but also provides subject access. The site features full text search capability for the US Code and Code of Federal Regulations (currency varies).


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