Useful Sites On Government And Law

For electronic texts in government, see also Electronic Texts: Political Science

Copyright & Fair Use - http://fairuse.stanford.edu

• Description: Tries to clarify the term "fair use"; copyright law in the United States, and internationally.
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• [Reviewed by: College & Research Libraries News, Jan. 1997]

• Description: FindLaw is the most popular Web site for legal reference. The "Legal Professionals Channel" is classified by type of legal practice area and is a good place to start searching for resources.
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Description: Guide to U.S. government Web sites, with a search engine. FirstGov en Español es el portal oficial del gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Incluye un motor de búsqueda a nivel federal o a nivel estatal.
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GPO Access - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/

• Description: Includes links to all kinds of government departments and to loads of government documents - slip laws, CFR, Federal Register .... Maintained by the U.S. Government Printing Office.
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Guía para la Naturalización - http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/natz/spanish.pdf

• Description: Guía para la Naturalización, la guía oficial del Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización de los Estados Unidos. Incluye ejemplos de preguntas del examen de ciudadanía. Archivo grande de Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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Idaho state legislature - http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/

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Initiative & Referendum Institute - http://www.iandrinstitute.org

• Description: Presented by a nonprofit research organization, this site includes historical and current information on national, state, and local initiatives and referenda (I&R), and informative guides to the I&R and the recall process.
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Internet Law Library - http://www.lawguru.com/ilawlib/

• Description: Originally developed and maintained courtesy of the United States House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision Counsel. The House no longer maintains this site, but has given the content to various other hosts to administer and make available to the public. Includes the unexpected - foreign laws, U.S. treaties; laws of states and territories, law school libraries & catalogs, legal directories, more!
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Justice Information Center: a service of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service - http://www.ncjrs.org/

• Description: Covers 10 major topics in the area of criminal justice and law enforcement: corrections, courts, crime prevention, criminal justice statistics, drugs & crime, international, juvenile justice, law enforcement, research & evaluation, and victims. Searchable.
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• [Reviewed by: Choice, Feb. 1998, p. 978]

Oregon Legislature - http://landru.leg.state.or.us

• Description: search for bills that are being introduced in the Oregon State Legislature
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Oregon.gov (Oregon Government Information) - http://www.oregon.gov/

• Description: Information on all state departments and web pages; a search engine is avaiable. To find election-related information, click on Elected Officials, then Secretary of State.
• Appropriate to course or program: SP112
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Salem, Oregon, Revised Codes - http://www.cityofsalem.net/~slegal/codes/

• Description: Ordinances of the city of Salem, Oregon.
• Appropriate to course or program: SP112
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Southern Poverty Law Center - http://www.splcenter.org/

• Description: Resources on civil rights and civil liberties. Topics include Legal actions in progress, Center information, Klanwatch (including militia organizations and other "hate groups"), and Teaching tolerance.
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• [Reviewed by: Choice, April, 1998, p. 1438

State and local government on the net - http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm

• Description: Searchable list of links to official state and local government information services on the internet.
• Appropriate to course or program: BA101
• [Reviewed by: Library Journal, Sept. 15, 1996]

U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services - http://uscis.gov

• Description: The official U.S. Government page with information on becoming a citizen. Includes examination questions, a practice citzenship test, and history and government guides for the exam.
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U.S. Constitution on Findlaw - http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/constitution/

• Description: Text of the U.S. Constitution. The text of each article and each amendment is accompanied by notes and commentary on its legal history and significance.
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U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Searches see
   Patents: U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
and
   Trademarks: U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Washington state legislature - http://www.leg.wa.gov/

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