Library Director: Suzi Hayes
Assistant Director: Pat Markey

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(P) (954) 757-4200
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library@cityofparkland.org
 

Metasites For Legal Research

Law WebsitesOnline legal research for laypersons. Locate codes, statutes, procedures and forms online using this collection law websites.

All Law
Browse law by subject, links to law associations, journals, attorney finders, legal forms and attorney finder.

Court TV
Official website for the Court TV Channel.
Legal news and commentary.

Emory Law Library Electronic Reference Desk 
Locate law by jurisdiction (Federal and State) or by subject.
Links to law schools and journals. Includes a legal dictionary and a directory of law firms. Includes a Federal Court Finder.

Family Law Forms
Fa
mily law forms approved by the Florida Supreme Court for use by the public; includes forms for use in dissolution of marriage, child custody, child support, domestic violence cases and name changes.

Fed Law
Browse Federal laws by subject. Links to laws, regulations and legislation. Information on arbitration and mediation. Links to professional associations and organizations.

FindLaw
Best metasite for conducting legal research on the Internet.
Links to business and consumer resources. Materials for law students, laypersons and practicing lawyers. Forms, attorney finders, court rules, case law, legislation and codes for the Federal government and all 50 states. Legal news and law journals. Its all here. Use the Find Law Lawcrawler to search the Internet for legal information.

Florida Building Commission
The Florida Building Commission is responsible for developing and updating the Florida Building Code. The Code changes can be accessed through this website.

Florida Codes of Ordinances
Codes of Ordinances for all the municipalities in
Florida.

Florida Daily Business Review
Legal news for the State of
Florida.

GPO Access
The U.S. Government Printing Office disseminates official information from all three branches of the Federal Government. You can access the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Presidential Materials, Supreme Court Cases, Public and Private Laws, Congressional Bills and the Congressional Record. Federal Depository Libraries are indexed.

Hieros Gamos
Excellent metasite for locating expert witnesses.
Links to law firms, areas of practice, Federal, State and International Law, law associations and bar associations. Additional content includes legal directories, the law practice center, student center and attorney lifestyles.

Internet Law  Library - Florida
Links to the Florida Constitution, laws, regulations, publications and news for the State of
Florida. Includes Florida Supreme Court Decisions and Administrative Law Weekly.

Internet Legal Resource Guide
A categorized index of more than 4000 select web sites in 238 nations, islands, and territories, as well as thousands of locally stored web pages, legal forms, and downloadable files

Jurist: The Legal Education Network
Site developed by The University
Pittsburgh School of Law. Links to Law Schools and information about legal education. Legal news.

Law Guru
Excellent website for locating legal forms with a comprehensive question and answer section.

Legal Information Institute
The LII's "Law About" pages provide brief summaries of law topics with links to key primary source material, other Internet resources, and useful
off net references. They can be accessed through: the following set of broad topic categories (scroll down), through an alphabetical listing of topics, and through a searchable index.

Meta-Index For U.S. Legal Research
This site has a search engine for locating federal case law. You can search by name, date or citation. You can also locate bills by searching the text of the Congressional Record or the Code of Federal Regulations.

Nolo Press Self-Help Law Center
Everyday law for everyday people.
Browse the
Law Center by topic or keyword. Especially useful for small claims research.

Thomas

This is the official website of the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government. Committee Reports, legislative transcripts, vote counts, bills, the Congressional Record and House and Senate member profiles are all available.

United Nations

Excellent resource for locating international laws and treaties.


Courts and Court Rules

Federal Judiciary Homepage

Federal Rules of Evidence
Rules Of The U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Judicial  Branch Resources
U.S. Supreme Court  Links, Sites and Cases