Topics: Law : Legal Information
The primary purpose of sites included in this category is the provision of legal information to the public and to legal practitioners at no cost.Sites will only be included if they offer significant amounts of free information on their websites. Providers of commercial products and services should only submit to this category if their websites offer significant free content.[Note: If you are looking for an attorney rather than legal information, you should look under the category Society: Law: Attorneys and Law Firms.]
Administrative Law
Administrative law covers those areas of law administered by administrative agencies, such as governmental and municipal organizations.
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Admiralty and Maritime Law
Admiralty and maritime law encompasses the laws of the high seas, and the operation of vessels on the high seas.
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Aviation Law
Aviation law covers the regulation of aircraft, locally, nationally, and internationally.
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Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy law regulates the full or partial discharge of the debts of persons and companies that are having financial difficulty, and financial reorganization or dissolution of certain financially distressed businesses.
Public Notices,
Resources,
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Business and Corporate Law
Business law is a very broad category, covering all aspects of the regulation of businesses, and business conduct.
Advertising Law,
Antitrust,
Resources,
Securities,
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Chats and Forums
Forums and live chats on legal subjects.
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Collections
Collections law covers the means by which a creditor can collect money from a debtor, and a debtor's remedies when a creditor or collection agency engages in illegal collection activities.
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Communications Law
Communications law encompasses legislation and regulation affecting the communications industry, including telecommunications, wireless communications and satellite communications.
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Computer and Technology Law
This category encompasses the legal aspects and issues of technology and computers. The arrival of the "Net Economy" has taken this area of law to new heights.
Internet,
Resources,
Specific Cases,
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Constitutional Law and Civil Rights
Constitutional Law covers all legal matters relating to state or federal constitutions.
Africa,
Asia,
Caribbean,
Central America,
Europe,
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Consumer Protection
Consumer protection law encompasses matters affecting consumers, including fraud, sale of defective merchandise, and injuries to consumers or their property from the use of defective merchandise.
Lemon Law,
Weblogs,
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Criminal Law
Criminal law covers all aspects of law enforcement activity from the point of the identification, interrogation and arrest of a suspect, through the trial process, conviction, sentencing, incarcaration, probation and parole, and eventual discharge from custody of a convicted criminal, and any ongoing duty for the convicted criminal to register with local authorities.
Commutation and Pardons,
Resources,
Sex Offenses,
Victims Rights,
Weblogs,
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Defamation
Information about defamation, libel, and slander law.
Internet,
Specific Cases,
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Disabilities Law
Laws, legislation, and legal assistance on disability issues.
Americans with Disabilities Act,
Case Studies,
Resources,
Special Education,
Weblogs,
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Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
Alternative Dispute Resolution, or ADR, encompasses means of resolving disputes without resorting to litigation. It is possible to engage in ADR without filing a lawsuit, or to utilize ADR in a binding or non-binding effort to resolve a dispute.
Employment Conflict Management,
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Drunk Driving
Drunk driving law encompasses the traffic stop, investigation of sobriety, arrest, trial, conviction, sentencing, and driver's license sanctions resulting from a drunk driving conviction.
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Elder Law
Elder law covers the special legal needs of the elderly, particularly the need for patient advocacy, guardianships and conservatorships, and protection from abuse or neglect in nursing homes.
Abuse and Neglect,
Guardianships,
Resources,
Weblogs,
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Energy Law
Informational sites devoted to energy law.
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Environmental Law
Environmental law is largely intended to protect the environment from pollution or disturbance, by controlling emissions, limiting construction, designating protected ecosystems and endangered species, and requiring clean-up of contamination.
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Estate Planning and Administration
Estate planning involves the creation of trusts, wills, or other documents which govern the passage of an inheritance, usually upon death.
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Family Law
Family law includes law relating to family relationships, including divorce, paternity, child custody, child support, parenting time, grandparental rights, parental rights (child abuse and neglect cases), and the prosecution of juveniles as delinquent.
Case Studies,
Child Custody,
Divorce,
Weblogs,
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Food Law
Laws pertaining to food: labelling, hygiene, testing, and related topics.
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Fraud
Civil fraud is misrepresentation of a material fact which unlawfully causes damage. In some situations it can be the failure to disclose a fact (an omission) which the law requires to be disclosed.
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Gender Law
Information on gender issues and the law, and the difficulties that sometimes arise when the law, gender issues, and societal prejudices intersect.
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Health
Health law encompasses the operation and regulation of health care institutions and professionals.
Mental Health,
Resources,
Weblogs,
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Immigration
Immigration law covers the regulation of obtaining access to a foreign nation, for recreational, employment, or residency, and the process of applying for legal admission or citizenship.
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Indigenous Peoples Law
Indigenous Peoples Law includes the legal interaction between Indigenous Peoples and the State and Federal or National governments, and the administration of laws on Indian reservations.
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Insurance Law
Insurance law regulates the conduct of insurance companies, and provides consumers with remedies when insurance companies violate their duties.
Denial of Claims,
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Intellectual Property
Intellectual property law encompasses the process of obtaining and enforcing legal protection for ideas and inventions, through patents, copyrights and trademarks.
Copyrights,
Government Agencies,
Patents,
Resources,
Trademarks,
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International Law
International law describes the law between nations. This is broken down into private international law, relating to transactions and business dealings between private entities, and public international law, dealing with the transactions and dealings between states.
Issues,
Personal Pages,
Private International Law,
Resources,
Weblogs,
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Juvenile Law
This category is for sites that provide information on juvenile justice, including juvenile law and procedure.
Dispositional Alternatives,
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Labor and Employment Law
Labor law describes the relationship between management and labor, usually in the context of unionization and management-union disputes.
Cases,
Employee Benefits,
Employee Rights,
Government Agencies,
Resources,
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Law Reform
"Law Reform" web sites are concerned with reforming the judicial system and the administration of justice, or with reforming particular laws, for the purpose of improving the quality of justice.".
Criminal Law,
Government Commissions,
Jury Duty,
Litigation Reform,
Personal Pages,
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Legal History
Information on ancient and modern legal history, from around the world.
Black, Hugo Lafayette,
Blackmun, Harry A.,
Blackstone, William,
Brandeis, Louis D.,
Cardozo, Benjamin N.,
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Legal Practice
Information on the practice of law, for consumers and lawyers, including what it means to be a lawyer, what is involved in the practice of law, and legal practice management issues.
Resources,
Weblogs,
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Legal Theory
Websites devoted to legal theory.
Law Journals,
Natural Law,
Rule of Law,
Weblogs,
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Litigation
Litigation involves the resolution of disputes between people, businesses, and other entities, through the court system.
Resources,
Specific Cases,
Weblogs,
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Malpractice
Malpractice describes the negligent conduct of a professional, which causes injury to a client of that professional, or sometimes injury to relatives or people in privity with the client.
Case Studies,
Weblogs,
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Military
Sites presenting free information on the subject of military law.
United States,
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Personal Injury
Personal injury law covers a broad range of situations, where a person is injured through the negligent, reckless or intentional act of another person, business, or other entity.
Injury Prevention,
Weblogs,
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Product Liability
Product liability law governs the circumstances under which a purchaser may recover damages for injury to their property or person, resulting from a dangerous or defective product.
Automotive,
Construction,
Consumer Products,
Environmental,
Medical,
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Property Law and Real Estate
Property law regulates the sale and use of property, including building, zoning, land division, and land use regulation.
Landlord-Tenant,
Weblogs,
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Resources
Legal portals, directories of legal and law-related websites, and similar resources.
Directories,
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Self-Help
Legal Information and Legal Advise for Consumers and the Public
Pro Se Representation,
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Social Security Law
Social Security Law relates to applications for retirement, survivor and disability benefits, to approval and denial of applications, and to appeals of denials.
Disability Benefits,
Survivors Benefits,
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Sports and Entertainment
Entertainment and sports law relate to the laws governing such things as sports and recording contracts, broadcast rights, sports safety issues, and some issues relating to intellectual property and copyright law.
Resources,
Weblogs,
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Tax
The listings in this category includes information about taxation, including assessment, the filing of tax returns, and the enforcement of tax law by the government.
Resources,
Weblogs,
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Trade and Commerce
Trade and commerce are regulated domestically and internationally, through overlapping state and federal laws and regulations, international treaties, and contract law.
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Traffic Citations
The law of traffic citations includes the regulation of traffic control devices, issuance of traffic tickets, and legal defenses available in traffic court.
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Weblogs
Weblogs on legal subjects.
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Workers' Compensation
Workers' compensation describes the "no fault" system providing medical treatment and rehabilitation for injured workers.
Government Agencies,
Resources,
Weblogs,
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