AMERICAN POLICY EXAMINER. A Tea Party Activist's Guide to American Political Science.

• Legal Dictionary

  Need to look up law terms? Use one of these fast and easy legal dictionaries.

  Law.com's dictionary

  Legal-Dictionary.org's dictionary
  

• American Policy Examiner's Choice: Top Case Finders

  Once upon a time, one would have to pay a lot of money to access our own case law. Thankfully, that day has past. Try these sites to find federal and state case law for free.

  Google Scholar (All Case Law)

  The Public Library of Law (All Case Law)
  

  Findlaw (Federal Case Law)

  Cornell University (Federal Case Law)

  Justia (Federal Case Law)

  FindACase (State Case Law)

  LexisOne (Last 10 Years)

• Government Sites

  There are several government sites that offer extensive resources for those researching laws of the United States.

  Federal Judicial Center

  Law Library of Congress

  LOC Thomas

  US Courts

  US Department of Justice Official Website

  US House of Representatives Official Site

  US Senate Official Website

  US Supreme Court Official Website

• America's Top Law Schools

  Here are the top 25 law schools ranked by U.S. News and World Report.

  U.S. News' Extensive Research and Rankings

  1) Yale University (CT)
  

  2) Harvard University (MA)

  3) Stanford University (CA)

  4) Columbia University (NY)

  5) New York University (NY)

  6) University of California Berkeley (CA)

  6) University of Chicago (IL)

  8) University of Pennsylvania (PA)

  9) University of Michigan Ann Arbor (MI)

  10) Duke University (NC)

  10) Northwestern University (IL)

  10) University of Virginia (VA)

  13) Cornell University (NY)

  14) Georgetown University (DC)

  15) UCLA (CA)

  15) University of Texas Austin (TX)

  17) Vanderbilt University (TN)

  18) University of Southern CA (CA)

  19) Washington University -- St. Louis (MO)

  20) Boston University (MA)

  20) Emory University (GA)

  20) University of Minnesota Twin Cities
  

  23) Indiana University --  Bloomington (IN)
  

  23) University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

  23) University of Notre Dame (IN)

• Legal Organizations

  Here is a brief list of some of the more prominent players in the American legal system.

  American Association of Law Libraries

  American Bar Association

  American Law Institute

  Association of American Law Schools

  Federal Bar Association

  National Center for State Courts

  National Federation of Paralegal Associations

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