Links / Resources
Online Legal Resources
Court of Appeals Other New York legal resources Federal legal resources General Legal Resources Publications and Broadcasts Other Useful Sources of Information
Court of Appeals
Decisions from the Court's web site in Adobe and WordPerfect format for downloadDecisions from the Cornell University Legal Information Institute download not required
Court Calendar (Upcoming arguments and case summaries)
Other New York legal resources
The Official New York Reporter (decisions, style book, etc.)
Appellate Division, First Department decisions
Appellate Division, Second Department decisions, calendar
Appellate Division, Third Department calendar, decisions
Appellate Division, Fourth Department decisions
E-courts Look up a civil court case in the Supreme Court in all 62 New York Counties, and search through Supreme Court Calendars. You can also search for the next court appearance in a criminal case.
New York State Constitution, Consolidated Laws, and Unconsolidated Laws
Official State of New York website
Criminal Jury Instructions (CJI)
Crime Time sentencing guide created by former Tompkins County District Attorney George Dentes
New York Code of Rules and Regulations ("NYCRR")
Opinions of the Attorney General, 1995 to present
DCJS Crime statistics and other useful information from the Division of Criminal Justice Services
New York State Library Very useful links to information concerning state and local government and history
New York State Bar Association
NYS Ethics Commission Opinions
Inmate Population Lookup Search from Department of Correctional Services
OFT State Employee Telephone Directory
OCA Registered attorney lookup
Office of Professional Medical Conduct public documents regarding Professional Misconduct and Physician Discipline actions taken
NY Law Research OK NYS research tool
United States Supreme Court calendars, orders, decisions
Briefs filed in the United States Supreme Court
Constitution of the United States from the National Archives
Constititution of the United States from the Legal Information Institute; article by article
United States (federal) Courts
Thomas Library of Congress site covering federal legislative matters, and including searchable full-text of the Congressional Record from 1989 to present.
Google Scholar - Database of reported cases and law journal articles
Findlaw Legal search engine and directory. Full US Supreme Court reporter and virtually every other legal item available on the net.
Legal Information Institute Excellent online legal library
Lexis One The free version of Lexis: Use the LexisNexis™ Research Service to access U.S. Supreme Court cases from 1790 to present, as well as federal and state cases (from many jurisdictions) decided after January 1, 1998. One time free registration required.
Code of Professional Responsibility (PDF)
Legal Ethics blog
Every Known Prosecutors Web Site in the United States
National District Attorneys Association (NDAA)
New York State Law Enforcement Council (LEC)
Martindale-Hubbell Attorney Directory
"Meta-Index", from the Georgia State University College of Law
Virtual Law Library, operated by the University of Indiana
National Institute for Trial Advocacy Notre Dame Law School
New York Law Journal subscription required for older material
National Law Journal, American Lawyer, etc. same subscription issue
Other Useful Sources of Information
Cyber-Navigator from The New York Times