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Court Cases Using Google Scholar
Put in a person's name or a court case, or search for cases by key words or case citations. Can narrow word search results by adding a state. Check "How Cited" to see how later cases refer to your case and for what principle.

All Federal District Court Docket Info From Jan 2004 To Present
Enter in a person’s last name to see if they have criminal or civil cases against them. Search all district courts at once or choose your state. Information may include the Plaintiff, Defendant, Case Number, Date, Court Location, Nature Of Case and more.

Look Up All State Court Cases From 1997-Present & All US Appeals & Supreme Court Cases
Do a key word search on all states at once or use "Advanced Search" to search Your State. Free sign up required to view whole case.
To search a case by case name, for example: Harrison v. Thurmond
just enter in Harrison Thurmond (no quotes and no v.)

State Case Law, Statutes, Codes & Other Law (50 States & DC)

State and City Laws (All 50 States)
Also Includes Federal Codes and Laws.

Time Limits In Which To Sue For Personal Injuries (All 50 States)

Search Full Text of U.S. Supreme and Circuit Appeals Courts

Search Past Questions and Attorney Answers (All 50 States & DC) Attorneys give state specific answers to questions relating to family law, divorce, adoption, child custody, insurance law, product liability, landlord/tenant, real-estate/real property, traffic law, probate-wills, trusts-estates, workers comp, tax law and more.

Find Your City's Municipal Codes (All 50 states & DC)

See Your State Courts & Court Forms
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State Law Resources
United States Code
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Consumer Friendly Law Sites

See Courts In Other States, See Also Forms

Nolo.com
Offers legal help for almost any consumer problem.

Find The AARP In Your State
The AARP offers legal advocacy for seniors and may also have state specific consumer brochures which are available to everyone.

Self-Help Tips, Articles & Manuals (Consumer-SOS)

National Help Orgs For A Variety Of Consumer Problems (Consumer-SOS.com)
The Elderly, Environment, Families, Fraud, Health & Safety, Insurance The Handicapped, Medical Problems, Telemarketing and more.

http://www.ptla.org/links/services.htm (All 50 States & DC)
Where available, each state has resources relating to complaints & disputes, courts & legal process, fees & costs, hiring a lawyer, legal aid & clinics, referral services, and self representation.

Tips, Articles, Guides & Manuals

Lawsuits-The Time You Have To Sue-DC & 50 States (Nolo.com)
Good Overview which includes the Statutes of Limitation for the most common lawsuits.

Collecting Your Judgment (Not State Specific)

Statute Of Limitations On Judgments & Maximum Interest Rate You Can Charge (All 50 States & DC)
Learn the time you have to collect when you've been awarded a court judgment. Also has the maximum allowable interest rate a judgment debtor can be charged.

Your State Forms

Courts Forms, Rules & Dockets (DC & All 50 States)
This site includes links to over 700 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets. You can browse to find the resource you need, or search by keyword.

State Forms (35 States & DC)

Federal Court Forms (Free)
Civil, Criminal, Bankruptcy and other forms used by the federal courts.

General Forms/Forms For Other States

Corporate Forms For All 50 States & DC

Legal Form Search Engines and Links For General Forms
Has some state specific forms.

State Forms (35 States & DC)

Other Legal Resources (All 50 States & DC)

Your State Constitution Online (All 50 States)

https://www.findlaw.com/ (State laws, resources etc.,)