Courts and ADR

 

Reference Comment
U.S. Supreme Court The official web site of the U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Federal Courts The official web site of the federal judiciary including links to the District Courts, Courts of Appeal, and Bankruptcy Courts for all venues including the Federal District Court for District of New Jersey and the Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey
New Jersey courts The official site of the courts of the State of New Jersey.  This site has information for both lawyers and non-lawyers.  Our favorite links are to the official court forms, civil motion calendar, court rules, civil case public access, judgment liens, and civil jury charges.
American Arbitration Association The official web site of the American Arbitration Association including the link to web filng.

 

State of New Jersey

 

Reference Comment
New Jersey law This site provides a comprehensive reference for the statutory and case laws of the State of New Jersey.  It has links to the laws of the other States
New Jersey business gateway This is an official site of the State of New Jersey that provides information on business filings.  There is generally a fee charged for their services.
New Jersey taxation The official web site of the New Jersey Division of Taxation
New Jersey Municipalities State link to the County and municipal web sites

 

United States Federal

 

Reference Comment
U.S. Constitution The Constitution of the United States of America
United States Code The statutory laws of the United States enacted by Congress
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) The official web site for publication of the CFR
The White House The official site of the President and Vice President of the United States
U.S. House The official site of the U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate The official site of the U.S. Senate
IRS The official web site of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Copyright The official web site of the U.S. Copyright Office
U.S. PTO The official web site of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
U.S. FTC The official web site of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.  Among other things, you can use this site to file a protest against anyone who uses the Internet to put unsolicited junk on your computer (pop-ups, pop-unders, time bombs, etc.)
U.S. Dept. of Commerce The official site of the U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S Dept. of Labor This is the official site of the U.S. Department of Labor.  Particularly noteworthy is the section on compliance with labor and employment regulations.
Library of Congress The official web site of the U.S. Library of Congress

 

Other Jurisdictions

 

Jurisdiction Reference Comment
All Uniform Commercial Code This is perhaps the most uniform law among the United States. It regulates the sale of goods between merchants and by merchants to consumers. It also regulated other business such as secured transactions, negotiable instruments, and letters of credit. It has been adopted in some form by the legislatures of every State. This link goes to the official text.  There are variations among the States.
CA California law Statutory and case law of the State of California
NY New York law This site provides a comprehensive reference for the statutory and case laws of the State of New York
PA Pennsylvania law This site provides a comprehensive reference for the statutory and case laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
All Public Utilities Have a problem with your telephone bill that your provider just won’t solve?  This site by consumeraffairs.com provides links to every State’s public utility regulatory agency.
All Insurance Commissioners This site provides links and phone numbers for each State’s insurance commissioners.

 

Other Law Resources

 

Reference Comment
ABA The web site of the American Bar Association
American Lawyer's Media Dictionary This source does not have the traditional status of Black's Law Dictionary, but it is very reputable and a good online source for definitions.
Lawguru The site provides a wide variety of legal information and forms.  We write for the legal advice column.
PACER PACER is a paid service that is sanctioned by the U.S. federal courts.  It provides information on the status and history of cases before the courts.
US GPO The official web site of the U.S. Government Printing Office.  The GPO publishes many resources that are useful for entities doing business in USA.

 

 

A Caution: The links above are useful for researching and understanding the law and regulatory requirements of various jurisdictions.  We use them in our practice and make them available as a courtesy to our clients and colleagues. The responsibility for the content of those web pages remains with their authors.  Many of these sources do not provide the official comments to the source law.  Some do not provide references to the relevant case law and decisions.  Case law changes over time and not all sites are updated.  The sites of regulatory agencies sometimes do not explain all of your options. "Uniform" codes are not necessarily uniform.  There is good information on these web sites, but you should use it with caution and consult your lawyer before making important decisions based on them.