Banking Resources: Legal Information

Regulations and Statutes

General

• Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs) - all of the regulations of all the federal agencies, in searchable form 
• Federal Register - from the U.S. Government Printing Office. It's free, and in searchable form. This is where all the federal agencies are required to publish proposed and final regulations 
• United States Code (USC) - all of the federal statutes, in searchable form 
• United States Code - organized by title and searchable four different ways! 

Specific Subject

• Banking Laws 
• Bankruptcy Statutes 
• Consumer Laws 
• Drafts of Uniform and Model Laws from the NCCUSL - courtesy of Chicago-Kent School of Law. 
• U.C.C. (Uniform Commercial Code) - in hypertext, complete with the Official Comments. 
• U.S. Tax Code online 

Court Links, Judicial Decisions, and Court Rules

U.S. Supreme Court

• U.S. Supreme Court Decisions 
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules 

U.S. Courts of Appeals

• First Circuit Court of Appeals 
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals 
• Third Circuit Court of Appeals 
• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals 
• Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 
• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 
• Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 
• Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals 
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals 
• D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals 
• Federal Circuit Court of Appeals 
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
• Federal Rules of Evidence 

Links to Other Court Decisions

• Versus Law Legal Network - also known as V. and formerly known as the Lawyers Legal Research Network. - from this amazing site you can access recent case law and a host of other legal resources. It's now been updated to include archival opinions that go back to 1950 in many states and Federal Circuits, plus U.S. Supreme Court opinions going back to 1930. Sign up quickly for a two week free trial. After that, there is a fee, but it's definitely worthwhile. Besides federal decisions, this Network even has state case law. 

Legal Directories

• LegalServ - Internet Legal Services Directory. 

Legal Libraries and Collections of Law-Related Links

• Chicago-Kent's Guide to Legal Resources - includes both subject-oriented lists and query word search capability. 
• Court TV Law Library 
• Emory University School of Law Library 
• Internet Bankruptcy Library 
• Internet Law Library - brought to you by the U.S. House of Representatives. 
• Internet Legal Resource Guide - from the University of Texas at Austin. 
• Inter-law's 'Electric Law Library - dubbed one of the most extensive private sector, free legal content providers on the Net. Includes everything from a legal dictionary/encyclopedia, to legal humor. Don't let the librarian, Ralf, scare you off. 
• The Legal List - the equivalent of an online book by Erick J. Heels, the man who wrote the book of the same name. This is his Official Fall 1995 Legal List of Sites. 
• P Law Legal Resource Locator - interesting reference site created by an attorney named Kenneth Perry. 
• RefLaw - Virtual Library Source from Washburn University School of Law 
• The Seamless Web Site - billed as the first commercial legal site on the Web. 
• The WWW Virtual Law Library 

Publications

• BNA Reports - get highlights of their publications by clicking on "legal." 
• Cornell Law Review 
• Journal of Online Law 
• Law Journal EXTRA - from the publishers of the National Law Journal, Law Technology Product News and the New York Law Journal. Registration is required and there may be a fee, but the content is fairly massive. 
• Law Talk - business law and personal finance. 
• Lender Liability Law Page - from the assistant General Counsel for NationsBank Corporation. 
• Legal News OnLine - from West Publishing. This is a legal news online test that allows you to see what's happening in your area of practice. You must register, but it's free. 
• Nolo Press - features self-help legal information on subjects ranging from estate planning to money matters. 
• Netwatcher's Cyberzine - a monthly cyberzine (Internet-delivered magazine) covering legal developments in cyberspace. 
• Stanford Journal of Law, Business and Finance - features articles dealing with such subjects as the regulation of financial derivatives, securities litigation reform, and restructuring financial institutions. 
• Villanova Information Law Chronicle - includes, for example, an article about payment infrastructures for open systems. 
• Workplace Law Newsletter - from the east coast law firm of Venable, Baetjer and Howard comes this "Workplace Labor Update." 

Topic-Oriented Law Sites

• Americans with Disabilities Act - information about the ADA, enforcement, reasonable accommodation in the workplace, and barrier-free access to products and services.  See current ADAAG guidelines for buildings, ATMs, etc. 
• Banking Laws 
• Banking Issuances and Bulletins - from the OCC's web site 

Bankruptcy

• Bankruptcy Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court 
• Center for Corporate Law - contains data designed to assist lawyers in the practice of corporate securities. This is operated by the University of Cincinnati College of Law. 

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination - law materials on the subject from Cornell Law School 
• Employee versus Independent Contractor - the IRS guidelines 
• Society for Human Resource Management - this organization's home page is an excellent resource for the employment professional. It includes a good set of links to other Human Resources sites on the Web. 
• Environmental Law WWW Site - with a wealth of information and links to relevant statutes and other resources 
• Fair Lending Guide Page - from the Washington, D.C. Law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobsen. 
• Patent and Trademark Information - from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Includes the ability to search 20 years' worth of patents. 

Tax Issues

• Analysis of Payroll Tax Regulations for 1995 
• 21st Century Banking Alert - from Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobsen, Washington, D.C. 
• Uniform Commercial Code - the law and the Official Comments 

Miscellaneous

Federal Government-related Sites

• Federal Government and Court Links (miscellaneous) - courtesy of Villanova 
• FINCEN - the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

Law-related Companies/Publishers/Organizations

• American Bar Association - the home page of the national association for lawyers. 
• Matthew Bender - another legal publisher with an online catalog. 
• Warren Gorham and Lamont -check out their publication descriptions to see if there's something that would help you! 

Legislation-related sites

• Thomas - the federal legislative section of the Library of Congress. From this site, you can search for bills by subject, author, or bill number. You can pull up the full text of the bill or even search the Congressional Record. 

Miscellaneous

• Basic Legal Citation - hypertext how-to manual for the correct legal citation format 
• Jenkens & Gilchrist Community Bankers Page - an interesting site with banking info from a Texas firm. 
• The Money Page This site offers links on banking technology, consumer credit, and electronic money. PLUS, it contains a regulatory compliance forum similar to our Chat Room. It embodies lively threaded discussions on topics ranging from HMDA compliance to RESPA's business purpose exemption. It is a definite must-see. 
• The Oral Argument Page Listen to unedited oral arguments made before the United States Supreme Court in a collection of historic cases. You must configure the Real Audio player first, but you should do that anyway in order to get the benefit of other audio sites available. 
• Paralegals 

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