Research Resources

Legal

Free:

• FindLaw
  • State laws
  • State medical records laws
• Legal Information Institute
• lexisOne
• Google Scholar (full-text legal opinions from U.S. Federal and State District, Appellate, and Supreme Courts)

Subscription-based:

• Lexis-Nexis
• Westlaw
• HeinOnline

Case law (although Lexis or Westlaw are the best places to access case law, there are a few free or inexpensive sites you can also try)

• PACER
• Circuit court cases
• AltLaw (Supreme and Appeals courts; date coverage is limited)
• Justia Federal District Court Orders and Opinions (coverage looks like it starts around the middle of 2004)