Business Legal
What is "Business Law"
According to Britannica Encyclopedia, "Business Law" is defined as "the body of rules, whether by convention, agreement, or national or international legislation, governing the dealings between persons in commercial matters".
Laws and Regulations which fall in Business Law categories are: Advertising Law, Employment & Labor Law, Environmental Regulations, Finance Law, Licenses & Permits, Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, E-Commerce, Privacy Laws, Taxs, Uniform Commercial Code, Workplace Safety & Health.
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A brief introduction on business topics
This is a publisher's site. By clicking on "the topics", a brief introduction of each business legal topic will be displayed.
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The Law Dictionary features Black's Law Dictionary, the trusted legal dictionary of law definitions and terms for over 100 years. The 2nd edition has over 15K legal terms for your business and research use.
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EditSign
The Law Library of University of Utah has a good tutorial leaflet on how to shepardize cases.
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Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (LII 2007 ed.)
Citation formats generally follow The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (17th ed., Harvard L. Rev. Ass'n 2000). For a practical discussion based on that guide, see this online edition on the Legal Information Institute website. The Legal Information Institute (LII) is a research and electronic publishing activity of the Cornell Law School.
Government Sites
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Business.gov (an official site of the U.S. Government)
Business.gov helps small businesses understand their legal requirements, and locate government services supporting the nation’s small business community.
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Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, Cases, and Resources
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Federal Government Resources on the Web from University of Michigan Documents Center
The Documents Center is a central reference and referral point for information at all levels of government as well as statistical data.
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This is from Cornell University's Legal Information Institute.
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A collection of major sources, full text, including the budget; Code of Federal Regulations and Federal Register; Commerce Business Daily; congressional bills, calendars, directories, hearings, prints, reports, the Congressional Record, and other materials; Economic Indicators and President's Economic Report; General Accounting Office reports; selected administrative agency decisions; Supreme Court opinions; and U.S. Code and session laws.
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Securities Information from the SEC EDGAR®
Search for corporate filings with EIN such as IPO, M&A
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Source Book of Criminal Justice Statistics
This Web site is funded through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
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Thomas from Library of Congress
A collection of legislative resources, including bills, bill status, committee reports and websites, the Congressional Record, Presidential nominations, treaties, and other material.
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United States Code Popular Name Tool
The Popular Name Tool enables you to search or browse the United States Code Table of Acts Cited by Popular Name
Government Sites
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Business.gov (an official site of the U.S. Government)
Business.gov helps small businesses understand their legal requirements, and locate government services supporting the nation’s small business community.
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Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, Cases, and Resources
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Federal Government Resources on the Web from University of Michigan Documents Center
The Documents Center is a central reference and referral point for information at all levels of government as well as statistical data.
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This is from Cornell University's Legal Information Institute.
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A collection of major sources, full text, including the budget; Code of Federal Regulations and Federal Register; Commerce Business Daily; congressional bills, calendars, directories, hearings, prints, reports, the Congressional Record, and other materials; Economic Indicators and President's Economic Report; General Accounting Office reports; selected administrative agency decisions; Supreme Court opinions; and U.S. Code and session laws.
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Securities Information from the SEC EDGAR®
Search for corporate filings with EIN such as IPO, M&A
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Source Book of Criminal Justice Statistics
This Web site is funded through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
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The Federal Court System in the United States
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Thomas from Library of Congress
A collection of legislative resources, including bills, bill status, committee reports and websites, the Congressional Record, Presidential nominations, treaties, and other material.
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United States Code Popular Name Tool
The Popular Name Tool enables you to search or browse the United States Code Table of Acts Cited by Popular Name
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Legal Forms
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Free Business related Legal Forms
A database of legal forms you can access and download.
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FindLaw has assembled sample contracts by industry, type or alphabetically by company name.
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The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) of 1952 consists of uniform acts coordinating the sale of goods and other commercial transactions throughout the 50 United States. The Uniform Commercial Code is the oldest and most intricate uniform act established by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL).
Find a Lawyer
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Free online resources for Local Legal Research
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Legal Information Institute - Cornell University Law School
The set of topic links on this site works by searching the syllabi (case summaries) for related key terms. You can search directly for key words yourself in either the syllabi or full opinions. You can also use such a search to retrieve cases by words in a case name (or year or docket number) or opinion author.
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This provides a search of free federal and state caselaw for the last 5 years (registration required).
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Free online resources for International Legal Research
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Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL)
EISIL has been developed, with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, by the American Society of International Law (ASIL), a scholarly association that has been a leader in the analysis, dissemination and development of international law since 1906.
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GlobaLex is an electronic legal publication dedicated to international and foreign law research. Published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law
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The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) by Library of Congress
The Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) is a public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations. These GLIN members contribute the full texts of their published documents to the database in their original languages. Each document is accompanied by a summary in English and, in many cases in additional languages.
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Electronic Resources for Business Legal Research
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United Nations Treaty Collection
A subscription database from the United Nations, the UN Treaty Collection includes several treaty-related databases, including the UN Treaty Series and the Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General. The UN Treaty Series contains the text in the original language(s) and translations into English and French of over 40,000 treaties and a similar number of related actions which have been published by the Secretariat.
Legal Organizations in the United States
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American Bar Association
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Association of Legal Administrators
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Federal Bar Association
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International Bar Association
The International Bar Association (IBA), established in 1947, is the world’s leading organization of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies.
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National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
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National Association for Legal Professionals
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National Bar Association
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National Federation of Paralegals Association
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Special Libraries Association - Legal Division
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The American Arbitration Association
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is the nation's largest full-service alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider, addressing disputes involving, but not limited to, employment, intellectual property, consumer, technology, health care, financial services, construction, and international trade conflicts.