General Information
Nolo's legal encyclopedia
http://www.nolo.com/lawcenter/ency/index.cfm
Browsing is possible, but choose "Search" box in the upper right search utility for known-item searches.
AllLaw
http://www.alllaw.com/topics
Browseable legal topics, decisions, news, legal organizations, law journals, etc.
The Virtual Chase
http://www.virtualchase.com/topics/legal_subjects_index.shtml
Categorized legal subject lists - links to sources of information.
Cornell's Legal Information Institute
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topical.html
Excellent topical guide.
Vermont Information
Vermont Law Help
http://www.vtlawhelp.org/
Need help with a legal problem? This is the place; a law library, legal forms, contact information, etc. There's a reason it's at the top of this list.
Vermont statutes from Michie
http://michie.lexisnexis.com/vermont/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp
Flexible search engine from Lexis.
Vermont statutes from the Legislative Council
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutesMain.cfm
Menu-driven, or there's a full-text search utility. Now includes historical information.
Library of Congress' Vermont law page
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/states/us-vt.html
Handy list, duplicating other sites here listed, but adding other valuable links to Vermont-related federal and private resources.
Vermont case law search (last ten years) http://www.lexisone.com/caselaw/freecaselaw?action=FCLDisplayCaseSearchForm
Supports Boolean and proximity operators, phrase searches, various restrictors (party name, judge, date, counsel).
Vermont municipal law
http://www.sec.state.vt.us/municipal/completelist.html
Over twelve hundred links to Vermont statutes relating to municipalities, from Abandoned Property to Zoning. Thankfully, they're alphabetical.
Vermont bankruptcy information
http://www.vermontbankruptcy.com
Excellent, no-nonsense explanation of bankruptcy in Vermont.
Vermont judiciary
http://www.vermontjudiciary.org
Legal forms, explanations of divorce, custody, small claims, wills and estates, lawyer discipline, etc. Note especially the "Pro Se Self-Service Center" on the right, under the "Departments" text.
Federal Information
United States Code
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode
Searchable by full-text, citation and popular name.
http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
Boolean and proximity searches, also fuzzy, concept, relate and dictionary options.
Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
United States Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov
http://www.pauljdonovan.us/law/sctsearch.html
Search for cases by keyword, title, and citation. Supports date restrictors.
The Combo Plate
http://www.pauljdonovan.us/law/law.html
Some links found handy, all in one place. U.S. Code, Code of Federal Regulations, Vermont and other states' statutes and case law, law reviews, etc.
ŠPaul J. Donovan 2003-2011