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Comprehensive Legal Sites [top] FindLaw - Subject directory comprises court decisions and cases, news, career development, directories of law firms and organizations. Hieros Gamos - Emphasis is on international associations, vendors, law firms and publishers. Legal Information Institute - From Cornell Law School, the best free site for access to statutes, regulations and case law. Legal Resources from Michigan Electronic Library - An excellent collection of links with a Michigan emphasis. Martindale Hubbell Lawyer Locator - Finds lawyers by location, specialty or name. Brief profiles included. The University of Michigan's Document Center - U of M's Document Center has a webpage that provides links to bills, session laws, legal codes, constitution, new regulations and executive orders, codified regulations, attorney general opinions, state courts, and major newspapers for all fifty states, as well as U.S. territories. Local [top] 61st District Court - Jurisdiction in the City of Grand Rapids for Civil cases under $25,000; Small Claims (less than $3,000); Traffic; Misdemeanors; Felony arraignment, and landlord/tenant, etc. Grand Rapids Bar Association - Includes member directory and referral service. Grand Rapids City Code - This is updated quarterly: September, December, March, June. Once you get to the page, use the "Document" options on the left to browse the code or the "Search" field to find a specific portion of the city code. Kent County Courts - The 63rd District, the 17th Circuit, Probate, Family courts and links to other local courts. Legal Assistance Center- Referrals, forms, self help materials and assistance to help the public solve legal problems. Michigan [top] Attorney General Opinions - Opinions from 1963 to the present. Michigan Administrative Code - Access by rule number and agency list. Michigan Administrative Code/ Office of Regulatory Reform - Search by keyword or phrase. Click "Search ORR Database." Michigan Appellate Digest - The digest summarizes and indexes all published Michigan Supreme Court and Court of Appeals decisions released since 1992. Michigan Bar Association - Includes a member directory and a lawyer referral service Michigan Online Legal Help Center - a gathering of useful sites for the common legal concerns: child custody, landlord disputes, making a will, filing a consumer complaint. Michigan Compiled Laws - Good search engine for current Michigan laws. Michigan Court Forms - Approved forms from the State Court Administrative Office which you can fill in online. Not all of them, but a good start. Michigan Register - From April 17, 2000 forward, this site has the twice a month Register showing the proposed and confirmed rules, executive orders and Attorney General opinions. Public Land Auction - The Kent County Treasurer's office (336-3641) has no "tax lien sales". When taxes are delinquent, the county forecloses on the property. The owner has 3 years to pay. If that doesn't happen, the Treasurer's office puts it up for auction. Those properties are listed at www.tax-sale.info This will include photos, and other financial data. State Law Library of the Library of Michigan - Features guides to finding Michigan law and an "Ask a Librarian" link to their knowledgeable staff. Federal And International [top] The Avalon Project at Yale Law School - Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy.
Code of Federal Regulations - Search recent years, including current, of the CFR by citation, by section headings or by keyword. Thomas - For Congress junkies, all the texts and status of bills back to the 93rd Congress (1973), as well as the committee reports, the Congressional Record (1989 to present) and historical documents. U.S. Code - Current U.S. Laws by subject. Search engine included. U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit - The opinions of the Sixth Circuit since 1994. Geographicjurisdiction: Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee . U.S. District Court - Western District of Michigan: local rules, forms and high profile cases. U.S. Supreme Court - Decisions from 1990 to the present, plus some landmark cases from the past. Compiled by
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