FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FEDERAL COURTS, STATUTES AND RULES
TENNESSEE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
TENNESSEE COURTS, STATUTES AND RULES
LAW JOURNALS
BAR ASSOCIATIONS, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS
LAW SCHOOLS
KNOXVILLE AREA: FOR VISITORS
MEDICAL
NEWS / MEDIA
PEOPLE, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS FINDERS
GENERAL LEGAL SEARCHES

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT  | top of page

FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.gov/
FirstGov, the world wide web information portal for the United States Federal Government, is intended to be the first resource to find any government information on the Internet, with topics ranging from business and economy to money and benefits to science and technology - and everything in between.

US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
http://www.usda.gov/

US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
http://www.doc.gov/

US CENSUS BUREAU
http://www.census.gov/

US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
http://www.defenselink.mil/

US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
http://www.ed.gov/

US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
http://www.energy.gov/

US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
http://www.dhhs.gov/

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
http://www.fda.gov/

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
http://www.nih.gov

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
http://www.hud.gov/

FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/index.cfm

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
http://www.doi.gov

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
http://www.usdoj.gov/

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
http://www.fbi.gov/

US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
http://www.dol.gov

Office of the Secretary of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/dol/_sec/welcome.html

Administrative Review Board
http://www.dol.gov/dol/arb/welcome.html

Benefits Review Board (BRB)
http://www.dol.gov/dol/brb/welcome.html

Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
http://www.dol.gov/dol/ilab/

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
http://www.stats.bls.gov/

Employees' Compensation Appeals Board (ECAB)
http://www.dol.gov/dol/ecab/welcome.html

Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
http://www.dol.gov/dol/esa/

US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
http://www.uspto.gov/

US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
http://www.state.gov/

US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
http://www.dot.gov/

US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
http://www.bts.gov/

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
http://www.faa.gov/

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
http://www.fra.dot.gov/site/index.htm

FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
http://www.fta.dot.gov/

FEDERAL MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
http://marad.dot.gov/

FEDERAL NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/

US DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
http://www.treas.gov/

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
http://www.irs.treas.gov/

IRS FORMS
http://www.irs.gov/forms_pubs/index.html

US CUSTOMS SERVICE
http://www.customs.treas.gov

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIRE ARMS
http://www.atf.treas.gov/

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
http://www.va.gov/

Federal Web Locator
http://www.law.vill.edu/Fed-Agency/fedwebloc.html
One-stop shopping point for Federal Government information on the World Wide Web.

Fedstats
http://www.fedstats.gov
A types of information that is available from the government, including U.S. Census reports.

National Labor Relations Board
http://www.nlrb.gov
This site is the NLRB's homepage which contains information about the agency and which provides access to decisions, rules and regulations, manuals, and other publications.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
http://www.eeoc.gov
Homepage of the EEOC.

Duke University Libraries - Federal Information
http://www.lib.duke.edu/pdmt/federal/index.htm
Links by title, subject, and agency to a variety of federal government and government-supported web sites.

GovBot
http://cobar.cs.umass.edu/ciirdemo/Govbot/
This site permits searching various Federal Government-related web sites.

FEDERAL COURTS, STATUTES AND RULES  | top of page

Federal Judicial Center
http://www.fjc.gov
Court-related links, including all federal courts and other excellent sites.

Federal Opinion and Legislation Search
http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/ceform1.htm
This site allows for searches of judicial opinions using keywords within the U.S. Supreme Court, the Circuit Courts of Appeal, and the District Courts. Also using keywords or bill number, searches can be made of the U.S. Code and Federal Regulations.

Findlaw
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Locating federal court decisions.

"Eye on the Courts" - High Profile Cases from Cornell Law School
http://www.law.cornell.edu/focus/liieye.htm
Eye on the Courts looks for news reports commending on important appellate decisions from courts currently covered on the Net. When a high profile case is placed on the Net, a link to the decision is entered here, along with links to background legal material, as available.

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions since 1994
http://pacer.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions/main.php

Sixth Circuit District Court Decision data base
http://www.megalaw.com/fed/6cir.php3

U.S. Supreme Court Home Page
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/index.html
Current Supreme Court decisions, argument calendar, schedules, rules, visitors' guides and bar admission forms.

U.S. Supreme Court Opinions search engines
http://fedlaw.gsa.gov/legal30.htm/

United States Supreme Court (Oyez Project)
http://oyez.new.edu/
This site provides the current docket and texts and analyses of past years' court rulings, photos and biographies of the justices, and a virtual tour of the court building with 360-degree photographs.

Metaindex for U.S. Legal Research
http://gsulaw.gsu.edu/metaindex/
Locator for Supreme Court decisions and decisions from all of the Circuit Courts that are online.

U.S. Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov
U.S. Federal Judiciary's homepage which serves as a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
http://www.tned.uscourts.gov/main.htm

Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
http://www.tneb.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
http://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/

Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
http://www.tnmb.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/

Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
http://www.tnwb.uscourts.gov/

U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library
http://law.house.gov/1.htm
This site contains a searchable database for the U.S. Code and the Code of Federal Regulations. It also contains links to other law-related sites.

Library of Congress (Thomas)
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html
Legislative information for the current and past Congress.

Constitutions, Statutes, and Codes
http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html
This site contains links to: Federal Constitution, Statutes and Codes, Bills, Hearings, Reports, and other Material From and About the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives; or State Constitutions, Statutes and Related Legislative Information.

Cornell Law School
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
Detailed information on federal Code plus check as to whether code sections have been updated.

Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html
This site covers the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register, Privacy Act Issuances, Public Laws, U.S. Government Manual, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, U.S. Congress Information, and a Government Printing Office Search Page.

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/overview.htm
This site covers the FRCP.

Federal Rules of Evidence
http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/C101.html
Contains the Federal Rules of Evidence.

TENNESSEE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT  | top of page

State of Tennessee home page
http://www.state.tn.us/index.html

Tennessee Governor’s Home Page
http://www.state.tn.us/governor/

Tennessee Secretary of State
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/soshmpg.htm

Tennessee Executive Branch Departments and Commissions
http://www.state.tn.us/departments/

Secretary of State
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/soshmpg.htm

Office of the Attorney General and Reporter
http://www.attorneygeneral.state.tn.us/

Attorney General Opinions from 2000-2001
http://www.attorneygeneral.state.tn.us/opyear.html

Department of Agriculture
http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/

Department of Correction
http://www.state.tn.us/correction/

Department of Economic and Community Development
http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/

Department of Education
http://www.state.tn.us/education/

Department of Environment and Conservation
http://www.state.tn.us/environment/

Department of Finance and Administration
http://www.state.tn.us/finance/

Department of Health
http://www.state.tn.us/health/

Department of Human Services
http://www.state.tn.us/humanserv/

Department of Labor and Workforce Development
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/

Employment Security Division
http://204.144.74.184/index2.html

Division of Workers Compensation
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/wcomp.html

Workers Compensation Forms
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/wcformls.html

Tennessee Occupational Health and Safety Administration (TOSHA)
http://www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/tosha.html

Department of Military
http://www.state.tn.us/military/

Department of Revenue
http://www.state.tn.us/revenue/

Tennessee General Assembly - includes lists of names and address of members
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/

Tennessee Blue Book
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/blue.htm

City of Knoxville home page
http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/

City of Knoxville Code of Ordinances
http://fws.municode.com/CGI-BIN/om_isapi.dll?infobase=11098.NFO&softpage=Browse_Frame_Pg42

Knox County home page
http://www.knoxcounty.org/

Tennessee Local Government Directory
http://www.tncrimlaw.com/cntydir.html
Includes a list by county, judicial district and municipalities.

Various Tennessee City Government Home Pages
http://ndweb.state.tn.us/cgi-bin/nd_CGI_50/agcs/pgCityDisplay

Comprehensive list of Tennessee Police Department home pages
http://www.megalaw.com/tn/tnenforce.php3

Comprehensive list of Tennessee Counties home pages
http://www.megalaw.com/tn/tncounties.php3

Comprehensive list of Tennessee Cities home pages
http://www.megalaw.com/tn/tncities.php3

List of all of Tennessee Congressional Representatives
http://www.megalaw.com/tn/tnlegislation.php3

TENNESSEE COURTS, STATUTES AND RULES  | top of page

Tennessee State Constitution
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/online/section6/tnconst.pdf

Tennessee Code Unannotated
http://198.187.128.12/tennessee/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0

Tennessee Rules and Regulations
http://www.state.tn.us/sos/rules/rules.htm

Tennessee Supreme Court Opinions since 1996
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/opinions/tsc/oplsttsc.htm

Tennessee Court of Appeals Opinions since 1995
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/opinions/tca/oplsttca.htm

Workers' Compensation Panel Opinions since 1996
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/TSC/workcomp/oplstwc.htm

Attorney General Opinions since 2000
http://www.attorneygeneral.state.tn.us/opyear.html

Tennessee Rules of Evidence
http://www.tncrimlaw.com/law/rules/trev.html

Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure
http://www.jesbeard.com/62.htm

Tennessee Appellate Court Rules
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/opinions/tsc/rules/scrules.htm

Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
http://www.tned.uscourts.gov/main.htm

Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
http://www.tneb.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
http://www.tnmd.uscourts.gov/

Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
http://www.tnmb.uscourts.gov/

United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/

Federal Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
http://www.tnwb.uscourts.gov/

American Law Sources On-line
http://www.lawsource.com/also/usa.cgi?tn#X1Q
Tennessee law section containing a broad range of legal resources from Tennessee including links to statutes, court rule, bar associations, law reviews and a list of books published on various topics of Tennessee law

FindLaw.com
http://guide.lp.findlaw.com/11stategov/tn/
The Tennessee specific section, including primary materials, cases, codes, regulations, Courts, government information, bar associations, law schools, news services, ect.

LAW JOURNALS  | top of page

Cornell Law Review
http://www.law.cornell.edu/clr/clr.htm
Homepage to Cornell Law Review

Emory Law Journal
http://www.law.emory.edu/ELJ/eljhome.htm
Homepage of Emory Law Journal.

Findlaw: Law Journals
http://www.findlaw.com/lawreviews/
Search of Law Journals by topic (including civil rights, dispute resolution, environmental law, ethics, labor law and public policy and law). This site also lists journals by law school and contains the 15th edition of The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation.

Law Review Search
http://www.lawreview.org
Search for journals by topics.

Regent University Law Library Directory of On-line Law Journals
http://www.regent.edu/lawlib/
Regent University Law Library, including research by topic index within practice area.

University of Tennessee Law Review
http://www.law.utk.edu/admin/lawrev/lreview.htm

University of Tennessee / Transactions Law Journal
http://www.law.utk.edu/centers/entrep/Transfrt.htm

USC Law School Legal and Law-Related Journals
http://www.usc.edu/dept/law-lib/legal/journals.html
USC Law School and Law Library. Journals listed alphabetically by title.

BAR ASSOCIATIONS, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS  | top of page

American Bar Association
http://www.abanet.org/
ABA home page including information on all ABA publications, information about ABA sections and activities, and has links to ABA members.

Chattanooga Bar Association
http://cba100.org/

Knoxville Bar Association
http://www.knoxbar.org/

Memphis Bar Association
http://www.memphisbar.org

Nashville Bar Association
http://www.nashbar.org/

Tennessee Bar Association
http://www.tba.org

Tennessee Commission for Continuing Legal Education
http://www.cletn.com/Default.htm

LAW SCHOOLS  | top of page

Memphis State University School of Law
http://www.law.memphis.edu/

University of Tennessee College of Law
http://www.law.utk.edu/

Vanderbilt University School of Law
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/Law/

KNOXVILLE AREA: FOR VISITORS | top of page

About Knoxville...for visitors
http://www.knoxvilletennessee.com/

City of Knoxville home page
http://www.ci.knoxville.tn.us/

Great Smokey Mountains National Park
http://www.nps.gov/grsm/

Hyatt Regency Knoxville
http://www.knoxville.org/csscapable/WhereToStay/framed_wheretostay.html

Knox County home page
http://www.knoxcounty.org/

Knoxville Chamber Partnership
http://www.knoxvillechamber.com/

Knoxville Convention and Visitors Bureau
http://www.knoxville.org/csscapable/index.html

Knoxville Museum of Art
http://www.knoxart.org/

Knoxville Radisson
http://www.knoxville.org/csscapable/WhereToStay/framed_wheretostay.html

The Tennessee Theatre
http://www.tennesseetheatre.com/

MEDICAL  | top of page

Tennessee Department of Health
http://www.state.tn.us/health
The Tennessee Department of Health web page includes links for vital records (birth, death, marriage and divorce records), restaurant inspections (online inspection scores), medical license verification (review practitioner profiles and disciplinary actions online), abuse registry (records of reported abuse by health care workers), and forms and publications regarding license applications for health professionals and health care organizations.

Mayo Clinic
http://www.MayoClinic.com
The Mayo Clinic web site contains information on health and medical topics, including articles on diseases and conditions, health news, drug information and first-aid.

Medicine Net
http://www.medicineNet.com
This site, created by a group of board certified physicians, features descriptions of diseases and conditions as well as medical tests and procedures. The site also contains a concise readable medical dictionary.

MedMedia
http://www.medmedia.com
This site contains information on topics in orthopedic medicine. It provides access to Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopedics, orthopedic journals and other web sites.

MedScape
http://www.medscape.com
This site provides medical and health care news, treatment updates, medical specialty resources and professional practice guidelines.

Merck & Co.
http://www.merck.com
The web site of the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. contains access to Merck publications, including the 17th edition of the Merck Manual and product information.

National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
Part of the National Institutes of Health, the National Library of Medicine provides online access to multiple medical and health care databases. These include MEDLINE and MEDLINEplus, which accesses a medical encyclopedia, medical dictionaries, drug information, health care organizations, and locations and credentials of physicians, dentists and hospitals.

Search Pointe
http://www.searchpointe.com
Search Pointe provides background information on, and verifies credentials of, physicians, osteopaths and chiropractors. The site also provides access to a healthcare provider's education, qualifications and record of disciplinary action.

NEWS / MEDIA  | top of page

Knoxville News Sentinel
http://www.knoxnews.com/

The Tennessean
http://www.tennessean.com/

WATE TV 6 Knoxville’s ABC Affiliate
http://www.wate.com/

WBIR Channel 10 Knoxville’s NBC Affiliate
http://www.wbir.com/

WVLT TV Channel 8 Knoxville’s CBS Affiliate
http://www.volunteertv.com/

CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/

New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com

USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com

U.S. News and World Report
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/

Wall Street Journal
http://www.wsj.com/

Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com

PEOPLE, PHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS FINDERS  | top of page

BigBook
http://www.bigbook.com/
Another useful locator for businesses. Also includes maps, driving directions, address books, etc.

Big Yellow
http://www.bigyellow.com/
A useful tool to locate businesses, people, e-mail, global directories, etc. and perform other tasks.

CEO Express
http://www.ceoexpress.com/
The site is a composite of many, many useful links. It is a good starting point for whatever your quest. It contains links to news, groups, government agencies, and services. It's worth exploring.

Directory of Toll Free Numbers
http://att.net/dir800

Four11
http://www.Four11.com/
E-mail and telephone number search.

Internet Address Finder
http://www.iaf.net
Useful to search for Internet user by name or e-mail address.

MapQuest
http://www.mapquest.com
Maps, driving directions, tours, etc.

WhoWhere
http://www.whowhere.com
Search for people on web sites

Yahoo People Search
http://www.yahoo.com/search/people/
Search for people on the web.

Zip 2 Yellow Pages
http://www.zip2.com
Locate businesses, hotels, etc. in any U.S. city or state.

GENERAL LEGAL SEARCHES  | top of page

Constitutions, Statutes, and Codes
http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html
This site contains links to State Constitutions, Statutes and Related Legislative Information.

Cornell Law School
http://www.law.cornell.edu/states/index.html
Contains information on state statutes and links to other state-related law sites.

FindLaw.com
http://www.findlaw.com
This is a comprehensive legal research and information site.

Guide to Law On Line
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/index.html
The Guide to Law On Line is prepared by the U. S. Law Library of Congress for the Global Legal Information Network. The web page is an annotated hypertext guide to sources of information world wide on government and law available on line without charge. It includes links for legal information available for each of the world's nations.

Law Guru
http://lawguru.com/search/lawsearch.html
Legal search tool on the Internet.

LawLinks - Law Library
http://lawlinks.com/ar-main.html
Site for Internet search and legal tools

The WWW Virtual Law Library
http://www.law.indiana.edu/law/v/lib/lawindex.html
Links to related legal Internet sites. Searchable by organization type and by topic.

State Government Resources
http://www.law.indiana.edu/law/v-lib/states.html
Search all state governments for legal and administrative issues.

Various State law resources
http://www.washlaw.edu/