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HELPFUL SOURCES: Congressional Directory, 106th Congress
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/browse-cd-00.html
Although this directory includes information about all three branches of the federal government, most of it focuses on Congress and Congressional committees. A pictorial directory with photographs of each Senator and Representative is also available. Federal Web Locator
http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl/index.htm#toc
Arranged by legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government, the Federal Web Locator helps you find links to federal government offices and to some non-governmental sites. It was compiled by the Center for Information Law and Policy. FindLaw Forms
http://forms.lp.findlaw.com/
You'll need Adobe Acrobat to download these legal forms used in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MI, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OK, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, and WV. FirstGov
http://firstgov.gov/
Search over 20,000 federal government web sites simultaneously for information! Legal Encyclopedia
http://www.nolo.com/encyclopedia/index.html
General explanations of legal considerations in "Caring for Children", "Consumer Issues", "Courts & Mediation", "Criminal Law", "Debt & Credit", "Divorce", "Elder Care", "Employees & Contractors", "Immigration", "Landlords & Tenants", Marriage & Living Together", "Patent, Copyright & Trademark", "Personal Injury", "Real Estate", "Retirement", "Small Business", "Taxes", and "Wills & Estate Planning". Minnesota State Agency and Divisions Directory
http://www.state.mn.us/dir/saindex.html
Quick way to find telephone numbers, email addresses, and web sites for Minnesota State agencies. North Star - Information by Organization
http://www.state.mn.us/govtoffice/index.html
Links to Minnesota legislative, judicial, and executive offices; state boards, commissions, councils, and task forces; tribal governments; colleges and universities; libraries; local governments; institutions and initiatives, and federal government links. State of Minnesota - Secretary of State - Precinct Finder
http://northstar1.state.mn.us/sos/search.cfm
Enter your county, city, and street address to find your local precinct and your Minnesota Congressional, Legislative, School, Commissioner, Special, and Judicial Districts.
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POLITICS: CNN/ All Politics
http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/
Headline political news, political analysis - even political cartoons - It's all politics here! Minnesota E-Democracy - Political Desktop
http://www.e-democracy.org/desktop/
Links to news services, Minnesota government sites, political parties, and political issues. MN-Politics.com: All Minnesota politics. All the time.
http://mn-politics.com/
Headline political news from the StarTribune, PioneerPlanet, Almanac, and other news sources, plus "MN-Today" feature articles, "MN-Spin" political gossip, a MNForum, and a "Jesse Watch". National Political Index
http://www.politicalindex.com/
This site features hourly updates to political news stories, directories of federal, state, and local officials, information about political candidates, links to political party websites, political humor, and links to more than 3,500 websites about politics and government. Northern Light - Special Edition
http://special.northernlight.com/
Get contrasting views on issues, background information on news stories, and articles about specific aspects of a topic at this site. Some of the stories covered recently have been computers and privacy, genetically modified foods, managed care, and wireless technology. Policy.com
http://www.speakout.com/activism/policy/
Has links to news stories, special reports, daily briefings and background information on past and current policy issues in the news, from farming practices to educational reform.. PollingReport.com - Public Opinion Online
http://www.pollingreport.com/
Reports the results of Gallup, Harris, Yankelovich, Princeton Survey Research Associates, network news, and other public opinion polls about Politics & Policy, Business/Economy, and the American Scene. Project Vote Smart: A Voter's Self Defense System
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml
Project Vote Smart provides "An Introduction to the U.S. Government", biographical sketches of 13,000 candidates and elected officials, voting records of U.S. Representatives and Senators, campaign finance data, and issue briefs. Resources on Minnesota Issues
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/issues/issues.htm
Informational guides to issues of interest to Minnesotans, prepared by the staff of the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Some of the issues explored are educational vouchers, feedlots, Profile of Learning, light rail transit, Minnesota Minority Child Heritage Protection Act, unicameral legislature, and financing professional sports facilities.
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CONGRESS & FEDERAL LAWS Public Laws
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara005.html
Search for laws passed since 1994 by the 104th (1995-96), 105th (1997-98), and 106th (1999-2000) Congresses. Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Named for Thomas Jefferson, this federal government website has the full-text of the Congressional Record, information about bills and Congressional committees, and links to House and Senate directories, historical documents, information about the legislative process, and other useful information. United States House of Representatives, 107th Congress
http://www.house.gov/
Provides a directory of members of the U.S. House of Representatives (including Minnesota Congressional Representatives), Committees/Commissions/Task Forces, Congressional schedules, and summaries of roll call votes. U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov/
Check on bills under consideration in the Senate and on committee hearings scheduled, contact your Senator, learn about the Senate, or see what happened "This Week in Senate History". United States Code
http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong013.html
1994 codified federal law.
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MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE & STATE LAWS: Minnesota House of Representatives
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/
Provides photos and information about members of the Minnesota House of Representatives, lists House Committees, has information about bills that have been brought before the House, summaries recent legislation through its Session Weekly, and includes links to House Research done by legislative analysts. Minnesota Senate
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/
Provides photos and information about members of the Minnesota Senate, lists Senate Committees, describes legislation currently under consideration in the Senate, and publishes Senate Briefly, a summary of recent Senate legislative activities. Minnesota Statutes and Session Laws
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/statutes.htm
Minnesota's laws - full-text and up to date!
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OTHER STATE GOVERNMENTS & THEIR LAWS: FindLaw: State Resources
http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/
Search by state for laws of each of the 50 states. State and Local Governments (Library of Congress)
http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/
Scroll down past the Meta-Indexes and select a state to find links to state and local government web sites. State and Local Government on the Net
http://www.piperinfo.com/state/index.cfm
Links to state and local government webpages, legislative/executive/judicial offices in each state. State Search - A Service of NASIRE
http://www.nasire.org/stateSearch/
Find state government offices, by topics that range from criminal justice to tourism, for all 50 states through this website.
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FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS & THEIR LAWS: AdmiNet - World - Governments
http://www.adminet.com/world/
Scroll down to the list of "Countries" and click on one to find links to its government, parliament, political organizations, cities and towns, agriculture, laws, arts & culture, health, environment, sports, finance, jobs, companies, industry, small & medium sized enterprises, telecommunications, information highways, travel & transportation, Chambers of Commerce, education, universities, media, defense, and other Internet resources about the country. American Law Sources On-Line
http://www.lawsource.com/also/
Links to U.S., Canadian, and Mexican law web sites, and to law sites for their states or provinces. Governments on the WWW-Table of Contents
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/
Links to the official web pages of more than 220 foreign countries. United Nations
http://www.un.org/
Can search for full-text documents about the United Nations and its agencies.
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PRESIDENT & U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: U.S. Government Manual
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara001.html
Annual editions of this manual, from 1995 through 2000/2001, are available at this site. They cover all three branches of the federal government, but provide more in-depth information about the administrative arm, from the Executive Office of the President to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Welcome to the White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/index.html
Look here for biographical sketches of President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard Cheney, and their wives, read about the history of the White House, get copies of President Bush's Inaugural Address and other important speeches, or find information about "Your Government", including a list of Cabinet appointees.
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MINNESOTA GOVERNOR & STATE AGENCIES: Governor Jesse Ventura
http://www.mainserver.state.mn.us/governor/default.html
Links to information about Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura and Lieutenant Governor Mae Schunk, the Governor's Big Plan, and to the Ventura Administration. North Star
http://www.state.mn.us/mainmenu.html
Official Minnesota State government web site with information about Minnesota and links to government offices. Check out "What's New" for a links to new government web sites, announcements, and publications.
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RULES & REGULATIONS: Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html
Federal government rules and regulations that are currently in effect. The entire CFR is revised once a year. Federal Register
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html
Notices, proposed regulations, and changes in federal government rules from 1994 to the present. These are updated daily. Minnesota Rules
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/arule/
State government rules that are currently in effect. Minnesota State Register
http://www.comm.media.state.mn.us/bookstore/stateregister.asp
View issues of the State Register from 1997 to the present with proposed, adopted and exempt rules, government contracts up for bid, and official notices.
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TAX FORMS: Forms and Publications - IRS
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/forms_pubs/index.html
Federal tax forms and instruction booklets can be printed using Adobe Acrobat. Minnesota Department of Revenue Home Page
http://www.taxes.state.mn.us/
News and information about Minnesota taxes and instructions, fact sheets and Minnesota tax forms that can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat. State and Local Tax
http://www.taxsites.com/state.html
Need a tax form from another state? Try here. This site has links to state departments of revenue, state tax laws, tax forms, and just about everything else having to do with taxes.
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FEDERAL & STATE COURTS: Famous Trials - UMKC School of Law - Prof. Douglas Linder
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm
Background information, sketches of participants, trial, and aftermath of these famous court cases: Leopold and Loeb (1924), Scopes "Monkey" Trial (1925), Rosenberg Spy Case (1951), Amistad (1839-1840), Bill Haywood (1907), Salem Witchcraft (1692), My Lai Courts Martial (1970), Scottsboro (1931-1937), Dakota Conflict (1862), Mississippi Burning (1967), Chicago Seven Conspiracy (1969-70), Johnson Impeachment (1868), Oscar Wilde (1895), Hauptmann "Lindbergh Kidnapping (1935), O.J. Simpson (1995), and the Sweet Trials (1925-26). Find Law
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Searchable database of Supreme Court decisions from 1893 to the present, plus the text of selected Supreme Court cases. Hamline University Law Library - Minnesota Legal Research Sites
http://web.hamline.edu/law/library/minn.htm
Links to Minnesota case law, statutes and ordinances, and law periodicals. LII: Supreme Court Collection
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
Supreme Court decisions from 1990 to the present and 610 "Supreme Court Historic Decisions". Minnesota State Court System
http://www.courts.state.mn.us/home/
Includes both Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions from May 1996 to the present, as well as an overview of the State's court system. WASHLAW WEB
http://www.washlaw.edu/
Links to federal circuit and bankruptcy courts, state courts, rules of court, foreign law, and other helpful sources from the Washburn University School of Law.
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