Focused Subject Areas: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library



Copyright: Copyright & Fair Use - Stanford University Libraries' page containing links categorized under the headings: Primary materials; Current legislation; cases and issues; Internet resources, and; Overview of copyright law.

A Guide To Copyright - A good overview from several attorneys who specialize in copyright, patent and trademark law in Spokane, WA.

: U.S. Copyright Office - Searchable copyright databases, (1978+), links to publications, copyright basics and FAQS, information on registration, law and policy, and related links to information on patents and trademarks.; When Works Pass Into the Public Domain - A very useful table created by Lolly Gasaway of the University of North Carolina.

Disabled: ADA Home Page - The Justice Department's homepage for the Americans With Disabilities Act, listing federal resources and publications, including assistance and compliance manuals and guides.
: Disability Law - An overview of disability law as well as links to relevant sections in the US Code and Federal Register, recent judicial decisions, state materials and other key internet sources.

Education: Education Commission of the States - Education issues, publications and news from a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization involving key leaders from all levels of the education system
: Education links (Maine Dept. of Educ.) - Selections of links to of interest to students, families, educators and administrators.
: Education Week Online - Daily education news, hot topics and special reports, plus archived articles.
: Educator's Reference Desk - ERIC search, lesson pland, resource guides, and a question archives.
: Home School Page - The Dept. of Education pulls together the laws, resources, and other information on equivalent instruction programs (home schooling).
: Public Education links (Governing) - Governing.com's list of education links.
: School Information Partnership (SIP) - No Child Left Behind (NCLB) data for states, districts, and individual schools across the country.

Elections and politics: AARP's Legislation and Elections - Coverage of issues such as retirement, prescription drugs, health coverage and viewpoints of Presidential candidates on topics of interest to seniors.; Campaign Finance (Brookings Institute) - Web resources, news headlines, events and PDF publications, as well as an optional listserv to receive email alerts of developments in campaign finance.
: Campaign Finance Information Center - Latest news and updates as well as two powerful tools for helping reporters follow the money and see what contributors might be getting in return: a federal contracts database and a power search that tracks political cash flow.
: Center For Responsive Politics - A guide to the money in U.S. elections, including news and issues, most expensive races, campaign finance law and contribution limits. Searchable by donor name.
: Center for Voting and Democracy - News, voting rights, redistricting and reform articles on proportional representation and instant runoff voting
: Common Cause - News, campaign finance studies and a searchable database of special interest soft money contributions to the Democratic and Republican national party committees.; Federal Election Commission - News, candidate and PAC/Party Summaries, campaign finance reports and data, forms and filing information, campaign finance law and information on elections and voting.
: Federal Election Reform Network - News and press releases, task forces, reports and related links.
: Follow The Money - An independent source of information on campaign contributions in state politics for reporters, researchers and the general public from the National Institute on Money In State Politics.
: Maine Elections (Sec. of State) - Current Maine elections information, including prior election tabulations back to 1992. For people's votes on initiatives, referenda and constitutional amendments, please see the Bills and Constitution sections on the Law Library's Maine Law and Legislation webpage.
: Maine League of Conservation Voters Environmental Scorecard - Scorecards for 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2002 track Maine legislators' votes on key environmental issues.

: Maine Votes - Bills, roll call votes, and missed votes for the current legislative session. Compiled by the Maine Heritage Policy Center.

: MERI Ratings- The Maine Economic Research Institute rates incumbent legislators from a business perspective. Ratings are given by legislator's name, by voting district and by town.
: On the Issues : Every Political Leader On Every Issue - Information on major policy issues by state and federal leaders and candidates.
: Project Vote Smart - Comprehensive, non-partisan information on candidates and issues.
: Public Policy Inquiry: Campaign Finance (Hoover Institution) - History, current structure, Supreme Court cases, reform proposals and legislation, donation tracking.
: Voting in America: Final Report of the NCSL Elections Reform Task Force


Foreign and international Law: The Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL) - An open database of authenticated primary and other international law materials developed, with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, by the American Society of International Law (ASIL). Divided by topics and includes simple and advanced search features.
: Embassy World -A searchable database of all the embassies and consulates within the U.S. and in other countries.
: Foreign and International Law (WashLaw) - Primary foreign and international legal resources, research aids, and sites useful in conducting research in these areas of the law.
: Foreign Consular Offices in the U.S. - Links to a complete and official listing of the foreign consular offices in the United States, and recognized consular officers. Compiled by the U.S. Department of State.
: International Court Web Sites (NSCS)
: International Resources by Country (FindLaw)
: Nations of The World (Library of Congress)
: Laws of Other Nations (Internet Law Library)
: Treaties and International Law (Internet Law Library) - Treaties, policies, documents, resolutions, rules and agreements.
: Treaties - Thomas provides search capabilities of treaties approved by the Senate dating back to the 90th Congress.
: United Nations Treaty Collection

Foreign and international law -- Canada: Best Guide to Canadian Legal Research - Legal web resources, guides and research tips.
: Canadian Department of Justice - Federal, provincial and territorial law, including statutes, case law, regulations and constitution.
: Canadian Law (ALSO) - Quick links to federal and provincial law and information on the Canadian legal system and how to research Canadian law.
: Canadian Legal Resources - Over 1219 links to Canadian legal resources compiled by Alan Gahtan and arranged under broad topic headings.
: Doing Legal Research in Canada (LLRX.com) - A research guide written by Ted Tjaden. Includes active links to resources.

Health care and coverage: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) replaced the retired website of the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA).
: Medicare : official U.S. site - Info on eligibility, programs, nursing home comparisons, forms, publications and more helpful information targeted to people receiving Medicare benefits.
: MEDLINEplus (National Library of Medicine) - Authoritative and up to date information from the world's largest medical library. Extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 500 diseases and conditions, lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.

Taxation: Digital Daily - An IRS webpage offering searchable forms and publications, everyday tax solutions, refund status and scam alerts.; IRS Forms and Publications - Search and download tax forms and instructions.
: Maine Revenue Services - Laws, regulations, forms and publications, and information on specific taxes (property, fuel, sales, income, estate)

: State and Local Tax - State links, general locaters, organizations, news, rates and data.
: Tax and Accounting Sites Directory - Lots of links to tax topics, forms, associations, state and federal laws, rates, guides and more.
: Tax Forms: Federal and State - Download federal and 50-state tax forms, mostly in PDF format.

Topic trackers: Govtrack.us - Track federal legislative developments. RSS feeds available.

Legisbrief Index - Index to issue briefs published by the National Conference of State Legislatures created by the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library and updated as issues are received.

Policy Issues (NCSL) - Search by broad topic areas to locate articles, publications, news.
: SpeakOut.com: Issues Library - A broad range of information and policy issues, organized into topics and sub-topics.
: Stateline.org - Politics and policy news, searched by state or browsed by topic area. Provides topical RSS feeds.
: StateMaster.com - State, 50-state, or regional lists and comparisons of statistics on a wide variety of subjects.

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