Online Resources

II. Elder Law: Critical Legal Resources

A. Federal Laws and Regulations

Compilation of the Social Security Laws
https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/ssact.htm (Vol. I)
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/comp2/comp2.html (Vol. II)
http://www.ssa.gov/legislation/ (recent legislation)

POMS
https://secure.ssa.gov/apps10/

Regulations.gov
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main
Here’s where one can make comments on proposed regulations.

Health and Human Services Regulations and Policies Page
http://www.hhs.gov/regulations

Social Security Administration’s Regulations Page
http://www.ssa.gov/regulations/index.htm

Social Security Hearings and Appeals
http://www.ssa.gov/appeals/hearing_process.html

CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
https://www.cms.gov/

Medicare
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicare.asp

Medicaid
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/medicaid.asp

Regulations
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/home/regsguidance.asp

Manuals (including POMs and Transmittals)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Manuals/IOM/list.asp

B. Federal Legislative History

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
https://catalog.gpo.gov/
A wide variety of government documents. Searchable, awesome and little known resource!

GPO Access/Congressional Committee Materials
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/home.action
Find congressional testimony, committee reports, etc.

C. Federal Judiciary/Case Law

Federal Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/

U.S. Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/opinions.html

Federal Circuit Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/

District Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/

Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims
https://www.bva.va.gov/

D. State Courts and Other State Resources

New Jersey Courts Online
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/
The official website of the New Jersey courts containing published and unpublished cases from the trial, appellate and supreme courts of the state.

State of New Jersey, Department of Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/home/index.html

New Jersey State Library.
http://www.njstatelib.org/Research_Guides/Law/index.php

New Jersey Courts Search Page
http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/search.shtml
Access to New Jersey law through the Rutgers-Camden Law School Library.

New Jersey Law Blog
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Blog on New Jersey law by the attorneys at the Stark & Stark Law Firm.

New Jersey Law Journal
https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/

New Jersey Lawyer
https://njsba.com/

NJ.com: The Star-Ledger
http://www.nj.com/starledger/

National Center for State Courts
http://www.ncsc.org
Compiled by the National Center for State Courts

State Laws and Regulations: Lexis One State Resource Center
https://www.lexisnexis.com/en-us/case-law-research/default.page
Extensive listing of links to sources of state law and regulations.

LLSDC Legislative Sourcebook
http://www.llsdc.org/
Links to state legislative websites.

State law research guides (from Georgetown University)
http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/states/index.cfm#links