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Nano Interactions
Tiny particles can provide big learning opportunities! Middle school scientists explore the world of nanoparticles through reading, discussion, and experiment. Collaborative groups first apply nanotechnology to determine water...
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Cornell University: Law School: Jurisdiction Explained
Site provides an overview of jurisdiction with links to recent case law and constitutional references.
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Cornell University: Law School: Secured Transaction Law
The resource provides an overview of secured credit obligations. Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code is also described.
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Cornell University: Law School: Workers Compensation: Overview
A presentation of the law pertaining to Workers' Compensation. Employment Acts are mentioned and links are available for more information that is related.
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Cornell University: Law School: Collective Bargaining and Labor Arbitration: Overview
Examples using State Statutes are given. In conjunction with defining Collective Bargaining, several Acts are discussed which apply Collective Bargaining.
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Cornell University: Law School: Insurance Law
This site from the Cornell University School of Law provides a clear overview of Insurance Law. A great place to get the basics with links to more in depth resources and examples.
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Cornell University: Law School: Professional Responsibility
This site from the Cornell University School of Law provides an overview of professional responsibility, also called legal ethics. Provides links to recent decisions, commentary, and resources on the subject.
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Cornell University: Law School: Non Profit Organizations
This site from the Cornell University School of Law defines non-profit organizations and explains the organizational structure and statutes/regulations that control these entities.
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Cornell University: Law School: Original Jurisdiction What Does It Mean?
This brief article explains the concept of original jurisdiction, especially in terms of the U.S. Supreme Court. There are links in the article to actual cases.
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Cornell University: Law School: Partnership Law: An Overview
An overview of business law pertaining to the formation of a partnership.
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Cornell University: Law School: Property Tax Overview
This resource gives an overview of adoption law with links to key primary and secondary sources.
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Cornell University: Law School: Marriage Laws
This web page from Cornell University Law School contains information, in chart form, about the marriage laws of the fifty states. The chart gives information about the state to state differences when getting married.
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Cornell University: Law School: Unemployment Compensation Law
This page by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University provides an overview of unemployment compensation law. Learn why unemployment law exists and what it guarantees.
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Cornell University: Law School: Worker's Compensation
This law site from the Cornell University School of Law features information regarding worker's compensation coverage. Information about congressional acts that provided workers compensation such as Longshoreman & Harbor's Workers...
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Cornell University: Law School: Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
This site from the Cornell University School of Law presents the citation method, taken from the sixteenth edition of the "Bluebook," for law documentation. In addition to general information, the site also provides links to related...
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Cornell University: Law School: Bankruptcy Laws
This page of the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University provides an overview of bankruptcy law as well as links to additional laws.
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Cornell University: Law School: Child Custody: An Overview
This site from the Cornell University School of Law provides a brief overview of child custody with links to federal and state legislation on the topic.
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Cornell University: Law School: Constitutional Law Overview
This site from the Cornell University Law School provides an overview of constitutional law as it applies in the United States, with links to additional information.
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Cornell University: Cornell Center for Materials Research: The Physics of Bridges [Pdf]
Students incorporate their knowledge of civil engineering and physics principles as they design and build a bridge within certain parameters while choosing their own materials.
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Cornell University: Library: Critically Analyzing Information Sources
A quick guide to help you determine the relevance and authority of a resource.
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Cornell University: Law School: Labor Law: An Overview
This site gives a description of labor law and describes government acts which protect the labor force.
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Cornell University: Law School: Overview of Marriage
This web page, which is provided for by the Cornell University Law School, explains the process of getting married and its origin.
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Cornell University: Law School: Prima Facie
This is a legal definition of the term prima facie that includes an example.
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Cornell University: Law School: Social Security Law: An Overview
The Legal Information Institute of the Cornell Law School offers a brief summary of Social Security history and practice. For their entire, very extensive Social Security resource, click on "LLI's Social Security Library" at the bottom...