Findlaw - The federal page of findlaw provides access to a range of legal resources across all branches of government. The Supreme Court portion allows searching by keywords.
FCC - executive branch. The website of the Federal Communications Commission has a range of resources from rules to background data on the media environment.
Supreme Court - judicial branch. The Supreme Court website has access to recent decisions and oral arguments. Unified resource at findlaw.com listed below is a preferred resource for the judicial branch.
Thomas - legislative branch. The website of Congress includes full-text of all legislation and information collected by committees involved with media issues.
Scholarship:
Academic Search Premier - Best resource at USM to obtain peer-reviewed scholarship about the media.
URSUS - Online catalog for the University of Maine.
Various Empirical Emphasis:
Citizen Access Project - Surveys open access provisions in the states.
Google - Leading search engine on the World Wide Web. Gateway to various interest groups and others providing media law resources. Consider the source.
Media Law Resource Center - Provides overview of research on libel cases.
National Association of Broadcasters - various data on broadcasting.
Newspaper Association of America - various data on newspaper readership.
Pew Internet & American Life - Best resource for public opinion on the Internet including use patterns and preferences.
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press - Best resource for public opinion on the media including use patterns and preferences.
Radio-Television News Directors Association and Foundation - various data on broadcasting.
WIPO - Case database of largest resolver of domain name disputes.