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CourtLink A detailed collection of federal and state court dockets and documents, including relevant briefs, pleadings, and motions.
Nexis Diligence Diligence enables you to conduct thorough due diligence on companies and individuals, going beyond credit scores and watch lists to develop a comprehensive due diligence report utilizing global news sources, sanction lists, company information, legal history, and public records.
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A legal research tool for WTO Panel and Appellate Body Reports and WTO Arbitrations. Features include summary/analysis of new reports/arbitrations within 1-3 weeks after their circulation; summary/analysis of all past reports/arbitrations back to the establishment of the WTO; and a database of WTO dispute settlement tables and statistics.
Free Trade Agreements
Site provides links to the full texts of all 14 free trade agreements that are currently in force between the U.S. and other countries.
BIS (Bureau of Industry and Security)
Website provides access to regulations and controls on U.S. exports.
WITS (World Integrated Trade Solution)
This software allows users to access and retrieve information on trade and tariffs. WITS provides access to the following databases:
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