Free and Low Cost Resources for U.S. Legal Research Sheri Lewis Associate Law Librarian for Public Services D’Angelo Law Library
U. S. Supreme Court The Court’s site: Cornell’s LII: Scotus Blog: Lower Federal Courts Justia: Cornell’s LII: Understanding the Federal Courts Researching Federal Law: Cases
U.S. Constitution : Sources for Slip/Session Laws (Congressional Acts) Thomas at Library of Congress: GPO Access: U.S. Statutes at Large ( ) ( ): UTE UTE Researching Federal Law: Statutes
Sources for the United States Code United States Code on GPO Access Cornell’s LII – US Code Collection U.S. House of Representatives: downloadable version Researching Federal Law: Statutes
Sources for Researching Congress Thomas FDsys – GPO Access GovTrack Capitol Spotlight : DLL Legislative History Research Guide Researching Federal Law: Legislation
Code of Federal Regulations on GPO Access E - CFRhttp:// Federal Register on GPO Access & FDsys Regulations.Gov: information on proposed regulations Federal Agencies: A to Z list on U.S. Government Manual: Researching Federal Law: Regulations & Agencies
Cornell LII’s Law By Source: States Findlaw: Cases and Codes: Uniform Commercial Code National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform States Laws Web d=60 d=60 Effective dates for state legislatures s.asp s.asp NCSL 50-State Legislative Tracking Web Resources Researching State Law
The Seattle Public Library: Municipal Codes Online odes odes LexisNexis/Book Publishing Co. American Legal Publishing Corporation Municipal Code Corporation sp General Code Researching Local & Municipal Law
Cornell LII: Wex - a collaboratively-built law dictionary & encyclopedia Zimmerman’s Research Guide – Online Legal Encyclopedia Cornell Law Library Research Guide Search Engine Legal-Research-Engine.cfm Legal-Research-Engine.cfm Secondary Sources
Cornell LII’sThe Bluebook: Federal Judicial Center’s Biographical Database Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory Thomson Legal Record (formerly West Legal Directory) Research Tools
American Lawyer Media's Law.com BLAWG: LLRX Court Rules, Forms & Dockets FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Federal and State Resources, Forms Internet Legal Research Group Forms Practice Resources
The Public Library of Law Justia Google Scholar Findlaw LexisOne Loislaw Fastcase HeinOnline Short-Term Access Free and Low Cost Law Databases
Jureeka: LII Citer: Citation Finder Tools
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