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Cornell University Law School: Legal Information Institute

Not-for profit providing access to laws online, including U.S. Code, Federal Rules, state statutes and international law, as well as free legal documents by state.  Resources for locating a lawyer and legal encyclopedia.

FindLaw: Find a Lawyer

A national directory of lawyers with detailed profiles.

Findlegalhelp.org

Offers help with finding a lawyer, using a lawyer and understanding the law. Provided as a public service by the American Bar Association’s DIvision for Legal Services.

Guide to Law Online

Prepared by the Law Library of Congress, a portal of web sites on government and law by region, U.S. State or country.

Lawyers.com: Find a Lawyer

Search for a lawyer by name or location and legal issue. Lawyer profiles, client reviews and ratings provided by Martindale-Hubbell, a legal source for over 140 years.

NOLO Legal Dictionary

A dictionary of legal terms for non lawyers.

Justia.com

Focused on making primary legal materials and community resources free and easy to find on the Internet. The company provides Internet users with free case law, codes, regulations, legal articles and legal blog and twitterer databases, as well as additional community resources.

Federal

Core Documents of the United States

The United States Constitution, Bill of Rights and other crucial documents can be found here.

Government Printing Office

Provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the federal government.  Includes tutorials on how to search the Federal Depository System.

New Jersey State Library: Federal Legal Resources

A compilation of websites where you can find legal documents, information about federal courts, and regulations.

Congress.gov

Legislative information from the Library of Congress. Includes bills and resolutions, access to the Congressional Record, treaties and committee reports. Resources for teachers.

United States Code

Search the US Code by Title or browse the table of contents.

United States Supreme Court

Go here to read what is on the court’s upcoming docket, past opinions, rules of court, and information about the justices.

United States Court Map

Map displaying the geographic boundaries of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and District Courts, with links to web pages for each court.

USA.gov

Official online guide to Government Information and Services.

New Jersey

Legal Services of New Jersey

Information for low income people in need of free legal services.

LSNJLAW

Provides legal forms, videos and easy to read general information on New Jersey laws and resources. In English and Spanish. Website is maintained by the Legal Services of New Jersey.

Local Ordinances

Access full-text, searchable ordinances for the majority of New Jersey municipalities.

Megan’s Law New Jersey Sex Offender Internet Registry

Use this site to check if there are any registered sex offenders in an area.

New Jersey Bar Association

Resources for people looking for information about a specific lawyer as well as resources for practicing attorneys.

New Jersey Constitution

Access the complete text of the New Jersey Constitution, search the text, read a transcript of the New Jersey 1947 Constitutional Convention.

New Jersey Legislature

Information about all aspects of the state legislature – legislators, bills, laws, districts, rules.

New Jersey State Library: New Jersey Legal Resources

A collection of legal resources specifically for New Jersey.

New Jersey Statutes

Browse or search the full-text version of the state statutes. The statutes are not annotated.

 

Last updated March 3, 2020