LAW
General
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.
NOLO Legal Dictionary
A dictionary of legal terms for non lawyers.
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.
Thomas
Legislative information from the Library of Congress. Established in 1995 to make information freely available to the public. Includes bills and resolutions, access to the Congressional Record, treaties and committee reports. Full-text availability varies from 93rd to 101st through current Congress. Resources for teachers.
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.
New Jersey
Legal Services of New Jersey
Information for low income people in need of free legal services.
Local Ordinances
Access full-text, searchable ordinances for the majority of New Jersey municipalities.
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.