Free Legal Research

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Below we have highlighted some free sources of legal information on the web, with highlights from each source:

Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (includes browseable U.S. Code).

 

DRAGNET: Search of Free Legal Databases (Custom Google search by NY Law School).

 

FindLaw (pages for the public & legal professionals, see Cases & Codes).

 

LexisNexis Communities (formerly LexisONE–free registration – cases back 5 years, legal forms, & Legal Website Directory).

 

Justia (has searchable Federal court cases back to 1950, USC, CFR, and more).

 

Lawsource.com (the home of American Law Sources On-line (ALSO), provides a comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to freely accessible on-line sources of law for the United States, Canada, and Mexico).

 

Public Library of Law (Case searching, legal links & other resources. PLoL is one of the largest free law libraries in the world).

 

Google Scholar (legal opinions and journals).

 

CM Library’s Legal Research on the Web (For more great places to find free legal resources along with sources accessable to CSU students and staff).

 

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