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.
A national directory of lawyers with detailed profiles.
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.
Prepared by the Law Library of Congress, a portal of web sites on government and law by region, U.S. State or country.
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.
A dictionary of legal terms for non lawyers.
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.
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.
Legislative information from the Library of Congress. Includes bills and resolutions, access to the Congressional Record, treaties and committee reports. Resources for teachers.
Search the US Code by Title or browse the table of contents.
Go here to read what is on the court’s upcoming docket, past opinions, rules of court, and information about the justices.
Map displaying the geographic boundaries of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and District Courts, with links to web pages for each court.
Official online guide to Government Information and Services.
New Jersey
Information for low income people in need of free legal services.
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.
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.
Resources for people looking for information about a specific lawyer as well as resources for practicing attorneys.
Access the complete text of the New Jersey Constitution, search the text, read a transcript of the New Jersey 1947 Constitutional Convention.
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.
Browse or search the full-text version of the state statutes. The statutes are not annotated.
Last updated March 3, 2020
