General Legal Resources

Topical Guides (prepared by WSLL Librarians)

• Name Change (html) (pdf)
• Divorce (html) (pdf)
• Custody (html) (pdf)
• Internet Resources for Non-Law Researchers (html) (pdf)

Online Legal Resources

Databases in the Law Library

Legal Reference Resources

• Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
• Commonly Used Legal Terms (U.S. Courts)
• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation

Legal Organizations & Directories

• American Bar Association
• American Law Institute
• Brennan Center for Justice
• Council of State Governments
• Federal Judicial Center
• Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• National Center for State Courts
• National Indian Law Library (NILL)
• State Justice Institute
• State & Local Bar Associations

Popular Legal Websites (legal articles, news, cases, etc.)

• FindLaw
• Google Scholar (Select "legal opinions and journals")
• Justia.com
• LexisONE
• Nolo

Historical Legal Documents

• Annotated Justinian Code (University of Wyoming)
• The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy(Yale Law School)
• Primary Documents in American History (Library of Congress)