Legal Resources

Library Resources

The legal collection is a reference collection of materials pulled together in one location to meet your legal needs. Some of the materials included in this collection are the city codes for Bloomington and Normal, tax handbooks, West's Encyclopedia of American Law, and the Illinois Compiled Statutes, among others. These materials are for use in the library.

Legal Self-Help Web Sites

  • Illinois Legal Aid
    Provides Illinois residents with free information on their legal rights and responsibilities, quick referrals to free and low cost legal aid offices, interactive forms, and self-help instructions for common legal problems. Information is available in English or Spanish.
  • Also: Legal Self Help Center: McLean County, Illinois
    This provides local information for residents.
  • SIU School of Law Self Help Legal Center
    The legal clinic of the Southern Illinois University School of Law. Offers the assistance of third year law students working under faculty and attorney supervision. Contains many online forms specific to Illinois legal issues such as divorce, child custody, and contractual agreements.
  • Nolo: Law Books, Legal Forms and Legal Software
    Offers practical legal advice, access to state statutes, latest legal updates, and the option to query Auntie Nolo on various legal issues.

Information on State Law

Information on Federal Law

  • FindLaw
    Broad access to legal resources for consumers, law professionals, and small businesses.
  • USA.gov
    Access to federal regulations, U.S. laws, and bills in Congress.
  • Legal Information Institute
    Contains most opinions of the Supreme Court since 1990, plus historical and landmark cases.
  • FedLaw
    FedLaw was developed to see if legal resources on the Internet could be a useful and cost-effective research tool for Federal lawyers and other Federal employees.
  • Supreme Court of the United States
    Official Web site of the United States Supreme Court.