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Free Legal Resources on the Internet

A guide to selected legal resources available free on the internet. Covering primarily federal, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

Federal Statutes

United States Code
Codification of laws of the United States. From GovInfo.
United States Code
Version of the United States Code from Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
Session Laws of the United States
Session laws, or slip laws are all United States laws in order by date they were passed by Congress.

State Statutes

Delaware

Delaware Code
Laws of Delaware (Delaware session laws)
From the Delaware General Assembly. From vol. 11.
Laws of Delaware (Delaware session laws)
From the Delaware Public Archives. Starting with volume 1.

Pennsylvania

Statutes of Pennsylvania and the Constitution of Pennsylvania
From the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Unofficial Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes from Westlaw

New Jersey

Local and Municipal Ordinances

Many local governments provide free access to their municipal ordinances through a third party publisher. Check the local government's website or check the publishers' websites.