The Law Guide provides answers to Frequently Asked Questions about legal topics using language that is easy to understand. The guide is broken down into various sections so you can quickly find the topic that interests you. Just click on one of the categories below to begin your search.

The Guide to Law Online is an annotated list of useful and reliable sites containing information about law and government. It focuses on sites offering the full texts of laws, regulations, and court decisions, along with commentary from lawyers writing primarily for other lawyers. However, materials related to law and government that were written by or for lay persons also have been included, as have government sites providing general information. The Guide to Law Online is updated regularly. Every direct link on the guide was successfully tested before inclusion. However, because the Internet changes rapidly, some links may no longer work. If you encounter a link that does not work, please contact us so we can capture the historical content in our Web Archive.

This guide is designed to assist researchers in finding articles about the law in electronic form. Periodicals containing law-related material usually fall into one of the following categories: law school reviews; specialized and scholarly journals; bar association journals; commercial journals in specialized fields; or legal newspapers. The guide identifies the best resources for finding these sources and will help you determine whether your library has them in its collection.