Free Online Legal Research

Search over 400 law reviews and law journals, as well as document repositories (e.g. SSRN and bepress) and related publications such as Congressional Research Service reports. Coverage dates may vary.

After limiting your search to articles (this is the default), enter your terms and search. Use the Advanced Scholar Search (click the triangle on the right of the search box) to search by author or publication or to specify a date range. Note that you may limit your results to articles and patents, articles excluding patents, or case law. If you choose case law, you may further refine by selecting federal and state jurisdictions.

Browse a list of journals by subject, search for articles, or search by journal title or by subject . The site offers more than 175 law-related journals.

JSTOR offers free, read-online access (with restrictions) to individual scholars and researchers who register for a MyJSTOR account.

Alphabetical and hyperlinked list of law journals. Also note the subject area links under "Law Articles" in the column at left.

Browsable list of law journals organized by subject.

Click on "Log In" at the top right (in red) and then select "Law Journal Library." Users may browse by title and then expand using the "+" symbols to view issues of a journal. Other options include using the Citation Navigator and the Search tab (upper-left corner of the page).

Select the "Search by Content Type" link at the upper-right corner of the page. Under the "Legal" category, choose "Law Reviews." Allows searches with terms and connectors, using natural language, or by citation. The Advanced Options include limiting by Date, Area of Law, and a "Build your Own Segment" search (segments include title, author, court, summary, and many more.)

Provides instructions on how to find articles in legal and non-legal journals available through UCLA's electronic resources as well as databases available to subscribers of Westlaw and LexisNexis.

Lists law-related books (under Library of Congress call number K) available online.

This collection attempts to bring all CRS Reports together in one space. A project of the Stanford University Social Sciences Resource Group.