Legal Information Institute

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The Legal Information Institute ("LII") is a non-profit, public service of Cornell Law School that provides no-cost access to current American and international legal research sources. Founded in 1992 by Peter Martin and Tom Bruce, LII electronically publishes on the Web the U.S. Code, U.S. Supreme Court opinions, and a variety of other American primary law materials. LII also provides access to other national and international sources, such as treaties and United Nations materials. A researcher can also find legal research materials arranged by subject on LII's “topical” pages. These "Law About . . ." pages provide concise explanatory guides and Internet resource listings for roughly 100 areas of law. LII recently started a wiki called "Wex," a collaboratively authored, freely available legal dictionary and encyclopedia.

Since its inception, the Legal Information Institute has inspired others around the world to develop namesake operations. These services are part of the the Free Access to Law Movement.

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Legal Information Institute ("LII") at the Cornell Law School