Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII)
The oldest and most comprehensive open access publisher of US legal materials, including the US Code and Wex encyclopedia.
The Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell Law School pioneered free online access to US law. Founded in 1992, it publishes the US Code, Supreme Court opinions, the Code of Federal Regulations, Uniform Commercial Code, and the Wex legal encyclopedia. All materials are freely accessible without registration. The LII also provides educational resources, statutory annotations, and legal citation guides.
Key Resources
- US Code — Authoritative online edition, updated as new public laws are enacted
- Wex — Plain-language legal encyclopedia written and edited by experts
- LII Supreme Court Bulletin — Preview and analysis of pending cases
- UCC — Uniform Commercial Code with state adoption tables
- CFR — Code of Federal Regulations