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Legal Information Institute

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Free, open-access source of federal legal materials and a general legal dictionary for the public and researchers.

Overview

The Legal Information Institute (LII) is a non-profit program of Cornell Law School that provides free, reliable access to a wide range of legal materials. It maintains an up-to-date collection of U.S. federal legal texts, case law, and related materials, and it offers a free legal dictionary and encyclopedia to explain legal concepts. LII serves students, researchers, educators, legal professionals, and the general public, supporting education and informed decision-making by making law accessible and understandable. The organization relies on collaboration with students and staff and emphasizes open, accessible web publishing and ongoing content updates.

Mission statement

To provide free, reliable, and accessible legal information to the public, supporting education, research, and informed civic participation.

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What we offer

U.S. Code

Access Comprehensive Federal Statutes for Free Online.

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www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Access Comprehensive Federal Regulations Easily and Freely.

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www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text

Wex Legal Dictionary and Encyclopedia

Access comprehensive legal definitions and explanations for free, enhancing understanding of legal terms.

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www.law.cornell.edu/wex

Gender Justice Collection

Provides vital legal resources for promoting gender justice and addressing gender-based violence.

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www.law.cornell.edu/gender-justice

Uniform Commercial Code

Access comprehensive resources and articles related to the Uniform Commercial Code.

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www.law.cornell.edu/ucc

Market segments

Market size by segment

Growth potential (CAGR)

Legal research and knowledge management

3.5 Billion USD12% CAGR

Capabilities that provide authoritative legal content, advanced search, and practitioner-ready guidance to support legal research, precedents, and practice knowledge.

Products: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), U.S. Code, Uniform Commercial Code, Wex Legal Dictionary and Encyclopedia

Regulatory compliance research

27.8 Billion USD12% CAGR

Resources to locate, track, and interpret federal regulations and statutory references to support corporate compliance, policy analysis, and regulatory monitoring.

Products: Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), U.S. Code, Uniform Commercial Code

Legal education and reference

3 Billion USD6% CAGR

Educational reference materials and topical explanations for law students, educators, and the public to learn legal concepts, terminology, and foundational statutes.

Products: Wex Legal Dictionary and Encyclopedia, U.S. Code, Gender Justice Collection

Human rights and gender justice research

0.5 Billion USD6.5% CAGR

Curated international, regional, and domestic case law, legislation, and resources focused on gender justice, gender-based violence, and related rights issues for advocates, researchers, and policymakers.

Products: Gender Justice Collection

More information about our offering

U.S. Code

Online, free-access repository of United States federal statutes organized by title. The U.S. Code page provides a navigable table of contents and full text of federal statutes, with up-to-date content and cross-links.

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  • Access Statutes At No Cost
    Users can freely access the full collection of federal statutes without any charges.
  • Read Full Legal Texts
    Gain immediate access to complete texts of all federal statutes, ensuring legal information is readily available.
  • Stay Informed
    Users can rely on the most current legal information, ensuring they have access to the latest updates and changes.
  • Easily Navigate Statutes
    Users can quickly find specific laws and navigate through the content using an organized table of contents.
  • Access Related Regulations
    Find connections between different legal texts quickly with built-in cross-references, enhancing understanding of related laws.

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Online collection of federal regulations, organized by title, with a navigable table of contents and links to individual parts and rules.

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  • Find Up-to-Date Regulations Quickly
    Provides immediate access to the most current versions of federal regulations in electronic format, ensuring users have the latest legal information at their fingertips.
  • Access Related Content Instantly
    Facilitates seamless navigation across related documents and sections within the CFR, enhancing user experience and research efficiency.
  • Navigate Regulations Efficiently
    Enables quick and organized access to specific regulatory areas, allowing users to find relevant rules and sections without hassle.
  • Locate Regulations with Ease
    Users can efficiently search for specific content within the CFR, saving time and improving research effectiveness.

Wex Legal Dictionary and Encyclopedia

Free online legal dictionary and encyclopedia that defines and explains legal terms and concepts; organized by topical categories for easy navigation.

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  • Understand Legal Language
    Users can easily find and comprehend important legal terms, facilitating better understanding and use of the law.
  • No Cost to Access
    Eliminates financial barriers to legal knowledge, supporting the principle of accessible law for everyone.
  • Navigate Easily
    Users can efficiently browse through detailed legal categories, making it simpler to find specific information.
  • Stay Informed
    The resource is continuously updated to include the latest legal terms, helping users stay current with changes in law.
  • Collaborative Learning
    Encourages engagement and inputs from new legal professionals, enriching the content quality and diversity.

Gender Justice Collection

Database of international, regional, and domestic case law and legislation promoting gender justice and ending gender-based violence; supports targeted research with search and regional resources.

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  • Ensures Comprehensive Legal Access
    Users can explore extensive legal materials relevant to gender justice from different jurisdictions worldwide.
  • Facilitates Efficient Research
    Deploy our search tool to quickly find specific legal texts and resources within the repository.
  • Organizes Resources Effectively
    The collection categorizes resources to facilitate research on gender justice across various countries and regions.
  • Supports Survivor Advocacy
    Provides crucial information and legal frameworks to assist in addressing and preventing TFGBV.
  • Addresses Education Rights
    Explore targeted resources that discuss education rights relevant to gender justice globally.

Uniform Commercial Code

Compilation of uniform commercial code provisions and articles, with access to multiple articles and older versions; includes toolbox and information about uniform laws.

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  • Explore UCC Articles
    Easily navigate various articles of the UCC to understand legal provisions and applications.
  • Utilize Uniform Laws Tools
    Leverage a variety of tools and resources to better understand and apply uniform laws.
  • Review Historical Versions
    Access and compare older versions of the UCC to understand historical changes and revisions.

Sources

Methodology and sourcing behind the figures and links shown above.

Legal research and knowledge management

Estimate derived by reconciling overall legal-technology market sizes (~USD 30–35B) with specialist legal-AI and legal-analytics/knowledge-management submarkets (USD ~1.8–3.1B) and reported application-level growth. Legal research and knowledge-management capabilities are a material subset of legal tech (approx. 10–12% share) and align with reported legal-analytics/knowledge-management CAGRs (≈11–14%), so the segment is estimated at about USD 3.5B with ~12% CAGR potential.

Regulatory compliance research

Estimate uses reported global Regulatory Compliance Management Software market figures found in the search results as the closest match to “regulatory compliance research” tools. Credence Research reports the market at USD 27.8 billion in 2024 with a 12% CAGR; independent reports (cross-border and broader regulatory compliance studies) show similar market sizes and CAGRs (~11–12.5%), so a 12% CAGR is applied.

Legal education and reference

Estimate based on related markets in the provided results: legal tech ($22–27B range in 2023–2024) and AI-in-law (≈$1.46B in 2024) are larger adjacent markets. Legal education & reference (textbooks, CLE, online courses, study aids, reference subscriptions) is a specialist subset of legal tech, legal services, and online education. Assuming the segment represents a small share (roughly 5–15%) of the broader legal-tech/online-legal-education ecosystem, plus separate education/publishing channels, I estimate a global market around $3B today with moderate growth (~6% CAGR), between slower professional legal services growth and faster legal-tech/online-education expansion.

Human rights and gender justice research

No search result provided an explicit market-size for ‘human rights and gender justice research’. I used the Generation Equality / Economic Justice funding figures in the searchResults as a proxy for the broader funding pool that supports programming, policy and research on gender justice (close to USD $33B pledged; ~USD $47B mobilized). Typical allocations to dedicated research, curated legal resources, and knowledge services within programmatic funding often range ~1–2% of program budgets; applying a midpoint (≈1.5%) to the cited funding pool yields an estimated market size of ~USD 0.5 billion for curated research/resources. Growth potential (CAGR ~6.5%) reflects continued multi-stakeholder commitments, rising UNGPs10+ and Generation Equality momentum in the search results, and increasing demand for gender-responsive research and legal resources.

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