A rundown of the many free resources for researching the Illinois Constitution.

Low-cost foreign-law research options. 

A closer look at this repository of federal legislative and administrative resources.

A look back at eight years of columns.

Blawgs are great sources of breaking news on almost any topic.

The Book of the States is another free online tool for doing comparative state research.

Though the feds keep docket information in PACER, electronic Illinois docket info is harder to find.

Revisiting the Illinois General Assembly's website.

They can if you have the time.

Tax season is over, but the IDOR website is a year-round resource.

There might be a broken link here or there, but the Law Library of Congress is still a great portal to free legal resources.

The Federal Digital System (FDsys) now includes an expanded library of federal cases.

Twitter is a great way to send and receive breaking legal news.

HeinOnline and Fastcase subscribers now have access to each other's data.

The new Bad Law Bot flags negative treatment of cases.

There's a plenty of free, online primary environmental law.

The LibGuide system connects to thousands of free research guides.

A fresh look at websites that offer free online municipal codes.

Congress.gov will soon succeed THOMAS as the go-to site for federal legislative research.

One benefit of practicing in a large jurisdiction - there are lots of forms.

Illinois-specific resources for labor and employment lawyers.

What better place to look for court information - everything from opinions to court rules to brief-writing guides - than the court's own website?

Federal agency adjudicatory decisions used to be hard to find, but now most are on the web.

Here's where to find basic immigration law information.

Here's how to find these useful resources on the web.

Now the supreme court publishes the official version of Illinois cases - here's what it means.

Interviews with Supreme Court justices about effective advocacy are themselves good models.

Should the government, not vendors, produce "official" versions of the law?

Free publications, including the daily e-CFR, make federal regulatory research easy.

Great (and free) Web-based resources.