# Federal Law Aids

- **Government Websites:**
    
    
    - **USA.gov:** Official portal for federal government resources, including legal services and information.
    - **Justice.gov:** U.S. Department of Justice's site providing resources on federal laws, regulations, and enforcement actions.
- **Legal Aid Organizations:**
    
    
    - **Legal Services Corporation (LSC):** Provides financial support to legal aid organizations across the U.S. to help low-income individuals.
    - **National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA):** National nonprofit that provides advocacy, guidance, and support to legal aid professionals.
- **Online Legal Services:**
    
    
    - **FindLaw:** Offers a range of legal resources, including free case law, codes, opinion summaries, and legal articles.
    - **Nolo:** Specializes in do-it-yourself legal books and software, and provides articles on a wide array of legal topics.
- **Bar Associations:**
    
    
    - **American Bar Association (ABA):** Provides resources for the public, including legal guides and pro bono resources.
    - **State Bar Associations:** Each state’s bar association typically offers resources for public legal education and lawyer referral services.
- **Legal Research Databases:**
    
    
    - **Westlaw:** Subscription-based legal research service that provides access to a vast database of legal resources.
    - **LexisNexis:** Another major provider of legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics.
- **Law Libraries:**
    
    
    - **Library of Congress Law Library:** Offers extensive legal research resources and services.
    - **Local Law School Libraries:** Often open to the public, providing access to legal texts and journals.
- **Nonprofit Organizations:**
    
    
    - **ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union):** Works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve individual rights and liberties.
    - **The Innocence Project:** Nonprofit legal organization committed to exonerating wrongly convicted people through DNA testing.
- **Legal Forums and Help Lines:**
    
    
    - **Avvo:** Provides a Q&A forum where users can ask legal questions and receive answers from lawyers.
    - **LawHelp.org:** Helps low and moderate-income people find free legal aid programs in their communities, and answers to questions about their legal rights.
- **International Legal Resources:**
    
    
    - **World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII):** Free, independent, and non-profit access to worldwide law.
    - **International Court of Justice:** Provides documents and information regarding international law.
- **Specialized Legal Resources:**
    
    
    - **ElderLawAnswers:** Supports seniors by providing information on legal issues affecting the elderly.
    - **ImmigrationLawHelp.org:** Helps low-income immigrants find legal help and provides information about their legal rights.