Federal Law 

 

Government Resources 

 

GPO Access

http://www.gpoaccess.gov 

The online link to the Government Printing Office, which disseminates a wealth of official information of many kinds from all branches of the federal government.

 

U.S. Code

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode 

The U.S. Code (USC) is the body of permanent laws of the United States. It is divided into fifty titles, searchable online from 1994 to the present.

 

Code of Federal Regulations

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr 

Searchable from 1996 to the present, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) encompasses and organizes general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the U.S. government.

 

Federal Register

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr

This daily publication of proposed rules, executive orders, and presidential documents is searchable from 1994 forward.

 

Thomas:  U.S. Congress on the Internet

http://thomas.loc.gov 

From the Library of Congress, this site provides Congressional bills, committee reports, and public laws.

 

The United States Constitution

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html

The full text of the United States Constitution.

 

Nongovernment Resources 

 

Bluebook Citation

http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation 

The Bluebook is the standard for legal citation. This site supplies a multitude of examples of the most frequent forms.

 

Constitutional Amendments

http://www.usconstitution.net/constam.html 

Use this valuable website to learn the amendment process and to find ratified, failed, and proposed amendments to the Constitution.

 

Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet

http://www.llsdc.org/Leg%2DHist

Listed alphabetically by popular name, the hyperlinks in the first section lead visitors to additional information from the U.S. Code, THOMAS, and additional sites. Note that other areas of this page offer links to subscription law databases. For more resources, consult the Legislative Source Book which provides links to selected CRS reports, hearings, a law library directory, and research guides.

 

Major United States Supreme Court Decisions

http://supreme.justia.com/

Visit here for major decisions as well as links to historical Court information.

 

Open Jurist

http://openjurist.org/

"Over 600,000 opinions from the United States Supreme Court and United States Courts of Appeals from the First, Second and Third series of The Federal Reports."

 

U.S. District Court Map

http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/index.cfm 

A detailed map displaying the boundaries of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and District Courts, with links to web pages for each court.

 

U.S. Tax Code

http://www.fourmilab.ch/uscode/26usc 

Title 26 of the U.S. Code enunciates federal tax laws. 

 

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