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This page includes links to U.S. courts, case law, statutes, and federal regulations. We have also included links to the Government Printing Office site and federal agencies. Many other government sites are included with the subject specific pages, for example links to NIH and the CDC are on the Health Law page.
Courts and Case Law
U.S. Supreme Ct. (Cornell)
Searchable site, cases from 1990 to the present
New site with links to the court's docket, rules, and opinions.
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions (Findlaw)
U.S. Supreme Court opinions from 1893 to the present.
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions, 1937-1975
GPO Access searchable site
Oyez Project (Northwestern Univ)
Supreme Court Multimedia Project
Federal Courts and Judiciary Information
United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuithttp://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/
Court rules, recent and select older opinions, calendar, briefs, arguments, and more.
Federal Courts Finder (Emory Univ.)
Links provided to circuit courts and cases.
Court opinions page (Cornell)
Links to circuit courts and cases.
Federal Judiciary
Links to federal courts and cases.
Federal Court Locator (Villanova)
History of the Federal Judiciary (Federal Judicial Center) Searchable site about the judiciary from 1789 to the present.
Federal Judicial Biographies Database
United States Code
U.S. Code (House of Representatives)
U.S. Code (Cornell)
Code of Federal Regulations and Federal Register
These links include the primary sources as well as links to related agency materials.
Code of Federal Regulations (GPO Access)
CFR Index, browseable format (Cornell)REGINFO (Regulatory Information Service Center)
Access to the Unified Agenda with research aids.
Federal Administrative Decisions and Other Actions
(University of Virginia)
Includes links to published agency decisions and actions outside the scope of the Federal Register or CFR.
Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders Includes documents from 1945-1989
Federal Agencies
FirstGov
This government sponsored site provides subject access to federal agencies and information.
The Federal Gateway
Access to U.S. government sites.
Internal Revenue Service
This site includes tax forms to download.
Social Security Administration
Includes laws, regulations, and Social Security Rulings from 1960-1997.
U.S. Department of Justice
Site includes briefs and other documents filed by the Department
Legislation
THOMAS (Library of Congress) Provides access to legislative information: bills, public laws, committee reports, and committees
The U.S. House of Representatives Site provides direct access to committees, legislation, and hearings.
The U.S. Senate Links to senators, hearings, and committees.Library of Congress links to the Legislative Branch
A Century of Law Making: U.S. Congressional Documents: 1774-1873 (Library of Congress) Searchable site of historic Congressional documents including Journals and Annals of Congress.
Founders' Constitution (Univ. Chicago) Web version of historical documents on the Constitution.
Constitution Society Links to primary sources on the history of the Constitution.
CIS Exchange Access to CIS's federal legislative history materials through Congressional Universe. Includes Congressional indexes from 1789-1969, legislative histories from 1970, and access to bill tracking, federal statutes, and the CFR. **Available only from the Law Library and Law School computers.
How to Follow Current Federal Legislation Research guide from the Congressional Reference Division
Government Documents
GPO Access
U.S. Government Printing Office site, includes links to GPO documents and government sites.
Links to the Federal Depository Library Program Electronic Collection. Provides access to primary government documents in full text format with additional indexing.
U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO)
Includes links to reports from FY1995 onward.
Government Documents Page (Loyola University Chicago)
Government Information Page (UNT)
Catalog of Domestic Assistance (Green Book)
Prepared by the GSA.
Statistical Abstracts of the U.S.
