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Government Information: Legal/Judicial [ General Info. ]
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US States
One-Stop Mega SitesFindLaw - Law, Lawyers, and Legal ResourcesYou can use this mega-site to search law reviews, statutes & laws, state & federal legal resources, legal reference material, & much more all from one location. Law Library of Congress: Guide to Law Online The "Guide to Law Online, prepared by the US Law Library of Congress for the Global Legal Information Network (GLIN), is an annotated hypertext guide to sources of information worldwide on government and law available online without charge". Legal Information Institute Located at the Cornell Law School, you can search a Subject Index, Source Index, the US Code, Supreme Court decisions, state laws and more. Meta-Index for US Legal Research Search "Supreme and Circuit Courts' opinions, US code, US legislation, and many legal sites, all from one page!" FederalCode of Federal RegulationsThe "Code of Federal Regulations contains the text of public regulations issued by the agencies of the Federal government. Proposed regulations and regulations issued so recently that they are not yet in the Code of Federal Regulations database, may be found in the Federal Register". Congressional Record Online (via GPO Access) "The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session". At this site you can search years 1995 - 2001. FedWorld: Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975 "Search and view full-text of Supreme Court decisions issued between 1937 and 1975." Decisions of the US Supreme Court Decision from May 1990 - present can be searched by topic, date or party name, & keyword. Federal Register Online (via GPO Access) "The Federal Register is the official publication for Presidential Documents and Executive Orders as well as Notices, Rules and Proposed Rules from Federal Agencies and Organizations". 1995 - 1997 are available for searching. United States Code The United States Code contains the text of current public laws enacted by Congress. This database is currently up-to-date through January 16, 1996. US Federal Courts Finder Provides links to the various US Federal District Courts of Appeal. SC is in the Fourth Circuit. US StatesGuide to Law Online: US States & TerritoriesThe Guide to Law Online is a list and descriptions of Internet sites worldwide that offer free public access to materials of significant use in legal research. This portion of the guide is dedicated to all 50 states & the US territories. SC Reference Desk: The Legislature This is probably the easiest way to access SC laws, as well as bills & resolutions (proposed legislation). This page is from the USC School of Law Library and is extremely easy to read and use. Date Last Modified: Nov 17, 2005 Page URL: http://www.coastal.edu/library/government/legal.html |
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