Law on the Web

The Law on the Web

USA.gov, the U.S. Government's website (the Reference Center is very useful)

Federal Law, Judicial

The Federal Judiciary website links, news, publications, clerkship information

U.S. Supreme Court website general information, contact information, docket information, source information for research, citation finder (by case name to U.S. Reports citation), rules, bar admissions, orders, slip opinions from 2000 to present

Selected historic decisions and decisions from 1990 to the present Cornell, LII
Opinions, 1937-1975 FLITE Database Archive, FedWorld.gov
Decisions since 1893, FindLaw
Oyez - U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia, with digital recordings of the Court's proceedings, Northwestern University
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Cornell, LII

U.S. Courts of Appeals

First Circuit
- First Circuit Court of Appeals website most recent opinions, local rules, contact information, and PACER
- First Circuit opinions through Findlaw November 1995 through present
- First Circuit opinions from Emory School of Law November 1995 through July 2002
Second Circuit
- Second Circuit Court of Appeals website general information, job postings, contact information, decisions, local rules
- Second Circuit opinions through Findlaw November 1995 through present
- Second Circuit opinions from Pace Law School September 1995 through present
Third Circuit
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals website general information, contact information, decisions from the last thirty days, death penalty information, PACER
- Third Circuit opinions through Findlaw May 1994 through present
- Third Circuit opinions from Villanova Law Library, official archive May 1994 through month prior to present
Fourth Circuit
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals website general information, contact information, decisions from 1996, argument schedule, local rules, forms and notices, PACER
- Fourth Circuit opinions through Findlaw January 1995 through present
- Fourth Circuit opinions from Emory School of Law decisions from January 1995 to July 2001
Fifth Circuit
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals website general information, contact information, pattern jury instructions, employment information, local rules, selected, published opinions from 1985, PACER
- Fifth Circuit opinions through Findlaw January 1997 through present
Sixth Circuit
- Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals website general information, contact information, employment information, local rules, pattern jury instructions (circuit executive link), forms and notices, published opinions from 1994, PACER
- Sixth Circuit opinions through Findlaw January 1995 through present
- Sixth Circuit opinions from Emory School of Law decisions from November 1994 to June 1999
Seventh Circuit
- Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals website general information, contact information, employment information, orders, court calendar, local rules, filing tips and forms, practitioner's handbook, pattern jury instructions, selected opinions from 1987, briefs, docket sheets
- Seventh Circuit opinions through Findlaw June 1995 through present
Eighth Circuit
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals website (information varies by state for district and bankruptcy) "one stop searching" - all documents available related to a case, general information, contact information, local rules, forms, opinions, appeal information, fee schedule, PACER
- Eighth Circuit opinions through Findlaw November 1995 through present
Ninth Circuit
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals website general information, contact information, employment information, rules, forms, selected, published opinions from January 1995, PACER
- Ninth Circuit opinions through Findlaw 1996 through present
- Appellate Counsellor Monthly newsletter on recent decisions in California
Tenth Circuit
- Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals website general information, contact information, employment information (find information under Internet button), calendars, rules, forms and practioner's guide (find under Rules button), opinions for 90 days, PACER
- Tenth Circuit opinions through Findlaw November 1995 through present
- Tenth Circuit opinions from Washburn University decisions from October 1, 1997
- Tenth Circuit opinions from Emory School of Law decisions from August 1995 to October 1997
Eleventh Circuit
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals website general information, contact information, employment information (human resources link), rules, pattern jury instructions, forms, opinions from November 1994 (zip file format), PACER
- Eleventh Circuit opinions through Findlaw December 1994 through present
- Eleventh Circuit opinions from Emory School of Law decisions from November 1994 to present (check Court of Appeals site for most recent)
Federal Circuit
- Federal Circuit Court of Appeals website general information, contact information, law clerk hiring policy, rules, forms, statistics, opinions for at least ninety days (removed at some point after ninety days)
- Federal Circuit opinions through Findlaw July 1995 through present
- Federal Circuit opinions from the Edward Bennett Williams Law Library at Georgetown University Law Center decisions from July 1995 to present
DC Circuit
- DC Circuit website DC Circuit website general information, contact information, employment information, rules, handbook of practice, forms, opinions from September 1997, PACER
- DC Circuit opinions through Findlaw from February 1995 through present
- DC Circuit decisions from the Edward Bennett Williams Law Library at Georgetown University Law Center from February 1995
Search all US Circuit Court of Appeals opinions LII - various file formats from approximately 1994 forward

U.S. Federal Trial Courts

U.S. District Courts Findlaw directory by state
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Findlaw directory and links
U.S. District Courts and Bankruptcy Courts LII directory by circuit or state

U.S. Courts of Special Jurisdiction

U.S. Court of Federal Claims website history, announcements, general orders, rules, forms, employment information, opinions from July 3, 1997 through present (approximately one week lag time)
U.S. Tax Court website contact information, FAQ, rules, forms, docket information, press releases, fees/charges, Tax Court and Memorandum opinions from January 1, 1999 through present
U.S. Court of International Trade website general information, contact information, employment inofrmation (click on Human Resources), rules, forms, electronic case management, slip opinions from January 5, 1999 through present
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces website general information, employment information, annual reports, rules, Daily Journal from May, 1998 through present, grants and dispositions, opinions from October 1, 1996 to present, digest of opinions from October 2, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims website general information, contact information, employment information, rules and procedures, forms and fees, stay orders, docket information, decisions and opinions from 1989 through 2002
Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals website general information, contact information, rules,select decisions from 1996, decisions from 1997 through present (approximate two week lag)

Federal Rules

Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts current rules of civil procedure, evidence, criminal procedure, bankruptcy procedure, and appellate procedure (click on Rules and Forms in Effect), proposed amendments, committee actions
Federal Rules from LII, Cornell (may not be current)

Federal Law, Legislative

Federal Legislative History Research: A Practitioner's Guide to Compiling the Documents and Sifting for Legislative Intent, by Richard J. McKinney and Ellen A. Sweet

Congressional Universe (Restricted access) CIS Index, CIS Legislative Histories, Congressional Indexes, legislative text

THOMAS: Legislative Infomation on the Internet Legislation (bill text from 101st Congress through present, summary and status from 93rd Congress through present), Congressional Record (text search from 101st Congress through present congress, Index from 104th Congress through present congress, Roll Call Votes from 101st Congress through present congress), Committee Information (reports from the 104th Congress through present congress, homepages), Treaties 90th through present congress

The Constitution

Text, analysis and interpretation, via GPO Access (last updated 2002)
Findlaw text and annotations from GPO Access document broken down by section with supplements incorporated

United States Code

U.S. Code U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Code Cornell, LII

Congressional Record

Via GPO access, 1996-2003
Congressional Universe (restricted access)

Listing of Bills introduced in the 110th Congress

Historical Documents Includes the Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers and the Constitution

Records of Congress U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Federal Law, Executive

U.S. Government Agencies Central Library, Government Information

Code of Federal Regulations via GPO Access (selected titles from 1996, all titles from January 1, 1997 through January 1, 2003)

Federal Register

GPO Access (volume 60, 1994 through current issue)
NARA link to search GPO access, Today's Federal Register, indexes and table of contents, information about the Federal Register and tutorial

Regulations.gov "find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register"

Presidential Documents via NARA

The Whitehouse policy statements, executive orders, proclamations, appointments, major speeches, press briefings, news

State and Local Law

To access a state government website type: http://www.state.xx.us (xx=state postal code abbreviation) for example http://www.state.mn.us

General State and Local Resources

Findlaw directory of state resources
Cornell, LII state constitutions, statutes and related legislative information
Cornell, LII state court directory
American Law Sources On-Line (ALSO) directory of state resources
Municipal Codes Online Municipal Codes Corporation
Municipal Codes Online Seattle Public Library
LexisNexis Municipal Codes Directory LexisNexis and Ordlink Services

Uniform Code Resources

Uniform Law Resources from LII, Cornell
- Uniform Law Locator
- Uniform Commercial Code, Articles 1-9 through 2001, does not include official comments
The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws drafts, committees, meetings, legislative reports
Uniform Codes: Drafts and Final Acts Official Site, NCCUSL in association with the University of Pennsylvania Law School

Tennessee Resources

State of Tennessee
- Tennessee Secretary of State department information, contact information, Tennessee Bluebook, rules and regulations, public and private acts
Tennessee Attorney General's Opinions (1999 [limited], 2000- )
Tennessee Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts opinions, court rules, ethics opinions, contact information, employment information
Tennessee Code via Michie (unannotated)
Tennessee General Assembly
Tennessee Municipal Codes
Tennessee Municipal Codes (Brentwood, Bristol, Clarksville, Gallatin, Germantown, Kingsport, Knox County, Knoxville, and Shelby County)
Tennessee State Library and Archives
TBALink Tennessee Bar Association

Vanderbilt University Law School