Available from the 1995 (104th Congress) forward, Thomas provides lists of major legislation passed in to laws, laws by law number and laws by bill number. The link brings up a list of bills, which gives access to either the bill summary, related congressional materials, or the full text of the bill.
Many of the print sources listed below can also be found online. See the above section for access tips.
Public Laws as passed by Congress (chronological). Bills signed into law are first published as Slip Laws Which are retained in the collection until republished in the Statutes at Large.
The official compilation of the public laws in force, the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is a subject arrangement (instead of chronological) of the laws reflecting all additions, deletions and revisions at the time of publication. The print edition is updated once every six years with annual supplements that document current changes.
Subject arrangement of laws with annotations and notes of decisions.
Contains the cumulative regulations in force at the time of publication. The CFR is divided into 50 titles, which represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. The 50 "titles" are updated on a rotating basis over a one-year period.
A daily publication that contains all proposed changes (additions, deletions and updates) to the Code of Federal Regulations plus presidential and other materials. The current years are available in documents [U.S. AE 2.106:]. Earlier volumes are kept on microfiche.
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the judicial branch of the U.S. government. Its main activity is as the court of last resort exercising appellate jurisdiction over cases involving federal law. The official print version of Supreme Court Decisions is the United States Reports or U.S. Reports.
Guide to citing legal sources.
Contains selected appellate court decisions. Its editors scan all current decisions and select what they think will be the leading cases. The editorial essays that follow each case are a valuable research tool. Selected cases are included from areas of the United States.
Cases from 1999-present.
Click on "Supreme Court" for database of decisions. Click on U.S. Code for to search the Code by Title and section, i.e. Title 7 Agriculture. Also contains the Popular Names Index, a list of common names for legislative acts, i.e. Honeybee Act.
Comprehensive coverage of both federal and state legal information.
Includes international law.
Good information but fees for some forms.
Emphasis on business, employment, and consumer laws.
A comprehensive law and government portal, including foreign governments
Search for links to over 700 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets.
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