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Law
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875, from the Law Library of Congress. Includes Annals of Congress, Congressional Globe, Statutes at Large, etc.
Finding U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
UM Libraries' guide to finding U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
GPO Access Databases
Full-text of Congressional Bills, Congressional Record, Federal Register, GAO Reports, Laws, Supreme Court Decisions, U.S. Government Manual, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, and others.
HeinOnline U.S. Attorney General Opinions
Full text, digital images, of four works: “Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel of the United States Department of Justice, (1977-1996),” “Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States, (1791-1982),” and “Digest of the Published Opinions of the Attorneys-General. & of the Leading Decisions of the Federal Courts, with Reference to International Law, Treaties, and Kindred Subjects,(1877),” and “Attorney General’s National Committee to Study the Antitrust laws” (1955). UM Only
HeinOnline U.S. Federal Legislative Histories Library
The “Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories Database (1789 -2002)” gives full text access to public laws searchable by Congress or the name of the law. The “Legislative History Title Collection” is a collection of full-text legislative histories on some of the most important and historically significant legislation of our time. UM Only
HeinOnline U.S. Statutes at Large Library
Full text of “U.S. Statutes at Large”, (1789 to 2002). Contains laws and resolutions passed by Congress. Also includes the text of Indian Treaties, and some other historic treaties ratified by the U.S. Senate before 1948. UM Only
HeinOnline U.S. Supreme Court Library
Full-text access to US Supreme Court Reports (1754-2003), Preliminary Reports (2002-2005), and Slip Opinions (2002-present). Also includes select books on the Supreme Court from the 1880’s to 1930, and two periodicals, “Supreme Court Economic Review” (1982-2001) and “Supreme Court Review” (1960-2000). UM Only
Law Library of Congress
Website of the Law Library of Congress.
Military Justice, see Armed Forces
LexisNexis Congressional
Bill text and tracking; CIS index, abstracts & legislative histories; Congressional Record; Public Laws; U.S. Code; Federal Register (1980-present) and Code of Federal Regulations (1981-present). [Content Info]
Supreme Court of the United States
Website of the Supreme Court.
Thomas
Legislative information from the Library of Congress, including bills and laws.
United States Code (USC)
This database contains the general and permanent laws of the United States.
U.S. Courts
Website of the Federal Judiciary.
