» Virtual Reference: Law
- Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
- The Thomas web site offers the text of bills, congressional records, and committee reports, and provides status reports for public laws. Be sure to use links for Executive and Judicial branches. Through these connections you can find texts of Presidential speeches, policy papers from various agencies and all Supreme Court decisions since 1900. Finally the link to start/local links provides extensive local information.
- United States Code, 1994
- Also through GPO Access and Lexis-Nexis Congressional Universe
- Presents a compilation of federal laws. Subject areas covered include crimes and criminal procedure, commerce and trade, and public heath.
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Available in print and on-line, the CFR offers a simplified version of rules and regulations published by executive agencies of the Federal Government.
- Full-text State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet
- "This page seeks to link to sites containing full-text state constitutions, statutes (called codes or compiled laws in some states), legislation (bills, amendments, etc.), session laws (bills that have become laws), and administrative rules."
- Municipal Code Corporation
- Links to online municipal codes, by state.
- Municipal Codes Online
- From Seattle Public Library.
- Findlaw Constitutional Law Center
- Full text (searchable) of the Constitution with annotations of related Supreme Court cases; full text of the Articles of Confederation and the Federalist Papers; the history of the Constitution; biographical information on the founding fathers and Supreme Court justices; discussion of "hot" constitutional topics such as flag burning and abortion; text of Supreme Court cases with discussion, chat rooms and message boards on constitutional and legal issues.
- Kentucky Revised Statutes
- The official compilation of Kentucky 's current laws.
- Internet Legal Resources
- From the University of Washington School of Law.
- Web Resources for Foreign Law and Governments
- The Electronic Reference Desk, maintained by the Emory University School of Law.
- Foreign and International Law
- This site is maintained by the Williamette University College of Law in Salem,Oregon.
- C-SPAN Legislative Action Center
- This Web site supports searching for congressional votes by member or by subject, information for contacting your local representative or senator, and the chance to check the status of current bills. Presents recently passed legislation in each state.
- United Nations Home Page
- This web site offers key documents, news reports, and a personnel directory. Topics covered include human rights, economic and social development, and international law, among others.
updated on 04/25/07