Resources
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Congress.GovThe site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the public. It is presented by the Library of Congress (LOC) using data from the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Government Publishing Office, Congressional Budget Office, and the LOC’s congressional Research Service.
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FDsys (Federal Digital System)GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. Through FDsys, you are able to search for documents and publications, browse for documents and publications, access metadata about documents and publications, and download documents and publications in multiple renditions or file formats.
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JUSTIAThe company provides Internet users with free case law, codes, regulations, legal articles and legal blog and twitter databases, as well as additional community resources. Justia works with educational, public interest and other socially focused organizations to bring legal and consumer information to the online community.
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Law Library of CongressCongress established its Law Library in 1832, recognizing its need fro ready access to reliable legal materials. The Law Library has grown over the years to become the world’s largest law library, with a collection of over 2.65 million volumes spanning the ages and covering virtually every jurisdiction in the world.
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Office of the Law Revision Counsel:United States CodeThe United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives.
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Supreme Court of the United StatesYou can view transcripts of old cases, see when new cases will be argued , rules and guidance, and much more.
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United States CourtsThe United States Courts website provides information about Federal Courts, Judges & Judgeship’s, Services & Forms, Court Records, Statistics & Reports, and Rules & Policies.
Citations
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The BluebookMust make a Free Account to access the Quick Style Guide.
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Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (From Cornell University Law School)This work first appeared in 1993. It was most recently revised in the fall of 2015 following a thorough review of the actual citation practices of judges and lawyers, the relevant rules of appellate practice of federal and state courts, and the latest edition of The Bluebook, released earlier in the year. As has been true of all editions released since 2010, it is indexed to both the The Bluebook and the ALWD Guide to Legal Citation. However, it also documents the many respects in which contemporary legal writing, very often following guidelines set out in court rules, diverges from the citation formats specified by those academic texts.
Tracking Sites
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GovTrackWe bring together the status of U.S. federal legislation, voting records, congressional district maps, and more. And we make it easier to understand. Use GovTrack to track bills for updates or get alerts about votes with email updates and RSS feeds. We also have unique statistical analyses to put the information in context.
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Regulations.govRegulations.gov is your source for information on the Federal regulations and other related documents issued by the U.S. government. Through this site you can find, read, and other comment on regulatory issues that are important to you.