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United States Federal Research Sources

Bibliographies

Compiled by the UB Law Library (LibGuides)

• Constitutional Law
• Federal Civil Procedure
• Federal Environmental Law
• Federal Indian Law
• Federal Securities Law
• Federal Taxation
• U.S.Law & Government Resources
• U.S. Legislative History
• U.S. Records & Briefs
• U.S. Treaty Sources

Databases (UB)

• Law & Legal Studies Databases - U.S.

Internet Links

• See also Constitutional Law: Web Resources (UB)

Comprehensive Gateways

• Federal Depository Library Program Electronic Collection
• Federal Citizen Information Center
• Federal Court Locator (Villanova)
• Federal Gateway
• FedLaw
• FedStats
• FedWorld.gov
• Government Information Locator Service (GILS)
• GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
• Justia.com
• Legal Research (Law Library of Congress)
• Legislative Sourcebook (Law Librarians' Society of D.C.)
• LexisOne
• LOUIS - the Library Of Unified Information Sources
• TRAC: Federal Enforcement, Spending & Staffing Data
• USA.gov (previously FirstGov.gov)

Commissions in the News

• 9/11 Commission
• Federal Communications Commission
• Federal Election Commission

Executive Materials

• Code of Federal Regulations (pdf version)
• Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)
• Federal Register
• Office of the Federal Register, Public Inspection Desk
• ABA Administrative Procedure Database
• Agency Index (Washburn)
• Census Bureau
• Comptroller General (Decisions)
• Embassies & Consulates
• Federal Administrative Decisions
• Federal Bulletin Board
• Hot Documents in the News (Columbia)
• Maps (Duke)
• National Archives
• Office of Management & Budget
• Presidential Documents, Compilation (Weekly and Daily)
• Presidential Papers Archive
• Presidential Signing Statements
• RegInfo.gov
• Securities & Exchange Commission
• Social Security Online
• White House

Judicial Materials

Supreme Court

• Supreme Court
• Briefs(1999+)
• Curiae Project (Yale)
• Justia Supreme Court Center
• LIIPreviews: Supreme Court Bulletin (Legal Information Institute – Cornell Law School)
• Opinions (1937-1975)
• Opinions (Current)
• Oyez Project
• Preview of U.S. Supreme Court Cases (ABA)
• SCOTUSBlog
• Solicitor General (U.S. Dept. of Justice)Briefs 1997- (Briefs filed by Solicitor General); 1982-96 Selected briefs
• Supreme Court Database (opinions 1953-2008, coded for empirical research)
• Supreme Court Historical Society
• Supreme Court Research Guide (Georgetown Law Library)
• Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research

Other Federal Courts

• Federal Court Locator
• Federal Judicial Center
• Federal Judiciary Home Page
• PACER (subscription service)
• Statistics
• United States District Court - Western District of New York

Judicial Selection

• Alliance for Justice - Independent Courts & Fair Judges
• Constitution Project - Courts Initiative
• People for the American Way - Independent Judiciary
• U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

Court Rules

• Court Rules, Forms & Dockets
• Federal Court Rules
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
• Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
• Federal Rules of Evidence

Legislative Materials

• American State Papers(US Congress 1789-1838)
• Congressional Directory
• Congress & Legislative Information (UB Arts & Science Library)
• Enactment of a Law (Robert Dove, U.S. Senate Parliamentarian)
• House Clerk
• House of Representatives
• How Our Laws Are Made
• Law Library of Congress
• Legislative Branch Internet Resources
• Legislative History Electronic Format (LLSDC)
• Legislative History Tutorial (Georgetown)
• Legislative Sourcebook (Law Librarians' Society of D.C.)
• LegiStorm
• Library of Congress
• OpenCongress
• Public & Private Laws (FDsys)
• Records of Congress in the National Archives
• Senate
• Senate Virtual Reference Desk
• THOMAS (legislative information from the Library of Congress)
• U.S. Code (pdf version)
• U.S. Code (Cornell LII)
• U.S. Code (U.S. Office of the Law Revision Counsel)
• U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection
• U.S. Statutes at Large (1789-1875) 1st Congress to 43rd Congress (v.1-18 Stat.)(Library of Congress)
• U.S. Statutes at Large (1951-current) 82nd Congress to current (v.65-123+ Stat.) (FDsys)