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FEDERAL COURTS

            US Supreme Court Opinions

• Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975.  Finding aid to the "official" version of U. S. Reports.  Search by case name, case number, or by phrases in quotations.  Text of current public laws enacted by Congress.
• Supreme Court Decisions, 1983 – present.  - Search US Supreme Court opinions, 1983 - present.
• U.S. Supreme Court - This is the official website for the U.S. Supreme court and includes Practice Guides, Court Rules and Calendars.
• Legal Information Institute - Cornell Law School. Recent and historic U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
  
  Federal Court Resources
• U.S. Federal Courts - The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Web page for the federal court system.
• U.S. Federal Courts Finder - Emory University site for Information about the courts, good map of location of each circuit court, includes opinions and court rules.
• Findlaw - Search Federal laws and opinions of all Federal courts.
• U.S. Court of Appeals
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit  
       FINDLAW 9th Circuit Opinions: 1996- Present 
        Jurisearch - 9th Circuit Opinions: 1990- Present 
      U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit Opinions: 1995 - Present                                               
• Civil Jury Instructions
• Criminal Jury Instructions
  
  Federal Rules
• Federal Rules of Civil Procedure - maintained by Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
• Federal Rules of Evidence - maintained by Cornell's Legal Information Institute.

U.S. CONGRESS

• Home Page of the US Congress
• United States House of Representatives - House committee information, directories, member information, visitor information, and more.
• United States Senate - Information on international affairs, transit fees, highway access rules, wetlands, various grants, and biographies. Also, directories and files for several committees.
• Congressional Districts & Elected Officials by Zip code

• Thomas - Bills and Public Laws. On-line copies of Congressional Record from the 101^st Congress (1989-90) to the most recent issue of the current session.

• U.S. Code - Search the U.S. Code, from Cornell Law School.
• United States Constitution
• Uniform Commercial Code Locator - Full text of the UCC with links to specific state UCC codes.
• Drafts of Uniform and Model Acts - National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
• Code of Federal Regulations
• Federal Register
• GPO Access - Provides access to Federal Register from 1994 to present, the Congressional Record from 1994 to present, the U.S. Code, history of bills, etc.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Library of Congress
Federal Government Information on the Web – Federal government information resources through GPO Access.
USA.gov - The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
Presidential Documents

The Whitehouse

 

Executive Departments

• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Commerce
•     U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
•     IBM Patent Server  -- Sign up for Basic Registration to use the free Quick Search
•     Copyright Office
• Department of Defense
• Department of Education
• Department of Energy
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Homeland Security
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Department of Interior
• Department of Justice
• Department of Labor
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Department of State
• Department of the Treasury
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Veterans Affairs

Directories of Federal Agencies

• Federal Agency links - United States Information Service site. Click on USA to see list.
• List of Federal Agencies - a very comprehensive list from Louisiana State University.

FORMS

• Copyright Forms
• Employment Applications for Federal Jobs
• Federal Student Aid Application
• Findlaw Government Forms
• Forms.gov - The U.S. Government's Official Hub for Federal Forms
• Government Electronic Forms - This page contains downloadable government electronic forms, compiled by The University of Memphis
• IRS Tax Forms
• Immigration Forms
• Patent and Trademark Forms
• Passport Forms
• Small Business Administration Forms
• Social Security Forms
• Veterans Administration Forms

Updated 10/24/08 vgc

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