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Legislative Documents (via Thomas)

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• Congressional Committees: House / Senate

Research Guides

• Federal Statutory Research
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Regulations

• Code of Federal Regulations
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Lists of Administrative Agencies

• WashLaw (links and detailed contents)
• Duke University (search by keyword)
• USA.gov A-Z Index of Federal Agencies

Presidential Documents

• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
• Public Papers of the Presidents

Research Guides

• Federal Administrative Law Research
• Federal Regulatory Research
• Federal Executive Documents

U.S. Government Information

• GPO Access
• Google Uncle Sam
• Thomas
• USA.gov

Cases and Court Websites

• United States Supreme Court
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Dockets & Filings

• United States Supreme Court docket
• Federal District Courts dockets & filings

Court Websites

• United States Supreme Court
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• Federal District Courts
• Federal Court Locator

Research Guides

• Federal Case Law Research
• Strategies for Finding Court Documents

State Law Sources

Secondary & Reference Sources

Topical Research Guides/Megasites

• Cornell LII State Materials by Jurisdiction
• Washlaw State Law Search
• Justia U.S. States
• State Court Websites via NCSC
  

• Law Reviews (by title)
• Law Reviews (by topic)
• BlawgSearch -- Locate legal blogs
• Martindale Hubbell Lawyer Locator
• Dictionaries & Translation Sites
  

• Cornell LII (guides under Law About)
• Legal Research Engine
• LLRX.com