Federal Legal Research Resources

Federal Judicial Branch

Tenth Circuit Courts

• U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
• Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Bankruptcy Court - District of Utah
• Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit
• Salt Lake City Immigration Court

• All Other Lower Federal Courts
• Federal Court Rules

U.S. Supreme Court

• Official Website
• Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States

Oral Arguments

• Oyez
  Multimedia archive of the U.S. Supreme Court, including oral argument recordings
• Oral Argument Transcripts, 2000 Term - current

Briefs (free resources only)

• American Bar Association Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases, 2003-2004 Term - current
• Free and Fee Based Appellate Court Briefs Online
• Office of Solicitor General (1982 - current)
• Where to Find Briefs of the Supreme Court of the U.S.

Opinions (free resources only)

• Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII)
• FindACase
• FindLaw
• Google Scholar
• Justia
• Library of Congress United States Reports v. 1-542 (1754- )
• Oyez
• Public Library of Law
• Supreme Court of the United States Opinions
• United States Courts Opinions
• Information About Opinions
• Where to Obtain Supreme Court Opinions

Judicial Branch Resources

• General Federal Court Information

 

Legislative Branch

U.S. Code

• From Cornell Legal Information Institute
• From govinfo, 1994 - current
• From Library of Congress 1925-1988
• From the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, 1988 - current

Legislative History

• Congress.gov (congress.gov) - Bills & Resolutions, Public Laws, Congressional Record, Committee Reports, 1973 - current
• Congressional Committee Materials
• U.S. Congressional Documents & Debates, 1774 - 1875

• Legislative Branch Resources

 

Executive Branch

Presidential Resources

• The President
• Compilation of Presidential Documents, 1993-Current

Federal Agencies

• Index of Federal Agencies
• Executive Branch

Regulations

• Federal Register
  • Library of Congress v. 1-58 (1936-1993)
  • govinfo, 1936-current
• Code of Federal Regulations
  • Library of Congress (1938-1995)
  • govinfo, 1996-current
• Regulations.gov

 

U.S. Constitution

Current

• Constitution of the United States: Analysis and Interpretation (via Government Publishing Office)
• Constitution Annotated (via American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service)
• U.S. Constitution Annotated (via Legal Information Institute)

Historical Resources

• The American Constitution - A Documentary Record
• Charters of Freedom
• Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789

 

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