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Federal Laws

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The National Archives of Records Administration brings the Code of Federal Regulations Titles, a searchable database providing volumes, background information and FAQ's.

URL: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html

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[From the site:] The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each volume of the CFR is updated once each calendar year and is issued on a quarterly basis.

URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

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American Law Sources Online (ALSO) is a comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to all online sources of American law that are available without charge, including all state law.

URL: http://www.lawsource.com/also/

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Search Historic Supreme Court Decisions By Topic. Provided by Cornell University Law School.

URL: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/topic.htm

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VersusLaw is a comprehensive and inexpensive legal research site providing fully searchable case law, legal decisions and legal opinions from state and federal appellate courts dating back to 1950; also find Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. Fee based.

URL: http://www.versuslaw.com/

Federal Judicial Center
The Federal Judicial Center contains information relating to publications and education programs, as well as links to court related sites.

URL: http://www.fjc.gov

Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations
From the National Archives, the Federal Register delivers a detailed how-to guide on performing research for administrative laws and rules utilizing the two publications.

URL: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/about/

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure govern the conduct of all civil actions brought in Federal district courts. While they do not apply to suits in state courts, the rules of many states have been closely modeled on these provisions. From the Cornell University Law School.

URL: http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/

Federal Rules of Evidence
Federal Rules of Evidence (from the Cornell University Law School) govern the introduction of evidence in proceedings, both civil and criminal, in Federal courts.

URL: http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/index.html

Texas Legislature Online
Texas Legislation Online includes revisions to the Texas Statutes through the 76th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature, 1999. Changes enacted by the 77th Legislature are not expected to be received from the West Group until June 2002, after which this site will be updated.

URL: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/

United States Code
The United States Code Online is prepared and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives. This database contains the general and permanent laws of the United States.

URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html

USC and CFR Search
The USC and CFR Search will allow you to search for legal citations from the United States Code (USC) and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The USC entries are maintained by the Cornell University Law Library and the CFR entries are maintained by the Government Printing Office (GPO). Please be advised that on-line access to all USC and CFR entries is not always possible. Because of this you may not receive a response to every search request.

URL: http://www.doi.gov/hrm/pmanager/lawsrch.html