National and Federal Laws, Regulations and Cases

Do you have a question about national and federal laws, regulations, or cases?  Below you will find links to authoritative web sites.

Federal Court Opinions 
FDsys Federal Digital System - contains links to official federal government information from the Government Printing Office. 
Findlaw - Cases and Codes - contains links to resources for both state and federal law, including constitutions, statutes, cases, and more.

Federal Administrative Decisions & Other Actions by Agency - University of Virginia

OpenJurist - United States Supreme and Federal Court Opinions

United States Supreme Court Opinions via Findlaw

Congressional Record (the official record of the proceedings and debates of the U.S. Congress)

Freedom of Information Act (laws ensuring public access to U.S. government records)

THOMAS (federal legislative information from the Library of Congress)

Uniform Code of Military Justice (criminal laws and procedures for the armed forces)

Uniform Commercial Code (comprehensive federal laws addressing most aspects of commercial law such as sales, leases, negotiable instruments, bank deposits, funds transfers, and much more)

United States Code.  The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States, divided by broad subjects into 51 titles.

United States Department of Labor Employment Law Guide (describes the major statutes and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that affect businesses and workers)

United States Statutes at Large -  The permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress.  United States Statutes at Large: 1789 - 1873 contains the laws and resolutions enacted during the first forty-three Congresses.  Digitized historical volumes of the United States Statutes at Large are available for volumes 65-116 (1951-2002) through the Additional Government Publications collection and for volumes 117-122 (2003-2008) through the United States Statutes at Large collection of the U.S. Government Printing Office.

Code of Federal Regulations -  The annual codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government.  It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to federal regulation, such as agriculture, aliens, banks, energy, etc.

Federal Register - The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

Additional Federal Resources
The federal rules for various other subjects can be accessed using the links below:

Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal Rules of Evidence

WashLaw - State Law -  Washburn University School of Law database of laws of all the states searchable by state or by subject.

Findlaw - State Resources.  Database of the laws of U.S. states and territories.

American Legal Publishing Company Municipal Codes (does not include Virginia Beach)

Municode.com (contains over 2,500 codes from all 50 states; includes Virginia Beach)

Search for information about international law by subject or by country using links to legal resources through Findlaw International and WashLaw International.

Search online resources for information about Mexican laws using this site which features an electronic guide to web sites containing authoritative information on the laws of Mexico and related subjects.