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FEDERAL LAW RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET

Agencies

http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html
Access federal agencies on the Internet--executive, judicial, legislative, independent, boards, commissions, and committees.

Code Of Federal Regulations

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html
On-line edition of the Code of Federal Regulation which is added on-line as paper editions come out

Commerce, Department of

http://www.doc.gov/

Congress

http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/index.html
Congressional bills, directories, hearings, public laws, etc.
http://www.llsdc.org/sourcebook
Law librarians Society legislative source book containing current status on legislation, quick links to House and Senate documents & hearings, and telephone numbers and web sites with useful legislative information.

Congress--Bills & Public Laws

http://thomas.loc.gov/
Latest floor actions, bill summaries and status (1973-present), public laws (1973-
present), and most recent issue of Congressional Record.

Congressional Record

http://thomas.loc.gov/
On-line copies of Congressional Record from the 101^st Congress (1989-90) to the most recent issue of the current session

Congressional Quarterly

http://www.cq.com/

Constitution

http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst.html
Use keyword search for terms in the U. S. Constitution.

Copyright Office

http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
Homepage of the U.S. Copyright Office which links to copyright laws, application forms, and copyright registration.

http://www.loc.gov/copyright/forms/
Copyright Forms

Defense, Department of

http://www.defenselink.mil/

Employment Applications for Federal Jobs

http://www.opm.gov/forms/html/appn.htm

Education, Department of

http://www.ed.gov/

Energy, Department of

http://www.doe.gov/

Environmental Protection Agency

http://www.epa.gov/

Federal Communications Commission Forms

http://www.fcc.gov/formpage.html

Federal Courts

http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
http://www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.htm
U.S. Supreme Court Cases

http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/
http://www.fedcir.gov/
U.S. Court of Appeals

http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/courts/9th.html
http://www.jurisearch.com/default.asp?section=other&page=9th
www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/opinions+by+date?OpenView&Start=1&Count=100&Expand=1.1#1.1
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/web/sdocuments.nsf/civ
Civil Jury Instructions

http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/web/sdocuments.nsf/criminal+jury
Criminal Jury Instructions

Federal Government Information on the World Wide Web

http://www.info.gov
One stop shopping point for federal government information on the WWW. Connects to agencies, commissions, committees. Go here to connect to IRS, CIA, and FBI.

Forms

http://www.findlaw.com/16forms/index.html
Findlaw government forms

http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/forms.html
Forms from the Feds site

GPO Access (Superintendent of Documents Home Page)

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs
Links to federal budget, Federal Register, & Monthly Catalog.

GPO Products for Sale & Government Bookstores

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/sale.html
Search for government information from sales product catalog, browse governmental information by topic, and locate Government Bookstores nearest you and the hours they are open.

Government WWW Home Pages

http://www.house.gov/ackerman/pages/fedsite.html
Index of Government WWW home pages.

Health and Human Services, Department of

http://www.os.dhhs.gov/

House Of Representatives Home Page

http://www.house.gov/
Official homepage of the U.S. House of Representatives. Links to roll call votes and up-to date events on the House floor. Helps you identify and contact your representative.

House Of Representatives Internet Law Library

http://www.lectlaw.com/inll/1.htm
Links to U.S. Federal law, law schools library catalogs and services, attorney directories, and law book reviews.

Housing and Urban Development, Department of

http://www.hud.gov/

Immigration Forms

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

Income Tax Information (Federal)

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/index.html

Internal Revenue Service

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html
Provides tax forms and instructions for current year. Can search for forms by keywords. Lets you download forms from prior years back to 1992.

Internal Revenue Service Forms

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html

Interior, Department of

http://www.doi.gov/

Jury Instructions

http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/web/sdocuments.nsf/civ
Civil jury instructions.

http://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/web/sdocuments.nsf/criminal+juryy
Criminal jury instructions

Justice, Department of

http://www.usdoj.gov/

Labor, Department of

http://www.dol.gov/

Library of Congress

http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/
Connects to Library of Congress catalogs and exhibitions.

Monthly Catalog

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/adpos400.html
Catalog of United States government publications which allows you to search by keywords.

Passport Applications and Information

http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/get_840.html
Applications and Information from the U.S. State Department.

Patent and Trademark Office

http://www.uspto.gov/web/forms
Official home page of the U.S. Patents & Trademark Office. Search patents and download forms.

Postal Service

http://www.usps.gov/moversnet/coa.html
Change of address forms

Search Government Internet Sites by Topic

http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/All_Topics.shtml
Government Internet sites by subject topic. Allows you to perform simple search of GPO Access databases. Links to federal budget, congressional bills, public laws, history of bills, etc.

Small Business Administration Forms

http://www.sba.gov/library/forms.html

Social Security Forms

http://www.ssa.gov/online/forms.html

State Department

http://www.state.gov/

Student Aid Applications

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/express.html
Federal student aid applications

Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/supcrt/index.html
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.

http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Findlaw's site for Supreme Court decisions. Covers 1893-Present

http://www.supremecourtus.gov
Official website of the U.S. Supreme Court featuring facts about the court, biographies of sitting judges, information about court rules and procedures, and opinions issued during the current term.

Tax Forms and Publications

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/formspubs/index.html

Trademark Office

http://www.uspto.gov/
Official homepage of the U.S. Patent & Trademark office. Download forms.

Transportation, Department of

http://www.dot.gov/

Treasury, Department of

http://www.ustreas.gov/

United Nations

http://www.un.org/

United States Code

http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode
Allows you to limit your search to a particular title, section, or subdivision, and gives background information on the U.S. Code.

Veterans Administration Forms

http://www.va.gov/forms/default.asp

Veterans Affairs, Department of

http://www.va.gov/

Voting Record of Congressmen

http://www.cq.com
Congressional Quarterly's site which lets you access your representative's voting record. Lets you search popular bills by name.

Whitehouse Homepage

http://www.whitehouse.gov
The Whitehouse's official homepage. Tells you how to write the President or Vice-President, gives daily releases from the briefing room. Provides direct access to federal services. Lets you search for Whitehouse documents.

Research Guide-8
September 25, 2006
Victoria Garrott-Collins

Orange County Public Law Library
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