WVU College of Law - George R. Farmer, Jr. Law Library

Administrative Decisions & Other Actions, a site maintained by the University of Virginia, links to other administrative actions which are outside the scope of the Code of Federal Regulations or the Federal Register. Information available via the Internet varies from agency to agency.

Circuit Court Opinions, maintained by Findlaw, offers a search of all federal circuit court decisions, or a search of individual Federal circuits, the D.C. circuit, or the U.S. Supreme Courts. Click here to go directly to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, the Northern District of West Virginia, or the Southern District of West Virginia.

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is searchable by keyword, citation, or you can browse CFR titles and/or volumes (1996-current). The LSA (List of CFR Sections Affected) is also available. There are links to other GPO Access databases, including the Federal Register.

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) through Cornell maintained by the Legal Information Institute, provides an alternative search interface for the Code of Federal Regulations database at GPO. The full text of the CFR is searchable by citations and the CFR code section headings are searchable by keyword.

Congress.Org provides information on Congressional members and their staff; Executive/Judicial Branches & Governors; Find Your Reps; Legislation; and a Scorecard from associations and advocacy groups on a set of issues and votes most important to that organization.

Congressional Universe provides comprehensive access to U.S. legislative information including House and Senate reports and documents, hearings, committee prints, bills, laws, legislative histories, and more. Access limited to College of Law computers in the Law Center.

Court Rules, Forms and Dockets, a site maintained by the Law Library Resource Exchange (LLRX), includes links to over 700 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets.

Docket Information Legal Dockets Online provide access to federal, state and local court case information, along with legal news and court opinions, orders and decisions arranged by state. Some courts require a subscription to PACER, other courts are free.

Federal Courts Finder, maintained by the Emory School of Law, contains a U.S. map of circuit regions and the full text of opinions from all federal courts. Click here to go directly to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, the Northern District of West Virginia, or the Southern District of West Virginia.

Federal Register a searchable, full text database of the Federal Register for 1994-current (vols. 59-current). This site is maintained by Government Printing Office (GPO).

FirstGov is an information portal for the United States Federal Government.

Fourth Circuit, maintained by the Emory University School of Law in cooperation with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, provides court opinions from 1995-2002 are arranged by year by month, available alphabetically by first party or by second party, and by a keyword search.

Fourth Circuit - Official Site, maintained by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Opinions are searchable by docket number, party name, or date issued. Also provides links to rules and procedures, forms and notices, mediation, and the argument calendar.

Government Documents Center, maintained by the University of Michigan, is a central reference and referral point for government information, including local, state, federal, foreign or international. The web pages are a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and news.

GPO Access includes links to the Federal Register, the Congressional Record, and the Budget.

Historical Documents in Law, History and Government Yale Law School's Project Avalon is a collection of historically significant digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy, and Government.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides forms and instructions in PDF and access to electronic filing, along with other helpful tax information.

Judges Biographical Database (Federal Judges) contains the service record and biographical information for all judges who have served on the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Circuit Courts, U.S. Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court since 1789.

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!, maintained by Northwestern University, provides the opportunity to listen to oral arguments of the Supreme Court through the OYEZ Project. The Project aims to include all leading constitutional law cases in a database and provide abstracts and other materials decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.

Statistical Abstract of the United States, maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau, provides the National Data Book, which contains a collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected internation data is also included. The Abstract is also your Guide to Sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations.

Supreme Court Decisions (1990-current), maintained by the Cornell Legal Information Institute, is searchable by date, topic, or party names. A collection of over 300 of the most important historical decisions of the Court is also available.

Supreme Court Decisions (1937-1975) (through FedWorld, a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce) provides U.S. Supreme Court Decisions from 1937 to 1975. These include decisions from volumes 300 through 422 of the U.S. Reports.

Supreme Court Home Page Find information about the Supreme Court, links to the Supreme Court calendar and schedules, court rules, opinions, and more.

Thomas, maintained by the Library of Congress, provides Federal legislative information with a searchable database for the full text of bills.

U.S. Code maintained by the U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision Counsel. The current version is available and searchable by title and section or by keywords.

U.S. Code through Cornell This version is generated from the most recent version made available by the U.S. House of Representatives. For exact information about the currency of any particular title, see the listing on the House server (above).

U.S. Government Documents, maintained by Columbia University Libraries, offers Subject Guides & Internet Resources and Elecrtronic Journals available. Columbia University has been a depository for U.S. Federal documents since 1882.

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