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Federal Legal Resources

Federal Legislative Materials and Bills
Congress.gov 
GovTrack 

United States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States 
Constitution Finder
The Founders' Constitution
Commentaries and Historical Text Provided by the Law Library
of Congress

United States Code
Government Printing Office
 U.S. House of Representatives Searchable U.S. Code
U.S. House of Representatives Downloadable U.S. Code (by title)
Legal Information Institute (Cornell) - U.S. Code 
U.S. Code on Findlaw.com 
Federal Legislative History
Hearings 
Reports
Congressional Record 
 
 
Explanation of Federal Courts Structure and Individual Websites
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States Official Site
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions  (2008 term to date) 
U.S. Supreme Court Decisions via LII - Cornell University (1990 to date) 
FindLaw
Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Transcripts of Supreme Court Nomination Hearings (1971 - forward)
Historic Decisions
LII via Cornell University 
FedWorld/FLITE
FindLaw
Historic Civil Rights Documents
Oral Arguments
Oyez, Oyez, Oyez; U.S.S.C. Multimedia Database
Supreme Court Historical Society
United States Courts of Appeals: Circuits
District of Columbia Circuit
Second Circuit
Third Circuit 
Fifth Circuit
Seventh Circuit Eighth Circuit
Ninth Circuit Tenth Circuit
 
United States District Courts
United States Court Structure (With Link to District Court Locator)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States Court of International Trade
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
United States Tax Court
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 
United States Bankruptcy Court (informational, including forms)
 

New York State Legal Resoucres

 NY Senate
 Senate Bill Search
 NY Assembly
 Assembly Bill Search
 Legislative Bill Search (Includes Resolutions & Veto Messages)
 Budget Bills
 Constitution (NY State)
 New York Code - Laws of NY
 NY State Library Legislative History Tutorial
 NY State Legislative Intent Resources
 NY State Bill, Veto and Recall Jackets

 

 

New York State Unified Court System
New York Courts and Law Guide 
New York State Courts Introductory Guide
New York State Court of Appeals Information
LII - Cornell - New York Court of Appeals Decisions (1990-Forward) 
New York State Court Pass - Public Information Search for the Court of Appeals
New York State and Federal Court Rules
New York State Court of Claims Information and Recent Decisions
 

 

The New York State Data Center 
New York State Local Government Information Citizen Guide 
The New York State Newspaper Project 
Nassau County Government 
Suffolk County Government Online 
Local Government Sites Research Guide (via Live-brary) 
General Code
Municipal Code Corporation
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