Statutes and Public Law
United States Government and Regulatory Information
Federal Legislation and Congressional Information
Feceral Judiciary

Statutes and Public Laws

• Public Laws, searchable from 1973 via the Library of Congress

• U.S. Code (via GPO Access)

• U.S. Code from the Legal Information Institute

• United States Consitution from the Legal Information Institute

United States Government and Regulatory Information

• Code of Federal Regulation via GPO Access Access to current and archived version of the CFR from 1997 to present (some titles from 1996 are available).

• Code of Federal Regulations - CURRENT - via GPO Access Access to current version of the CFR.

• e-CFR The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) is a prototype of a currently updated version of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). It is not the official version of the CFR, but it is usually the most up-to-date version - typically updated within 24 - 48 hours.

• E-Rules A one-stop open rules search, retrieval and comment tool as part of E-Rulemaking. It is a good place to find rules issued on the same day. In January 2005, people visiting that URL will have access to supporting materials and other public comments. They also will be able to sign up for e-mail notification when rule dockets are modified and make use of a more sophisticated search engine.

• Federal Register Searchable database of daily editions since 1995 via GPO access.

• FirstGov.Gov A comprehensive and official guide to the United States Federal government.

• The Government Manual via GPO Access Search annual editions from 1995 to present.

• The White House

Federal Legislation and Congressional Information

• Bills from GPO Access Searchable from 1993 (103rd Congress)

• Committee Prints via GPO Access Searchable database of selected committee prints from the 105th Congress to the present.

• Congressional Hearings via GPO Access Searchable database of selected hearings from 1998 to present.

• Congressional Reports via GPO Access Congressional Reports from the Senate, House and Executive branches.

• Congressional Universe If you are engaged in legislative history research at Brooklyn Law School, be sure to use our subscription to Congressional Universe as a research tool. You must be using a Brooklyn Law School workstation or network port in order to access this service.

• U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senate

• Web Access to the Legislative Branch via the Library of Congress

Federal Judiciary

• Cornell University's Legal Information Institute

• Federal Judicial Center

• GPO Access (Federal judicial information including court links from GPO Access.)

• Second Circuit Court of Appeals official web site

• U.S. Courts: Federal Judiciary Court Links

• U.S. Supreme Court official web site

Second Circuit

Supreme Court

Specialized/Agency Courts