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.
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
This database contains the 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.
Circuit Court Opinions
This site, 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)
This government site 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)
This site, maintained by the Legal Information Institute at Cornell, 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.gov
Details of the U.S. legislative process maintained by the Library of Congress,
with a searchable database for the full text of bills.
Congress.Org
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.
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 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).
GPO FDsys
This official Government Printing office site includes links to the Federal Register,
the Congressional Record, the Budget, etc.
History of the Federal Judiciary
The Federal Judicial Center presents basic reference information about the history
of the federal courts and the judges who served on the federal courts since 1789.
Internal Revenue Service
The IRS site provides
forms and publications in PDF and access to
electronic filing, along with other helpful tax information.
Northern District of West Virginia – United States District Court
The official site of the Federal Northern District Court of West Virginia.
Southern District of West Virginia – United States District Court
The official site of the Federal Southern District Court of West Virginia.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
This U.S. Census Bureau site provides the National Data Book, which contains a
collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States.
Selected international 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 of the United States 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.
United States Code
The official U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision Counsel website.
The current version is available and searchable by title and section or by keywords.
United States Code through Cornell
The text of the U.S. Code provided on this website 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 the
U.S. House of Representatives Office of Law Revision Counsel website.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
An 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.
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Opinions (1996-current)
This official court page allows the user to search for official court opinions
issued from January 1, 1996 to the present. Cases can be accessed by Case Number
or Case Name. Users can also browse opinions by Today’s Opinions, This Week’s Opinions,
and/or Last Week’s Opinions. Full-text searching is also available through this
database.
United States Government Documents
A site, maintained by Columbia University Libraries, offers Subject Guides &
Internet Resources and Electronic Journals available. Columbia University has been
a depository for U.S. Federal documents since 1882.
United States Supreme Court Decisions (1937-1975)
This FedWorld.gov site, which is 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.
United States 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.
United States Supreme Court Home Page
Find information about the Supreme Court, links to the Supreme Court calendar and
schedules, court rules, opinions, and more.
