Any given provision in the current U.S. Code may be the product of multiple acts passed over a long period of time. So, how do you unpack the provision and discover the different acts that gave rise to a particular section of the Code? Tracing legislation from the Code back to the bills, public laws, and Statutes at Large that created it may seem daunting for the uninitiated, but we hope this research guide will help simplify the process.
The official website for the Judicial branch of the Federal Government. Includes information about the federal court system, rules and procedures, juror information, etc.
A one stop, user-friendly source of contemporary and current Congressional information, including bills, the Congressional Record, hearings, reports, and other Congressional activities.
Searchable database of Supreme Court decisions since 1893. Browsable by year and U.S. Reports volume number and searchable by citation, case title and full text.