Internet Resources:
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American Government
- Democratic National Committee
- Foreign Relations of the United States, 1963-1958 - Online versions of the historical set from the Dept of State.
- Libertarian Party
- Making of America - "Digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction."
- The National Journal Online - Limited access to some parts of the print version of National Journal.
- OpenSecrects.org -- Guide to money in U.S. elections produced by The Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy.
- Politics Online: Fundraising and Internet Tools for Politics - US and world political headline news; special reports on US and world politics; media reference center; and links to political professionals.
- Project Vote Smart - "Project Vote Smart (PVS) is a citizen's organization dedicated to serving all Americans with accurate and unbiased information for electoral decision-making" Includes information on candidates, current office holders, bills in Congress, election issues. Excellent site.
- Republican National Committee
- THOMAS -- Legislative Information on the Internet - Searchable databases dealing with US Congress activities -- bill summary and status; House floor; public laws; roll call votes in House and Senate; Congressional Record; Day-in-Session calendars; House and Senate committee information; Congress directory; and the legislative process.
- U.S.Constitution, Annotated. From Cornell; originally prepared by the Congressional Research Service.
- Congressional Votes Database - Research how members of Congress voted on legislation from 1991 to the current session. From the Washington Post.
- Open CRS - An attempt to centralize the Congressional Research Service Reports
Congressional / Legislative (free sites)
- Most of the following can be found in hard copy in the MSU Libraries.
- LEGISLATIVE HISTORIES
- Law Librarians' Society of Washington DC -- Detailed guides in compiling LH and other related resources
- POPULAR NAME OR PUBLIC LAW # INDEXES
- GPO Access --name and PL# search from 1995
- THOMAS --PL# table from 1973 with links to bill history; AND a word/phrase search in its bill status/summary section from 1973
- Law Revision Counsel -- easy popular name search
- Cornell Legal Information Institute -- popular name index, somewhat dated
- Findlaw -- popular name index, somewhat dated
- U.S. CODE
- GPO Access -- has USC 2000 and 1994 editions with supplements (Text, not PDF)
- Law Revision Counsel -- has downloadable chapters and current update
- Cornell Legal Information Institute -- has latest with direct linking to sections
- Findlaw -- has latest with direct linking to sections
- BILL / PUBLIC LAW CHRONOLOGIES & SUMMARIES
- GPO Access -- history of bills & resolutions from 1983, with dates to page numbers from 1993
- THOMAS -- bill status and summaries from 1973, with links to reports & Congressional Record from 1999
- Law Librarians' Society of Washington DC -- current status on selected topics from 1999
- BILL / PUBLIC LAW TEXTS (STATUTES) And EXECUTIVE RESOURCES (FEDERAL REGISTER, CFR)
- GPO Access -- full text of bills in all versions from 1993; full text of all public law/statutes from 1995
- Statutes at Large / slip law
- National Archives and Records Administration -- access to Federal Register, Statutes at Large, Code of Federal Regulations
- GPO NARA search page
- THOMAS -- full text of bills in all versions from 1989
- Library of Congress bills and statutes 1789-1873
- CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
- GPO Accessall reports from 1995 (text & PDF)
- THOMAS -- all reports from 1995 (html)
- Library of Congress -- selected Serial Set reports 1817-1917
- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
- GPO Access -- full text from 1994 (PDF from 1995); Index from 1983
- THOMAS -- full text from 1989 (html), most daily edition only
- Library of Congress -- has pre-Congressional Record publications 1789-1874
- Law Librarians' Society of Washington DC -- has table of congressional sessions with dates, Record #s and notations
- CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE HEARINGS
- GPO Access --selected hearings from selected committees, some as early as 1997 (PDF)
- House.gov -- "Committees Search" section has most all prepared testimony, some as early as 1995
- Senate.gov -- Choose Committees section, has most prepared testimony, some as early as 1997.
- WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS/ PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENT
- GPO Access -- Compilation from 1993, Public Papers from 1992 (text and PDF)
- CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS Generally contains communications from the President, treaties, vetoes, etc.
- GPO Access -- numbered document series from 1995
- RELATED REPORTS (GAO, CBO.OMB.CRS, US Budget, White House, etc)
- GPO Access --GAO reports from 1995 (text & PDF), Budget from 1997
- Government Accounting Office --GAO reports from 1970 (PDF with html abstract)
- Congressional Budget Office -- CBO reports from 1981 (html, PDF)
- Office of Management and Budget --RECENT OMB reports to Congress
- Congressional Research Service Reports--Law Librarians' Society of Washington DC -- LLSDC sourcebook has links to most available on the internet (difficult to locate elsewhere)
- SUPREME COURT
- FINDLAW -- Decisions back to 1999
- Cornell Legal Information Institute -- easy search of cases back to 1990, separate list of selected historic cases available
- FedWorld -- easy search of cases between 1937-1975
- Supreme Court -- docket and current cases
- Regulations.gov - Wonderfully designed. Search the Code of Federal Regulations, and any open regulations needing comment, by topic, title, date, etc. Easy to use.
Federal Courts
- The Federal Judiciary Homepage
- FLITE - Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975 - Can take some time to load.
- LII (Legal Information Institute): Supreme Court Collection - Pending cases; Decisions 1990 -; Decisions before 1990; Court calendar, rules and gallery of current and former justices.
- USSC+ (United States Supreme Court Opinions) - Some free access to searchable database of US Supreme Court Opinions.
- Supreme Court of the United States
- ABA's LawLink - Large group of web site links dealing with legal information.
- American Law Sources On-line -- "A comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to freely accessible on-line sources of law for the United States and Canada."
- FindLaw - Divided into six main sections, including legal professionals, students, business, and public; web site links in each section quite extensive.
- USALAW - Attorney directory; legal articles; and legal links.
- General
- Constitutions of the World
- Embassy.org: The Electronic Embassy - Information on each of the embassies in Washington, DC; directory of companies providing goods and services of interest to diplomats, Americans overseas, foreign visitors to the U.S., and internationally-focused educators; embassy events calendar; and virtual gallery of embassies.
- USDoS: Country Background Notes - People, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations, US relations, and travel/business; links to further information.
- USDoS: Countries and Regions
- USDoS: International Topics and Issues - Large list of web site links dealing with international topics and issues, i.e. arms control, biotechnology, corruption, management, refugees, terrorism, etc.
- Africa
- Asia
- European Union
- CURIA. Portal to the EU's Court of Human Justice, etc.
- Essential EU Law Sites. Overall portal from the EU's main site.
- Eur-Lex. Portal to European Union law.
- Europa: The European Union Server
- European Union in the US
- G8 Information Centre
- Latin America
- Russia and Eastern Europe
- United Kingdom
- ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union
- American Bar Association
- American Political Science Association Online
- Policy Action Network - "…provides timely information and leading ideas about the policies and politics that shape our world."
- Institute for Policy Research - Interdisciplinary public policy research institute; publications, events and research in social science focusing on significant public policy issues.
- National Association of State Budget Officers - Fiscal Survey of States; State Expenditure Report; publications and policy resources; training and development; related links on state budgets.
- National Bureau of Economic Research - Private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization focusing on helping individuals understand how the economy works; links to macro data from the government and other sources; publications and reports. Access to the NBER Papers available on-campus only.
- United States General Accounting Office - GAO reports, publications, and products; FraudNet; GAO job opportunities.
- Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations . Full titles for obscure legal references.
- ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) - "The primary mission of the ICPSR Web site is to provide to the social science research community efficient search capabilities, quick and easy access to data, information about ICPSR and its programs, and appropriate support and documentation."
- National Atlas. An interactive map which allows the creation of historical, environmental, demographic and other topical maps; state, county and city levels possible.
- Statistical Abstracts of the United States - One of the largest collections of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States
- Centers for Research and Policy Development - Links to research and policy development organizations.
- The Foundation Center - Philanthropy News Digest; finding funders (Foundation Directory Online); researching philanthropy; and professional development opportunities.
- Political Advocacy Groups - Directory of US lobbyists.
- University of Michigan Annotated List of Think Tanks
General Law
International Government
Organizations
Public Policy
Statistics and Databases
Think Tanks, Nonprofits & Advocacy
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