LibGuides: Legal Studies: Additional Web Resources

Legislative and Statutory Resources

American State Papers, 1789-1838
Contains the legislative and executive documents of Congress for the period 1789 to 1838.
Avalon Project
Digital primary source documents selected by the Yale Law School relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.
Congress
Contains full-text of legislation from the 103rd Congress (1993) to the present and member profiles from the 93rd Congress (1973) to the present.
Congressional Record
Contains the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress from Volume 140 (1994) to the present.
Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)
U.S. Department of State site presenting the official documentary historical record of major United States foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity, primarily covering 1945 to 1980.
LLMC
Searchable databases of earlier primary U.S. federal and state government documents as well as various foreign jurisdictions and international organizations.
NCSL State Legislative Websites Directory
Searchable database providing links to Web sites of State Legislatures, Legislators and political developments.
OYEZ
A multimedia database about the United States Supreme Court which includes audio files of oral arguments, abstracts of key constitutional cases, and information on Supreme Court justices
Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives (FDsys)
Includes Deschler’s, Cannon’s, and Hinds’ Precedents; contains rulings made by the chair of the House of Representatives.
U.S. Statutes at Large
Digital copies of the U.S. Statutes at Large, from Congress 1 (1789) through Congress 81 (1950).

Regulatory Information

Federal Register
Provides the full-text of the Federal Register, volumes 1-58, 1936-1993.
Regulations.gov
Allows for browsing and searching of proposed and final federal regulations, submitted comments regarding proposed regulations, supporting agency documentation, and reports related to regulations.

Treaties

Congress.gov
Contains full-text of legislation from the 103rd Congress (1993) to the present and member profiles from the 93rd Congress (1973) to the present.
Human Rights Library
Digital copies of core human rights documents, including treaties and other primary international human rights instruments.

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150 million pages and 150,000 titles of legal history and government documents. More than 2,400 law-related periodicals (Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, coverage of U.S. Reports from 1754), treaties, constitutions, case law, world trials, classic treatises, international trade, foreign relations, U.S. Presidents, and more.

United States Treaties
Digital copies of historical treaties (1795-1945) compiled by Charles I. Bevans.