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Online Sources for West Virginia State Law and Related Federal Law

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Federal Law

Browse the list of sources below or view by category in the side navigation menu.

Federal Legislation

Federal legislative materials including the United States Code, proposed legislation, hearing transcripts and other documents produced during the legislative process is available from multiple sources.  Consider one of the following: 

 

Office of the Law Revision Counsel 
The Office of Law Revision Counsel compiles, revises, and publishes the United States Code.

 

Govinfo.gov
Govinfo.gov is a service of the United States Government Publishing Offices and supersedes FDsys.  Govinfo provides free access to official publications from all three branches of the federal government.  

 

Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII)
A non-profit entity sponsored by Cornell Law School with a mission to provide access to the law online at no cost. 

 

Congress.gov
Congress.gov provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the public. It is presented by the Library of Congress (LOC) using data from the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Government Publishing Office, Congressional Budget Office, and the LOC's Congressional Research Service.
 

 

Federal Courts 

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.
 
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.

 

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.

 

Federal Case Law

 
Opinions from the United States Supreme Court are available from the following sources: 

 

United States Supreme Court
The website of the United States Supreme Court hosts opinions from the 2010 term to the present. 

 

Library of Congress
Find SCOTUS opinions published in the United States Reports from 1754-2003.

 

Cornell Legal Information Institute
Hosts SCOTUS opinions from 1990 to the present. 
 
Opinions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

 

Govinfo.gov
A collection of Fourth Circuit opinions from 2005 to the present.

 

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit 
This official court page allows the user to search for official court opinions issued from January 1, 1996 to the present. 

 

Federal Administrative Law

 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
This govinfo.gov 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.