Government Information
An overview of United States federal documents that are available at F&M.
The Constitution
- The U. S. Constitution, AnnotatedAnalysis and interpretation of the Constitution by the Library of Congress.
Federal Courts
- Supreme Court of the United StatesInformation about the Supreme Court, the justices, and recent opinions.
- United States CourtsThis site provides information about the federal court system: judges, services, access to court records, statistics, reports, and rules.
- Introduction to the Federal Court SystemA primer from the Offices of the United States Attorneys, U. S. Department of Justice.
- The Federal Judicial CenterThe Federal Judicial Center is the research and education agency of the judicial branch of the U.S. government.
Laws and Regulations
- Public and Private LawsThe text of the laws are available from the 104th Congress (1995) to the present.
- United States CodeThe public laws are codified into 50 titles, or subject areas.
- Federal RegisterPublished 5 days a week, the FR contains all of the U.S. Government rules, proposed rules, public notices of federal agencies and Presidential documents. Covers from 1994 to the present.
- Code of Federal RegulationsThe codification of all final rules and regulations organized into 50 titles (or subject areas). Updated annually.
- Law Library of CongressThis site contains research guides and links to other legal resources.
