Databases and E-Resources at the Library of Congress

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American State Papers, 1789-1838 ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Contains the legislative and executive documents of Congress during the period 1789 to 1838.

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Asian Law Bibliographic Database
The database is a collection of English language materials on Asian laws available throughout the world and includes books, chapters in books, journal articles and theses.

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ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law
Maintained by the American Society of International Law, the guide sets out basic strategies to find international legal materials and examine what resources are available on international environmental, economic and criminal law, private international law, human rights, treaties, international organizations, and the United Nations.

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Audiovisual Library of International Law
Contains documents, tapes - both audio and video - and other materials on subjects of international law.

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Australasian Legal Information Institute Databases
AustLII contains primary legal and legislative materials for Australia and New Zealand.

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Avalon Project
Digital primary source documents selected by the Yale Law School relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.

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British and Irish Legal Information Institute Databases
BAILII contains primary legal and legislative materials for England and Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, and the European Union.

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Canadian Legal Information Institute Databases
CanLII contains primary legal and legislative materials for Canada.

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CCH Business and Finance ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Full-text searchable database of primary and secondary legal sources, including the online equivalent of government contracts and other business-related CCH products.

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CCH Human Resources ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Full-text searchable database of primary and secondary legal sources, including the online equivalent of pension and health-related CCH products.

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CCH Tax Research ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Full-text searchable database of primary and secondary legal sources, including the online equivalent of the Standard Federal Tax Reporter, Tax Treaties, and state tax reporters.

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Congressional Record Database
Contains the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress from Volume 140 (1994) to the present.

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Constitutions of the Countries of the World (Use "Connect via IP Access") ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Contains the full text of constitutions from over 190 countries, including English translations and introductory and comparative notes that review recent amendments and provide historical, economic, and political information.

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COS Funding Opportunities ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Community of Science Funding Opportunities database lists available opportunities for grants, fellowships, prizes and other type of funding.

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CQ Online Editions: Historic Documents Series ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Search or browse by year or topic the Congressional Quarterly Historic Document Series containing more than 2,500 primary sources covering events around the world.

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CQ.com ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Congressional Quarterly, including Congressional Weekly, provides in-depth legislative news and analysis of the United States Congress.

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Credo Reference : Law Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Includes the full text of a dozen domestic and international reference legal sources, including encyclopedias and dictionaries.

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CSPV Violence Literature Database
VioLit contains citations and abstracts of juvenile violence related research and literature primarily from journal articles, books, and reports.

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CyberRegs ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
CyberRegs provides the full text of the US Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, State Registers, State Statues and forms, and State Environmental, Safety, Health and Transportation Regulations.

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Death Penalty Information Center Database of Executions
Search executions in the United States since 1976 by Year, Age at Execution, Race of Person Executed, Race of Victim, Gender of Person Executed, State, Region, and Method of Execution.

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E-Journals in Law, Politics & Government ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Browse an alphabetical subject list of electronic journals in Law, Military & Naval Science, Political Science, and Public Administration.

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Early American Imprints, Series II Shaw-Shoemaker 1801-1819 ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Shaw-Shoemaker Early American Imprints provides the full-text to 36,000 American books, pamphlets and broadsides covering all aspects of American life in the first nineteen years of the nineteenth century.

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ECO: Electronic Collections Online Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Indexing and abstracts for articles from over 5,400 scholarly journals covering agriculture, library science, anthropology, business, economics, education, fine arts, geography, history, language, law, literature, medicine, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, science, social sciences, and technology.

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Emerging Markets ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Collection of news and financial information for over 65 selected countries in Africa & the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, Central Asia (Caucasus) and Asia, and Latin America.

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Encyclopedia of Law & Economics
Full text reference work that attempts to survey the whole law and economics literature in nearly 5,000 pages.

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Environment Complete Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Environment Complete covers the scientific, technical & popular literature on energy resources, global warming, wastes, recycling, pollution, health hazards, conservation, wildlife management, and social / ethical issues & policy from more than 1,500 domestic and international sources.

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Environmental Impact Statements Full-Text (2003- ) & Digests (1985- ) ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
EIS Digests extract the key issues from government-released environmental impact statements, provides a brief description and abstract of the project, includes sections on positive impact and negative consequences, and details legal mandates.

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Federal Election System
Provides links to: Campaign Finance Reports and Elections and Voting data; including information about the electoral college, the administrative structure of US elections and voter registration and turnout statistics.

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Federal Register Library ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Provides search and browse options to PDF copies from volumes 1 of the Federal Register.

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Federal Register Online
The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

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Federal Register Public Inspection Documents Desk
Provides full text access to the recent rules, proposed rules, notices of Federal agencies and organizations, and other official documents of the United States government.

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Foreign Law Guide (Available in the Law Reading Room Only) ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Foreign Law Guide: Current Sources of Codes and Basic Legislation in Jurisdictions of the World provides an overview to foreign legal systems.

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Foreign Relations of the United States
This series presents the official documentary historical record of major United States foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.

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Foundation Directory ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Foundation Directory Professional provides program details for leading grantmaking organizations.

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GalleryWatch ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Tracks real-time legislative, regulatory, and governmental information and news.

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Global Legal Information Network
GLIN is a database of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources covering international law.

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Global Legal Monitor
Covers legal news and developments worldwide, drawing on information from the Global Legal Information Network, official national legal publications, and reliable press sources.

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Globalization and Labor Standards Bibliographic Database
The GALS database contains abstracts of recent English language law journal articles exploring international labor standards and rights in the global economy.

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GreenFILE
GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles that draw on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.

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Guide to Law Online
Prepared by the US Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, this site is an annotated guide to public sources of information on government and law available online.

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Guide to U.S. House and Senate Members
Search for and retrieve current individual Members by name, district, hometown, or groups of Members by state, party affiliation, or number of terms.

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Hein Online Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
The "Modern Link to Legal History" offers full-text searchable databases including the Federal Register Library, Law Journal Library, Treaties and Agreements, and the Supreme Court Library.

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Hinds' Precedents
Hinds' Precedents is a 5-volume series containing selected rulings made by the chair of the House of Representatives.

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Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Contains digital publications from the United States Commission on Civil Rights, an independent, bipartisan agency charged with monitoring federal civil rights enforcement.

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History Reference Online ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
ABC-CLIO History Reference contains the full text of over 600 books focusing on United States and world history, current issues, politics, and geography.

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Homeland Security Digital Library ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Provides quick access to important United States policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and reports from various universities, organizations and local and state agencies.

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House of Commons Parliamentary Papers Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
HCPP contains the full text of all sessional papers issued by the House of Commons, including Bills, Reports of Royal Commissions, Reports of Select Committees, Accounts and Papers, and Command Papers.

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Human Rights Library
The University of Minnesota Human Rights Library houses one of the largest collections of more than fourteen thousand core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments.

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IBFD Portal to Cross-Border Tax Information ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) portal to comparative tax research, international tax information and business practices.

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ILOLEX - Database of International Labour Standards
Full-text database of ILO conventions and recommendations, ratification information, comments of the Committee of Experts and the Committee on Freedom of Association, discussions of the Conference Committee, representations, complaints, General Surveys, and numerous related documents.

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Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
A multilingual subject index to legal articles and book reviews published in over 550 sources worldwide.

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Indian Affairs : Laws and Treaties
Full text of documents dealing with the legal status and laws, government relations, and treaties of North American Indians.

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Informaworld ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Multidisciplinary database hosting journals, eBooks, abstract databases and reference works published by Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Psychology Press and Informa Healthcare.

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Institute for Transnational Law Foreign Law Translations
English translations of French, German, Italian, Austrian and Israeli legal materials in the fields of constitutional, administrative, contract and tort law.

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Islamic Finance Information Service ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
IFIS contains detailed information on Islamic finance markets and securities providing top news, company information, financial markets data, research reports, legal and current affairs, deal details and league tables and Sharia rulings.

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JSTOR Arts & Sciences I, II III, IV, Life Sciences, Biological Sciences, Complement and Health & General Science Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
JSTOR is a collection of full-text, keyword-searchable academic journals dating back to the late 17th century.

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Law Journal Library ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Provides search and browse options for approximately 530 titles.

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Law n B — Korean Law Database (Available in Law Reading Room Only) ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
The Korean legal information service provides access to cases, statutes and other legal references for Korea.

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Legacy Tobacco Documents Library
LTDL allows users to search, view, and download over 7 million documents related to advertising, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and scientific research of tobacco products.

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Legal Periodicals Full Text Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Wislon Legal Periodicals Index covers over 1,000 legal journals, yearbooks, institutes, bar association organs, law reviews, and government publications originating in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Legal Periodicals Retrospective Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Index to over 750 legal periodicals, including law reviews, bar association journals, university publications, yearbooks, institutes, and government publications.

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Legal Threats Database
A catalog of lawsuits, cease and desist letters, and other legal challenges faced by those engaging in online speech.

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LegalTrac Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Indexes articles in all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals, and legal newspapers on Federal and State Cases, Laws and Government Regulations, Legal Practice, and legal subjects such as Taxation and International Law.

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LexisNexis Access to Primary Sources in US History ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
A database of essential sources in African American Studies.

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LexisNexis Congressional ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Provides comprehensive access to United States legislative information, including: hearings; reports; prints; documents; bills; laws; regulations; and CIS Legislative Histories.

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LexisNexis Environmental ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Covers the world's environmental related literature, including sources indexed in Environment abstracts.

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LexisNexis Statistical ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Provides statistical data from United States government publications from 1973, state and private sources from 1980, and international organizations from 1983.

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LLMC Digital ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Law Library Microform Consortium provides searchable databases of earlier full text primary United States Government documents and legal literature on microform, most of which is not available through other online resources.

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London Gazette Archive
An official newspaper of record in the United Kingdom for publishing legal notices, including insolvency (bankruptcy) notices.

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Making of Modern Law : Legal Treatises 1800 - 1926 ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Searchable full-text collection of Anglo-American legal treatises containing more than 21,000 works from casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and more.

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Making of Modern Law : Trials 1600 - 1926 ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Contains precedent-setting transcripts of cases covering constitutional and historical issues.

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Making of the Modern World 1450 - 1850 ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Provides the full text of more than 61,000 books and scores of serials covering economic and business literature published from 1450 through 1850.

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Multinational Collections Database
Lists items which reprint the laws and regulations of other jurisdictions on a particular legal topic, comparative in nature.

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NATLEX
NATLEX contains over 55,000 records covering over 170 countries and territories on national labour, social security and related human rights legislation.

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NCJRS Abstracts Database
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database contains summaries of more than 180,000 criminal justice publications.

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NCSL State Legislatures Internet Links
Searchable database providing links to Web sites of State Legislatures, Legislators and political developments.

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NewspaperDirect PressDisplay ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Library PressDisplay provides online access to today's newspapers from around the world in full-color, full-page format.

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Oxford Reference Online : Humanities & Social Sciences Find It at LCON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Contains the full text of over 150 books in general reference, language, science and medicine, humanities and social sciences, and business and professional subjects published by Oxford University Press.

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OYEZ
A multimedia database about the United States Supreme Court.

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PARLIT
A database of bibliographic references on the role, structure and working methods of national parliaments, and on electoral systems, constitutional law, history and political science.

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Public Documents Masterfile ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Public Documents Masterfile is a comprehensive index of federal, state, local, and some international public documents, spanning over 200 years of publication.

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RDB Rechtsdatenbank (Available in Law Reading Room Only) ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Provides access to a large number of Austrian legal journals, collections of cases and other resources related to the laws of Austria.

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Registry of U.S. Government Publication Digitization Projects
Contains links to projects that include digitized copies of publications originating from the United States Government.

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Roman Law Library
Collection of Roman laws (Latin texts), with some accompanying commentary and background information.

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Sabin Americana 1500-1926 ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Sabin Americana contains books, pamphlets and other documents about society, politics, culture, religious beliefs, and contemporary opinions for North, Central and South America, the Arctic and Antarctica and the West Indies.

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Social Science Research Network
The SSRN abstract database contains information on over 100,100 scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers.

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Supreme Court Library ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Includes complete coverage of published cases in official sources from 1754 to the last full calendar year for the United States Supreme Court.

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THOMAS : Legislative Information
A full-text database which includes major legislation (by bill number, subject, and title), bills (full text, summaries, and status), public laws, the Annals of Congress, the Congressional Record and the Congressional Record Index, roll call votes, Congressional committee reports, historical documents, and information about the legislative process.

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Treaties and Agreements Library ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
Includes both official and unofficial primary treaty resources in addition to helpful guides.

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Treaties and International Agreements (Select: Connect via IP Access) ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
TIARA contains accurate versions of over 11,500 treaties and international agreements.

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United States Congressional Bibliographies
Enumerates and describes meetings held by Congressional committees since 1985, those for which printed transcripts are issued, and those that remain unprinted.

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United States Congressional Serial Set ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
The United States Congressional Serial Set contains all the Reports, Documents, and Journals of the US Senate and House of Representatives from the 15th Congress to the 83rd Congress, 2nd session, 1817 - 1954 (Serial Set Volumes 1 - 11814).

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United States Federal Regulations
Search for Federal Regulations and Federal Actions Open for Comment.

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United States Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832 - 1978 ON-SITE ACCESS ONLY
A collection of over 350,000 full-text Supreme Court documents covering more than 150,000 distinct cases.

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World Legal Information Institute Databases
The World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII) provides access to worldwide law from countries in six continents.

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Zimmerman's Research Guide
An online encyclopedia containing brief descriptions and links for legal and business terms.

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