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Home: U.S. LEGAL RESOURCES GUIDE

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Constitution
Statutes
Administrative Rules and Regulations
Court Reports
U.S. District Courts
U.S. Courts of Appeal
U.S. Supreme Court

Secondary Sources
Legal Dictionaries
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Legal Journals
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U.S. Legal Resources Guide

Primary Sources

Statutes

A statute is a written law which has been enacted by Congress. Statutes are organized by the date of passage (called slip laws) or by subject in a code.

United States Statutes at Large, 1995 to present
United States Statutes at Large
D. H. Hill Reference GS4.111: and AE2.111: 1949 to date (U.S. Documents Reference, 2d floor, north tower)
D. H. Hill Documents S7.9: 1909 - 1949 (U.S. Documents stacks)
D. H. Hill Microfilm: 1798/99 - 1915/17 (Media/Microforms Center, 2d Floor, West Wing)
Printed at the close of each annual session of Congress, the volumes for each session include public and private laws, resolutions and Presidential proclamations.
Cite as: 94 Stat. 168 (1975)

United States Code, 2000 ed.
United States Code
D. H. Hill Reference Y 1.2/5: (U.S. Documents Reference, 2d floor, north tower)
This set is considered a "code" or subject arrangement of laws. Subject, popular names, and table indexes are provided.
Cite as: 16 U.S.C. 462 (1988)

United States Code Annotated
D. H. Hill Ref. KF62.5. W45 (Reference - 1st Floor, East Wing)
This set is considered a "code" or subject arrangement of laws. It provides annotations to court decisions which discuss specific statutes, to regulations and to articles which may be pertinent.
Cite as: 16 U.S.C.S. § 462 (West 1988)

LexisNexis Federal & State Codes
NCSU's Information System; restricted use via remote access.
Go to this LexisNexis Academic link; there the default choice in the "Select Sources" dropdown should be "United States Code Service - Titles 1 through 50."

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