Legal Resources

Last update: December 4, 2007
This is a list of Federal, State, and Canadian links to legal resources available on the web.

Federal Legal Information
1. Judicial Branch: the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Judiciary
2. Legislative Branch: the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, bills and public laws.
3. GPO Access: online databases of titles such as the Congressional Record, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, U.S. Code, and the U.S. Constitution
4. Historical Documents of the United States: which include the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, 18th and 19th century full text of the Congressional Record
Washington State
1. Judicial Branch: State Supreme Court and State Court of Appeals, Superior Courts, District Courts, Municipal Courts, and Tribal Courts
2. Legislatve Branch: State Legislature, Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Washington Administrative Code (WAC), State Register, and bill information
3. Thurston County Government
4. County Goverment: listing of Washington State counties on the web.
5. Historical Documents of Washington State: includes the State Constitution, the Enabling Act, and Territorial Government act.
6. More Washington State government information.
The 50 States
1. Pacific Northwest States: government information on Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon.
2. The 50 States: sources of legal information for all the states in the union including links to the legislature, state courts,etc.
Canadian Government
1. Judicial Branch: Canadian Supreme Court and Provincial Courts
2. Legislative Branch: Canadian Parliament on the web, government bills, etc.
3. Provincial Government Information: a listing of all the government links from each Canadian province.
Other Legal Sources
1. Internet Legal Resources (via Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington School of Law )
2. Law Resources on the Web (via TESC Library Reference Services)
3. Legal Research on the Internet (via Washington State Law Library)