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U.S. Constitution Current Historical Resources Federal Legislative Branch U.S. Code Legislative History Legislative Branch Resources

Federal Executive Branch Regulations Federal Agencies Presidential Resources

Federal Judicial Branch U.S. Supreme Court Tenth Circuit Courts Lower Federal Courts Federal Court Rules Judicial Branch Resources

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U.S. Constitution

Current

• Constitution of the United States
• Annotated Version (Congressional Research Service)

Historical Resources

• Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789 from the Library of Congress American Memory Collection
• Charters of Freedom from the National Archives
• The American Constitution - A Documentary Record from Yale's Avalon Project

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Legislative Branch

U.S. Code

Legislative History

• Thomas
  Bills & Resolutions, Public Laws, Congressional Record, Committee Reports
• Committee Prints & Hearings from GPO Access
• U.S. Congressional Documents & Debates , 1774-1875 from Library of Congress

Legislative Branch Resources from USA.gov

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Executive Branch

Regulations

• Federal Register (1994-current)
• Code of Federal Regulations (1996-current)
• Regulations.gov

Federal Agencies

• Index of Federal Agencies
• Executive Branch from USA.gov
• Executive Branch Resources from GPO Access

Presidential Resources

• The President
• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1993-current)
  Includes Executive Orders, Proclamations and Signing/Veto Statements

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Judicial Branch

U.S. Supreme Court

Official Website

Oral Arguments

• Oyez
  Multimedia archive of the U.S. Supreme Court, including oral argument recordings
• Transcripts from the U.S. Supreme Court website (2000 Term - current)

Briefs

• American Bar Association (2003-2004 Term - current)
• Curiae Project - Yale University
  Selected briefs
• FindLaw (1999-2000 Term - current)
• Free and Fee Based Appellate Court Briefs Online
  by Michael Whiteman
• Where to Find Briefs of the Supreme Court of the U.S.
  From the U.S. Supreme Court website

Decisions

• Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII) (1990-current and selected historic decisions)
• FedWorld: Federal Legal Information Through Electronics (FLITE)
  (v.300-422 U.S. Reports; 1937-1975)
• Information About Opinions
  From the U.S. Supreme Court website
• Where to Obtain Supreme Court Opinions
  From the U.S. Supreme Court website

Supreme Court Rules

Tenth Circuit Courts

• U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
• Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Bankruptcy Court - District of Utah
• Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit

All Other Lower Federal Courts

Federal Court Rules

Judicial Branch Resources

• General Federal Court Information
• Judicial Branch Resources from USA.gov