Internet Reference Project
Federal Resources
FirstGov
The Federal government's own portal to its various web sites, document collections, and services.Website
Thomas
Public Laws, Bills, Status, and other Congressional Documents for the 104th through 107th Congresses. Some data goes back to the 93rd Congress for some categories of information. Includes links to Senate and House Committee web sites.Website
GPO Access
Search the US Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register, the Congressional Record, Congressional Reports, Hearings, and other documents. Other resources include the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (formerly the Monthly Catalog of Government Publications). The House of Representatives Office of Law Revision Counsel also offers a downloadable version of the United States Code.Website
The White House
The White House web site current from January 20, 2001. Aside from executive documents availabe through links on the left column of the page, the site features links to every cabinet level departments and agencies. The White House web site current from January 20, 2001. For documents and a look at the White House Server as it existed in the Clinton administration, see the National Archives copy of that site at http://www.clinton.nara.gov/sitemap.html.Website
The United States Supreme Court
The Court's official website. It contains up-to-date orders, argument schedules, argument transcripts, opinions, and a library of bound US Reports starting with volume 502 in PDF format. The Oyez Project, Findlaw and Cornell's Legal Information Institute have extensive archives of Supreme Court materials. Briefs are available from a variety of sources. The Court links to the ABA which hosts merit briefs beginning with the 2003-2004 Term.Website
The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
The court's official web site. The site features opinions, briefs, oral arguments (MP3 audio format), practice forms (links from main page), the Practitioner's Handbook For Appeals 2003 Edition, and Criminal and draft Civil Jury Instructions.Website
The U.S.District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
The court's official web site. It features links to forms, recent opinions, the Attorney's Guide for Employment Discrimination Cases (revised March, 2005), the Federal Court Prison Litigation Project Handbook (revised), the Grand Jury Foreperson's Handbook, and The Americans With Disabilities Act and The Age Discrimination In Employment Act Handbook (revised April, 2005). There is also a page of links to other legal resources related to federal practice in Illinois and the Seventh Circuit.Website
Other Federal Courts
This site contains publications generated by the Judicial Conference of the United States, and Emory University Law Library Reference Desk maintains links to all federal court resources. The Federal Judicial Center maintains a database of biographical information for all federal judges.Website
