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    Law Guide     

    Text in BROWN indicates that the item is located in Hoover Library.
    Dewey call numbers for books on Law: 340-349.

    • Academic Universe (LexisNexis)
      • Full text of the Federal Code; Federal Regulations; State Codes; European Union Law; Tax Law; and more.
      • Note: This database provides text only, i.e. no images, charts, tables, etc.
    • Congressional Universe (LexisNexis)
      • Index of congressional publications from 1970 to the present
      • CIS Legislative Histories for public laws going back to 1970
      • Testimony from congressional hearings
      • Track bills as they move through the House and Senate
      • Search the Congressional Record and Federal Register
      • Information about Congressmen and committees (1997 to present)
    • FindLaw
      • Web portal focused on law and government. For searching the Web, good place to start.
    • Court Forms (FindLaw)
      • Federal and state court forms.

    U.S. Constitution
    Dewey call numbers for books on Constitutions: 342
    A written document executed by representatives of the people of the United States as the absolute rule of action and decision for all branches and officers of the goverment, and with which all subsequent laws and ordinances must be in accordance unless it has been changed by a constitutional amendment by the authority that created it. (Taken from West's Encyclopedia of American Law, vol. 12, p. 64.)

    U.S. Bill of Rights
    The first ten amendments ot the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791, which set forth and guarantee certain fundamental rights and privileges of individuals, including freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly; guarantee of a speedy jury trial in criminal cases; and protection against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment. (Taken from West's Encyclopedia of American Law, vol. 12, p. 36.)

    State Constitutions
    Dewey call numbers for books on Constitutions: 342

    Maryland Constitutions
    Dewey call numbers for books on Constitutions: 342

    Non-U.S. Constitutions
    Dewey call numbers for books on Constitutions: 342

    • Constitution Finder (T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond)
      • Constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents.
    • Constitutions of the World (Susan Goodwin, Kingwood College)
      • Links to national constitutions.
    • Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) (Library of Congress)
      • Database of laws, regulations, and complementary legal sources. Includes (1) full texts of the documents in the official language of the country of origin; (2) summaries or abstracts in English; and (3) thesauri in English. Searchable.
    • Law from Around the Globe (Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School)
      • Links to constitutions and other legal materials. Major site.
    • Constitutions of the Americas (Georgetown University)
      • Includes historical constitutions. Good site.
    • German Studies Web: Politics & Government - Constitutions and Civil Codes (ACRL)
      • Codes and constitutions of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg.
    • Constitutions of the World. Robert L. Maddex. Congressional Quarterly, 1995.
      • (Call number: R342.02 M179)
      • Information on national constitutions but does not provide the actual constitutions.

    U.S. Federal Laws

    • How Our Laws Are Made (Charles W. Johnson, THOMAS)
      • Describes the legislative process by the Parliamentarian of the U.S. House of Representatives.
    • THOMAS
      • Pending legislation, public laws, the Congressional Record, committee information, and more. Searchable.

    United States Code (U.S.C.)
    Codification of federal statutes that have been enacted by Congress and signed by the President or passed over the President's veto. These are the general and permanent laws of the U.S. They are divided into 50 titles according to subject matter. New editions are published every 6 years and cumulative supplements are published annually after the conclusion of each regular session of the Congress. Read more about the U.S. Code.

    • Search the United States Code (Law Revision Counsel, House of Representatives)
      • From the office that prepares and publishes the USC.
    • United States Code (United States Congress)
      • Allows searching by U.S. Code citation, popular name, public law number, Statutes at Large citation, and for legislation that amends a U.S. Code section.
    • United States Code
      • (SUDOC number: Y1.2/5)
      • 1970, 1976, 1982, 1988, and 1994 editions.
    • The USC does not include regulations issued by executive branch agencies, decisions of the Federal courts, treatises, or laws enacted by State or local governments. Regulations issued by executive branch agencies are available in the Code of Federal Regulations. Proposed and recently adopted regulations may be found in the Federal Register.

    United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
    This multi-volume publication includes the complete text of the United States Code, together with case notes [known as annotations] of state and federal decisions which construe and apply specific Code sections, cross references to related sections, historical notes, and library references. (Taken from Black's Law Dictionary, 6th ed., p.1534.)

    • USCS [U.S. Code]. Vols. 4-62B. 1986 with annual supplement. Rochester, N.Y.: Lawyers Cooperative Publishing.
      • (Call number: R 348.73 U58)

    United States Statutes At Large
    A permanent collection of the laws of each session of Congress arranged chronologically as they have been enacted. Published annually. To see laws arranged by subject matter see U.S. Code. Read more about Statutes at Large.

    • United States Statutes at Large (v. 99, 99th Congress, 1985 to present)
      • (SUDOC number: AE 2.111; located in the Government Documents section)

    Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
    Cumulates in bound volumes the general and permanent rules and regulations of Federal agencies published in the Federal Register, including Presidential documents. Organized into 50 titles according to subject matter. Each volume of the Code is revised at least once each calendar year and issued on a quarterly basis. Read more about the CFR.

    • Code of Federal Regulations
      • (SUDOC number: AE 2.106/3; located in the Government Documents section)
      • Library keeps only the latest edition.
    • Code of Federal Regulations 1996 to present (National Archives and Records Administration, via GPO Access)
      • Searchable.

    Federal Register
    Contains Presidential Proclamations, Executive Orders, and federal agency orders, regulations, and notices, and general documents of public applicability and legal effect. Published daily. The regulations therein amend the Code of Federal Regulations. Read more about the Federal Register.

    • Federal Register
      • (SUDOC number: AE 2.106; locted in the Government Documents section)
      • Library keeps only the current year.
    • Federal Register 1994 to present (National Archives and Records Administration, via GPO Access)
      • Searchable.

    States Laws

    Maryland Laws

    Maryland Code

    • Annotated Code of Maryland.
      • (Call number: R 348.752 M393)
      • Maryland Code together with case notes of state and federal decisions that interpret and apply specific sections of Maryland statutes.
    • Maryland Code (Maryland General Assembly)
      • Search by Article or Section Number.
    • Maryland Code (Maryland General Assembly)
      • Search full text. Check "Statutes: 2000 Regular Session" before searching.

    Maryland Regulations

    • Division of State Documents (DSD), Office of the Secretary of State for the State of Maryland
      • Contains the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR), which are the Maryland State agency regulations;
      • and the Maryland Register, which contain regulations proposed but not yet adopted. Any proposed change to the text of State regulations must first be published in the Register. The Maryland Register is published every 2 weeks.

    Local Ordinances--Maryland

    Non-U.S. Laws