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Statutes. U.S. Statutes at Large: official versions from the U.S. government. Published as passed by congress. Organized by date not subject. Slow to publish.
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Statutes U.S. Statutes at Large: official versions from the U.S. government. Published as passed by congress. Organized by date not subject. Slow to publish. U. S. Code: also an official version from U.S. government but arranged by subject (called titles). Available online so updated more frequently than Statutes at Large. U. S. Code Annotated: published by West Publishing. Identical to U.S Code but contains editorial enhancements. Updated online immediately. Citations are identical to U.S. Code.
Court Case Decisions: Reporters • Supreme Court Reporter (Supreme Court) (published by West Publishing, contains editorial enhancements) • United States Reports (Supreme Court) (published by US GPO., No editorial enhancements) • Federal Reporter (U.S. Court of Appeals (all circuits)) (published by West Pub., contains editorial enhancements) • Federal Supplement (U.S. District Courts (all districts)) (published by West Pub., contains editorial enhancements) • State Reporters (Michigan Reports, Michigan Appeals Reports, etc…) (private publishers, contain editorial enhancements)