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Legal Information Institute [LII]

Legal Information Institute [LII]. http://www.law.cornell.edu/. What’s Available. State Sources Court Opinions State statutes By jurisdiction By topic, generally. Federal Sources Court Opinions SCOTUS Other Federal Courts Statutes Codes Regulations. Supreme Court Page.

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Legal Information Institute [LII]

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  1. Legal Information Institute [LII] http://www.law.cornell.edu/

  2. What’s Available • State Sources • Court Opinions • State statutes • By jurisdiction • By topic, generally • Federal Sources • Court Opinions • SCOTUS • Other Federal Courts • Statutes • Codes • Regulations

  3. Supreme Court Page • Current Awareness • Opinions: • By topic; By author; By party • Historic; 1990-Present • Justices • Biographical data • Link to opinions written by that justice • Link to the official SCOTUS website • Link to Supreme Court Rules (HTML and PDF)

  4. Supreme Court Page

  5. Supreme Court Page

  6. Search for SCOTUS Opinions

  7. SCOTUS Opinions Direct links to different sections of the opinion. Different formats may be available:

  8. More Federal Court Opinions

  9. Circuit Courts Main Page

  10. District Court Opinions ex. District Courts sorted by circuit

  11. Federal Law: U.S.C.

  12. Search the U.S.C. • Keyword search • In the gray bar at the top of each USC page • Links following each Title name • Search by citation

  13. Browse the U.S.C.

  14. Table of Popular Names • Information available for each statute: • Public Law number • Statutes at Large citation • Link to U.S.C. notes

  15. How the U.S.C. works Ex. • Title 11 Bankruptcy • Chapter 11 – Reorganization (§§ 1101 – 1174) • Subchapter II – The Plan (§§ 1121 – 1129) • Sections • Parallel authorities (CFR) • Cross-reference links to other sections of the Code • Within each subset, in the U.S. Code Toolbox on the right side of the website: • Keyword search within that title only • Download a PDF version of each subset • Parallel authorities (CFR)

  16. U.S.C. Currency

  17. Federal Law: C.F.R.

  18. Search the C.F.R. • Keyword search • Citation search

  19. How the C.F.R. works Ex. • Title 21 – Food and Drugs • Chapter 1 – Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services • Subchapter A – General (parts 1 to 99) • Part 1 – General Enforcement Regulations • Subpart A – General Provisions (§ 1.1 to § 1.4) • Sections • Link to eCFR • Cross-reference links to other regulations • Cross-reference links to the code statute

  20. C.F.R. Currency

  21. Federal Law: Federal Rules

  22. Search Federal Rules

  23. Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.)

  24. Search the U.C.C.

  25. U.C.C. by State

  26. Ex. Article 3 U.C.C. by State

  27. State Law Resources State law resources  Listing by Jurisdiction  select a jurisdiction to find out what resources are available. State statutes by topic  topical index

  28. This guide was created by Cornell University Law Library.

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