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Statutory Law

Statutory laws are those passed by legislative bodies, e.g., Congress and state legislatures.

United States

U.S. Code
Compilation of all general and permanent laws currently in effect. Every six years public laws are incorporated in the US Code. The US Code is arranged by subject and displays the current status of a law.

Print version available in Reference Collection: KF 62 1927 .W45
Statutes at Large, 1951-2011
The official compilation of all public and private laws and resolutions passed by Congress from 1951 through 2011.

The laws and resolutions are listed in chronological order of enactment and arranged by public law number. The Statutes at Large is issued approximately a year after the end of each Congress.
Michigan Legislature
Includes search of Michigan Compiled Laws and recent bills.
Municipal Codes
Access to over 1,000 local municipal codes from almost all states. Search by state and locale.

Foreign and International

Case Law

Case law is that established by courts, e.g. common law, and interpretation of statutes and constitutions.

United States

U.S. Supreme Court
Find current information about the Supreme Court. See the court and docket schedule as well as recent decisions and some briefs.
Supreme Court Yearbook
In-depth coverage and analysis of decisions from the nation's highest court since the 1989-1990 term.

Includes year-end overviews of Supreme Court terms from 1989-1990 to the most recently completed term, case summaries of every opinion written during each Supreme Court term, essays on the most significant cases from each year and the trends in each term, tables and figures on voting patterns and trends in constitutional law, biographies of justices, and reference documents for understanding how the Supreme Court works.
CQ Supreme Court Collection
Historical analysis & commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, & the U.S. Constitution.
U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs
Contains nearly 11 million pages of transcripts, petitions, and briefs brought before the U.S. Supreme Court in the period 1832-1978.

Foreign and International

Regulatory and Administrative Law

Regulatory law covers binding rules and policies issued by government agencies pursuant to statutory law. Administrative law concerns enactment and enforcement of rules.

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