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Paul Victor
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JFK Library
320 Media Lane
Cheney, WA 99004
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320 Media Lane
Cheney, WA 99004
Office Hours: By appointment.
509-359-7909
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- 509-359-2263 JFK Library reference desk (Cheney)
Federal Laws, Regulations & Legislative Histories
- govinfo (Advanced Search)Search for federal documents (from the U.S. Government Publishing Office). Includes congressional bills (with history and status), committee prints, hearings, reports, Statutes at Large, the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, et al.
- U.S. CodeSearch or browse for current federal laws by topic, with contextual help from the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University.
- Code of Federal RegulationsA subject arrangement of administrative law at the national level, as provided by the Legal Information Institute.
- Learn About the LawA layperson's gateway to federal and state law, arranged by topic, from Findlaw.com
- NoloAnother authoritative consumer gateway to law, from a respected legal self-help publisher.
- Caselaw Research ChecklistA concise procedural overview of suggested legal research practice from the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington.
Federal Courts & Case Law
- The Public Library of LawUse the "advanced options" under the case law search tab to find opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Circuit Courts, back to at least 1950.
- Where to Obtain Supreme Court OpinionsA comprehensive listing of official and unofficial sources.
- CourtWeb: Online Federal Court Opinions Information System"Selected opinions of those judges of the Federal Courts who elect to make information available on this site" hosted by the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
- Fastcase Premium (HeinOnline) This link opens in a new windowTo create an authoritative case law database, HeinOnline has partnered with Fastcase, a leading next-generation legal research service that features powerful "best-case-first" tools that make case law research faster than ever. This partnership offers HeinOnline subscribers access to a wide array of case law at the federal and state levels and enables users to access the full text of cases through their HeinOnline subscription without the hassle of using multiple research databases.
State Laws, Regulations & Cases
- Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Washington Administrative Code (WAC)Search Washington state laws and regulations together, or separately, with this interface from the Municipal Services Research Center.
- Revised Code of Washington (RCW)Arranged by title
- Washington Legislature: Advanced SearchSearch laws, bills, initiatives, regulations, resolutions, the state Register, and more with this comprehensive tool.
- Washington State Legislature: Bill InformationProvides advanced searched capability for bills introduced from 2005 to the present, with related documentation. Also links to detailed legislative reports going back to 1991.
- Washington State Legislative HistoryA guide to legislative research in this state from the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington.
- Washington City CodesA compilation of links to Washington City Codes provided by the Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC).
- Washington State Supreme and Appellate Court DecisionsThe full text of decisions, going back all the way (in the case of Washington Territory Reports) to 1854.
- Law for WA: Advanced SearchIncludes an overview of the Washington legal system, plus specialized resources for K-12 teachers and mass media.
- Sources of Free Legal Information on Washington State LawA research guide from the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington, deliberately designed to supplement (and not duplicate) Washington Law Help and LawforWA.
Legal Citations
- Introduction to Basic Legal CitationAn open-access resource from Cornell University's Legal Information Institute.
- Acronyms & AbbreviationsFor materials relating to Washington state. Adapted from the Washington Legal Researcher's Deskbook, 3d edition, by the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington.
- Reporters & DigestsCitations used to locate the full text of court opinions, as arranged either chronologically or by topic. This resource is also provided by the Gallagher Law Library.