Research Guides: Organizational Leadership: Laws, Regulations & Cases

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. Code
Search or browse for current federal laws by topic, with contextual help from the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University.
Code of Federal Regulations
A subject arrangement of administrative law at the national level, as provided by the Legal Information Institute.
Learn About the Law
A layperson's gateway to federal and state law, arranged by topic, from Findlaw.com
Nolo
Another authoritative consumer gateway to law, from a respected legal self-help publisher.
Caselaw Research Checklist
A concise procedural overview of suggested legal research practice from the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington.
Congress.gov

The Public Library of Law
Use 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 Opinions
A 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.

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To 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.

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 Search
Search laws, bills, initiatives, regulations, resolutions, the state Register, and more with this comprehensive tool.
Washington State Legislature: Bill Information
Provides 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 History
A guide to legislative research in this state from the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington.
Washington City Codes
A compilation of links to Washington City Codes provided by the Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC).
Washington State Supreme and Appellate Court Decisions
The full text of decisions, going back all the way (in the case of Washington Territory Reports) to 1854.
Law for WA: Advanced Search
Includes 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 Law
A research guide from the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington, deliberately designed to supplement (and not duplicate) Washington Law Help and LawforWA.

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
An open-access resource from Cornell University's Legal Information Institute.
Acronyms & Abbreviations
For 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 & Digests
Citations 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.