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1. GOD'S LAW

1.1

God's Word

   

1. Bible
Gateway

2.  Logos Bible
Software

3.  Bible Audio Archives

   

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1.2

Laws of the Bible

1. Bible Law
 Index

2. Laws of
the Bible

 

1. SEDM

2.  Bible Law

   

No

 

No

No

No

No

1.3

Ten Commandments

   

Bible Gateway

   

No

 

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No

1.4

The Institutes of Biblical Law [book]

   

Amazon

Chalcedon Foundation

   

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2. STATE LAW

2.1

State Constitutions

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2.2

State Statutes

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2.3

State Administrative Regulations

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2.4

State Register

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2.5

State Court Rulings

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1930

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1950

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2.6

State Supreme Court Rulings

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here

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1930

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1950

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Yes

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Yes

2.7

Uniform Commercial Code (U.C.C.)

 

     

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Yes

2.8

Municipal Codes

   

Municode.com

               

2.9

Legal forms

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here

 

Yes

   

Yes

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Yes

2.10

Standard Jury Instructions

 

                 

Yes

2.11

Uniform State Laws

   

NCCUSL

University of Penn

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3. FEDERAL LAW

  3.1 Federal Organic law

  3.1.1

Federalist papers

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Avalon
Law School

   

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  3.1.2

Articles of Confederation

 

   

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Yes

  3.1.3

Journals of the Continental Congress

 

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Yes 

  3.1.4

Declaration of Independence

 

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No

No

Yes

  3.1.5

Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787

 

 

Avalon
Law School

             

Yes 

  3.1.6

The Founder's Constitution

   

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Yes

  3.1.7

U.S. Constitution Annotated

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(7.9 Mbytes)

Source 1

Source 2

1.  Constitution.org

2.  Founder's
Constitution

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Yes

  3.2 Federal Statutes

  3.2.1

Congressional Record

 

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Datastream

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Yes 

  3.2.1

U.S. Statutes at Large (S.A.L.)

 

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here

1. Potomac
Publishing

2. Hein Online

3. What is Taxed

4. Const. Society

   

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Yes

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Yes

  3.2.3

U.S. Codes (U.S.C.)

 

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GPO

 

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Yes

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Yes

  3.2.4

U.S. Codes Annotated

 

     

 

 No

   

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Yes

  3.2.5

Precedence of Statutes and Regulations

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Yes

  3.2.6

Summary of U.S. Laws and their Corresponding U.S. Codes

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  3.2.7

Historical Federal Income Tax Acts

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  3.2.8

U.S. Code on CD-ROM

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  3.2.9

How Our Laws are Made

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  3.3 Federal Regulations

  3.3.1

Federal Register

 

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2. Hein Online

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All

  3.3.2

Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

 

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here

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Yes

Yes

Yes

  3.3.3

Federal Register Act, 44 U.S.C. Chapt. 15

   

Cornell

Findlaw

      Yes        

  3.3.4

Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C., Part I, Chapter 5, Subchapter II

   

Cornell

Findlaw

      Yes        

  3.3.5

Principles of the Administrative Law of the United States  [book]

   

Google books

               

  3.3.6

Administrative Law and Process in a Nutshell [book]

   

West Publishing

               

  3.3.7

Code of Federal Regulations on CD-ROM

  GPO                  

  3.3.8

Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules

  GPO                  

  3.4 Federal Courts

  3.4.1

U.S. Supreme Court Rulings

 

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here

1. Access Law

2. Hein Online

3.  Fedworld

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here
1900

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Yes
1900

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1789

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Yes
1789

Yes
1789

Yes
1789

  3.4.2

Federal Circuit Court Rulings

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Yes
1930

Yes
1789

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
All

  3.4.3

Federal District Court Rulings

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here

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here

Websupp

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here

 

Yes
1998

Yes
1789

Yes*

Yes

Yes

Yes
All

  3.4.4

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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here

   

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here

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here

  Yes      

Yes

  3.4.5

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

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here

  Yes      

Yes

  3.4.6

Federal Rules of Evidence

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  Yes      

Yes

  3.4.7

Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

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  Yes      

Yes

  3.4.8

Federal Court Local Rules

No

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here

         

Yes

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Yes

Yes

  3.4.9

Benchbook for U.S. District Court Judges [book]

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  3.4.10

Chambers Handbook for Judges Law Clerks and Secretaries [book]

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  3.4.11

U.S. Tax Court Rules of Practice and Procedure

 

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  3.4.12

Federal Court Database

 

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here

                 

  3.4.13

Database of Federal Judges

 

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here

                 

  3.4.14

U.S. Supreme Court Reporter Cross References

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here

 

                 

  3.4.15

Due Process of Law Under the Federal Constitution [book]

 

 

Google books                

  3.4.16

What Happened to Justice? [book]

   

SEDM

               

  3.4.17

Federal Rulemaking

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here

 

               

  3.5 Federal Administrative

  3.4.1

U.S. Government Manual

 

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here

                 

  3.4.2

Executive Orders

 

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  3.5.3

Opinions of the U.S. Attorney General

 

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Hein Online

             

Yes

  3.4.4

Presidential Papers

 

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here

1. Hein Online

2. U. Pennsylvania

             

Yes

  3.4.5

Internal Revenue Manual (I.R.M.)

 

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here

CCH

             

Yes

  3.4.6

U.S. Code, Title 26 Appendix

       

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here

           

  3.4.7

IRS Forms and Publications

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here

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here

Superform
Tax Forms

             

Yes

  3.4.8

Social Security Program Operations Manual System (POMS)

 

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here

                 

  3.4.9

U.S. Dept. of Justice: U.S. Attorney Manual

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  3.4.10

U.S. Dept. of Justice: Criminal Tax Manual

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  3.4.11

U.S. Dept. of Justice: Settlement Reference Manual

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  3.4.12

U.S. Dept. of Justice: Judgment Collection Manual

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here

                   

  3.4.13

IRS Tax Products CD-ROM

 

GPO                  

  3.4.14

Tax DVD

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here

                   

4. INTERNATIONAL LAW AND RELATIONS

4.1

U.S. Dept. of State: Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM)

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here

                   

4.2

Treaties in Force

 

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here

1. UN Treaty
Database

2. Treaty and
Convention
Sources

3. Hein Online

               

4.3

Foreign and International Law Database

   

Hein Online

               

4.4

English Reports

   

Hein Online

               

4.5

Law of Nations [book]

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here

                   

4.6

Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws [book]

   

Google books

               

4.7

Conflict of Laws or Private International Law [book]

   

Google books