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Useful Websites

Government, Law and Politics

  • beSpacific — accurate, focused research on law, technology, and knowledge. Award-winning news aggregator on topics ranging from e-commerce to intellectual property, digital rights to ID theft, ChatGPT and more.
  • Center for Public Integrity — govt. watchdogs dedicated to investigative journalism on significant issues to make institutional power more transparent and accountable.
  • Congress.gov — browse or search for bills, public laws, the Congressional Record, committee reports, presidential nominations, treaties, roll call votes and more.
  • Congressional Research Service Reports — hosted by UNT Libraries, strives to give searchable access to full-text CRS reports from 1990 to present.
  • CrimeSolutions — selective clearinghouse of evaluative info on hundreds of programs in criminal justice, crime victim services, and juvenile justice. By the NIJ, the National Institute of Justice.
  • C-SPAN Video Library — video archive of U.S. congressional sessions & hearings dating from 1987 to present. Indexed and searchable by subject, speaker names, titles, affiliations, committees, categories, policy groups, keywords, and location.
  • Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
  • European Union — official website of the EU.
  • FCSM – Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology — Formerly FedStats. Gateway to statistics from hundreds of U.S. federal gov. agencies.
  • Federal Register — The Daily Journal of the U.S. Government. Contains rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive orders and other Presidential documents.
  • FindLaw — making it easy to find a lawyer.
  • FormSwift — create, edit, and sign digital documents for free: personal legal forms, small business legal forms, real estate legal forms, and tax forms. From DropBox.
  • Government Documents — McDermott Library’s guide to national and state government resources.
  • GovInfo — by the GPO. Free access to legislative histories, congressional hearings, presidential documents, House and Senate calendars, US Codes, the Federal Register, and more.
  • Law Library of Congress - Research Center — portal to the Law Library of Congress. Access exclusive digital collections, researcher resources, and more.
  • Internal Revenue Service (IRS.gov) — online tax forms and publications, tools, and more.
  • Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D.C. – Legislative Source Book —  research guides and explanations - and resources lists and links - on legislative histories, Congressional codes and statutes,  federal regulations, and more.
  • Lawyers.com — search or browse lawyers by name, practice, or location; understand legal issues; find legal help and resources; and more.
  • Legal Information Institute (LII) — by the Cornell University Law School. LII's mission is to publish law online for free, create materials to help people understand the law, and explore new technologies to make it easier for people to find the law.
  • MetaLib.gpo.gov — by the GPO. This federated search engine reaches across multiple U.S. Federal government databases, retrieving reports, articles and citations while providing direct links to selected resources available online.
  • Migration Policy Institute — independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank dedicated to the study of the movement of people worldwide.
  • Municipal Codes Online — by the American Legal Publishing Corporation.
  • Municipal Codes Library — by Municode. Access city/county codes of ordinances from across the country.
  • National Governors Association — ultimate resource for info on U.S. governors.
  • Opensecrets.org — your guide to money in U.S. politics.
  • OYEZ: U.S. Supreme Court Portal — a multimedia archive devoted to making the U.S. Supreme Court accessible to everyone. Search and listen to recordings of Supreme Court oral arguments dating from 1955 onward. Also access helpful breakdowns of cases and Justice bios dating from today back to the country's founding.
  • PACER: Public Access to Court Electronic Records — allows users to obtain case and docket information from Federal appellate, district and bankruptcy courts, and the PACER Case Locator.
  • PublicLegal — by the Internet Legal Research Group (ILRG). A categorized index of thousands of sites from all over the world for legal forms, downloadable files, sources on law and the legal profession, and more.
  • Recalls.gov — alerting consumers to unsafe, hazardous, or defective products. Covers automobiles, boats, food, medicine, toys, cosmetics, environmental products, and various consumer products.
  • Stateline — provides nonpartisan reporting and analysis on trends in state policy, covering critical issues that span multiple states.
  • Statistical Abstracts of the United States — by the U.S. Census Bureau. Coverage from 1878 to 2012. UTD users may access more recent editions (1970 - present) through the library database.
  • Supreme Court — access recent opinions, reports, oral arguments, case documents and more of the U.S. Supreme Court.
  • Tax Statistics — find a wide range of tables, articles, and data that describe and measure elements of the U.S. tax system. Provided by the IRS.
  • Texas Judicial Branch — the official website of the Texas Courts. A great source for keeping up with new legislation directly impacting the Texas court system, judges, clerks, and other judicial actors.
  • Texas Law Help — guide to free and low-cost legal aid, assistance, and services in Texas. Access virtual court resources, find help with eviction and rent relief, access disaster relief information and resources, and more.
  • United Nations: Audiovisual Library of International Law — view film footage, images, and  audio relating to the negotiation and adoption of legal instruments pertaining to criminal law, disarmament, human rights, environmental law, treaties, and more.
  • USA.gov — the U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal for federal, state, and local government info. Your one-stop official search portal for U.S. government info.
  • Voting, Election Information & Polls

Constitutions

  • Constitute — by ConstituteProject.org. Read and compare the world's constitutions. A comprehensive analysis of the world's constitutions in an effort to support constitutional design and inform citizens.
  • Law Library of Congress: Research Guides — Access guides to world constitutions, branches of government, legal systems, legal guides, country data, and more.
  • Country Datasee Maps, Atlases & Travel