Internet Resources

Public Library of Law
Search US Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals opinions, cases from all 50 states back to 1997, federal statutory law and codes from all 50 states. Powered by Fastcase.

PreCydent
Search US Court opinions.

Altlaw
Search for opinions from federal courts and search the US Code.

LexisOne
You must log in but some information is free. There is a fee attached to other services. You can search opinions, state codes and more.

Code of Virginia
State Laws

Virginia Administrative Code


County And Municipal Codes
Click on the map of Virginia and then select the county to search the county code.


U.S. Court Of Appeals Fourth Circuit
Search for opinions, rulers and procedures and other information. The court calendar is also available at this website.


Search Virginia Supreme Court and Virginia Court of Appeals Opinions
Search for Supreme Court and Virginia Court of Appeals cases beginning in 1995.


Workers’ Compensation
Search opinions from the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.


Supreme Court Of Virginia Opinions
List of Supreme Court Of Virginia Opinions in reverse chronological order.


Virginia Court Of Appeals Opinions
List of Virginia Court of Appeals Opinions in reverse chronological order.

Virginia's Freedom of Information Act
Need to know if the information you seek is a public record? Check out the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and other information available on this website.

Search Engines
Fee Fie Foe Firm
Use this search engine to search law firm websites and find articles, newsletters, resumes and more.

Google Scholar
Use Google Scholar to search legal opinions and journal articles back to 1990.

PORTALS

Legal Information Institute (Cornell University)
Provides basic information on different subject matters as well as a portal to basic documents such as statutes and regulations.

Washlaw
Another law school web site that is a portal to other legal information on the Internet.

FEDERAL LEGISLATION & ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS

Thomas
Find federal legislation, committee reports, public laws, the Congressional Record as well as highlights of other significant documents.

FirstGov
This site consolidates government web pages; includes useful on the various branches and agencies of the Federal Government.

U.S. Code
At this site, Cornell provides a table of contents to help with a search of the U.S. Code.

Code of Federal Regulations

Federal Register
Coverage includes 1994-present.

Freedom of Information Request
This site provides a form that allows you to generate a letter to either a specific state government or the federal government under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides a list of agencies that are subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

Miscellaneous

Nolo's Everybody's Legal Dictionary

FindLaw's "Search the Legal Dictionary"

Basic Legal Citation
Provides legal citation format.

Virtual Chase
Information on how to do legal research.

Hieros Gamos
Legal directories, expert lists, jobs and more.