Legal Information Services to the Public
This guide provides a general introduction to legal research for nonlawyers.

Legal Resources For Residents Of Virginia
Many resources are available for legal research both at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library (CRRL) and on the Internet. At the CRRL Law Library you will find a core collection of Virginia materials including the Virginia State Code, Michie’s Jurisprudence, a legal encyclopedia for Virginia and West Virgina, Virginia Reports (Supreme Court of Virginia decisions), Virginia Court of Appeals Reports, Virginia Circuit Court Opinions (selected opinions only), Virginia and West Virginia Digest, self-help books on a number of different topics, texts and treatises which contain information on a specific topic as it applies to Virginia, self help books, court rules, and form books. In addition Westlaw is available online in the law library.

Internet Resources

Beyond LexisNexis and Westlaw
Provides links to research guides federal law, dictionaries and more.

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.

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.