LibGuides: Law: United States Legal Databases

United States Legal Databases

This is a list of selected sources of US law. See the Cases, Journal Articles and Legislation tabs for further databases.

For a selection of other US legal resources see the Foreign Law: United States tab of the International and Foreign Law Guide

Congress.gov
Legislative information from the Library of Congress inlcuding bills, voting records and the Congressional Record.
HeinOnline
As well as the Law Journal Library (many full text US law journals) HeinOnline includes legislative databases such as the Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, US Code and US Statutes at Large. It also includes the United States Reports and US Treaties and Agreements.
Legal Information Institute (LII)
An extensive collection of both federal and State US legal materials.
Library of Congress
Provides a wide range of US political and legislative resources.
United States Supreme Court
Westlaw (US and International materials)
Westlaw databases include a wide range of primary and secondary US legal materials at both federal and State levels. The World Journals database contains hundreds of full-text law reviews, mostly US.
WorldLII - United States of America
A collection of US case law and links to legal resources by topic.