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    presidential remarks, speeches, and executive orders

    Whitehouse.gov
    Whitehouse.gov is the official web site for the White House.

    Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (GPO Access)
    1993 forward. The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is published every Monday and is the official publication of presidential statements, messages, remarks, and other materials released by the White House Press Secretary.

    State of the Union
    "The President shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of the Union and recommend to their Consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient." Article II, Sec. 3, U.S. Constitution.

    Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (GPO Access)
    Previous Administrations, 1991 forward. Each Public Papers volume contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period...

    Federal Register (GPO Access)
    From Vol. 59 (1994 forward) - The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

    Executive Orders Disposition Tables (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
    January 8, 1937 forward. Disposition Tables list the status of Executive Orders...

    Code of Federal Regulations (GPO ACCESS)
    Title 3. Presidential Documents. 1997 forward ...

    Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration)
    This provides access to the edited and re-arranged text of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders from April 13, 1945 - January 20, 1989.

    serial set

    Congressional Documents (GPO ACCESS)
    Congressional documents originate from congressional committees and cover a wide variety of topics and may include reports of executive departments and independent organizations, reports of special investigations made for Congress, and annual reports ...

    Congressional Reports (GPO ACCESS)
    Congressional reports originate from congressional committees and deal with proposed legislation and issues under investigation. There are two types of reports House and Senate Reports and Senate Executive Reports.

    U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817 to 1980 (READEX)
    Congressional committee prints, documents, treaty documents and other special publications either required by Congress or deemed important enough to publish. Excellent source for primary sources about the history of the United States...

    U.S. Congressional Serial Set (GPO ACCESS)
    The U.S. Congressional Serial Set, commonly referred to as the Serial Set, contains the House and Senate Documents and the House and Senate Reports bound by session of Congress...

    how law is made

    Enactment of a Law [THOMAS]
    By Robert B. Dove, Parliamentarian, United States Senate (Updated February 1997).

    How our laws are made ... [THOMAS]
    This brochure provides a basic outline of the numerous steps of our federal lawmaking process from the source of an idea for a legislative proposal through its publication as a statute.

    Tying it all together - Learn about the legislative process [U.S. House of Representatives]
    The chief function of Congress is the making of laws. The legislative process comprises a number of steps, and much information is available from this page concerning the legislation introduced and considered in the 110th Congress...

    u.s. federal courts

    scotus sites

    Supreme Court of the United States -- "The United States Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices. At its discretion, and within certain guidelines established by Congress, the Supreme Court each year hears a limited number of the cases it is asked to decide. Those cases may begin in the federal or state courts, and they usually involve important questions about the Constitution or federal law..." [U.S. Courts]

    ABA Supreme Court Preview (includes merit briefs)

    Duke Law, Supreme Court Online

    FindLaw, Supreme Court Opinions

    Federal Courts, GPO Access

    Federal Law Materials - Judicial Opinions [LII / Legal Information Institute]

    Justia.com, U.S. Supreme Court Center

    LII / Legal Information Institute, Supreme Court Collection

    Oyez, U.S. Supreme Court Multi-Media (See also Podcasts from Oyez)

    SCOTUSBLOG, Supreme Court of the United States Blog

    Supreme Court Historical Society

    Suprme Court of the United States, Official

    Supreme Court Procedure, A Primer

    U.S. Courts, Official

    Yale Law, Curiae Project