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Congressional
Congressional Directory
Short bios on each member of Congress
Congressional Pictorial Directory
Pictures from the 105th Congress forward
Congressional Record
Official record of Congress (published daily when in session)
Congressional Research Service Reports
Nonpartisan research, analysis, and information
Congressional Roll Call Votes and Member Voting Records
Project Vote Smart, has information on candidates and elected officials
Current Status of Appropriations Bills
Including all appropriations bills from past years
House Committee on Armed Services
Schedules and Transcripts, Bills, Reports, and Publications, Previous Congress' Oversight Plans, Join The Mailing List
House Legislation & Votes
Bill Summary and Status, Bill Text, Public Laws, Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, Previous Congress Information, Discharge Petitions, and U.S. House of Representatives Roll Call Votes
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Full Committee Members, Subcommittee Members, Hearings, Committee Publications, Press Releases
Senate Roll Call Votes
Recent Votes, Nominations, Calendars & Schedules, Congressional Record, Bills & Resolutions, Treaties, Appropriations Bills, Lobbying Disclosure, Legislative Process, Active Legislation
U.S. Congressional Bibliographies
Enumerate and describe meetings held by Congressional committees since 1985, those for which printed transcripts are issued, and those that remain unprinted.  Its sources are the Congressional Record's "Daily Digest" and bibliographic information supplied by the U.S. Senate Library.  Its primary goal is to be an authoritative, exhaustive reference source of meetings held and documents released by House and Senate committees.

Federal
Code of Federal Regulations
General and permanent rules pertaining to the Federal Government
Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders    
Provided by U.S. National Archives & Records Administration
Department of State 
Digest of international law and treaties
Executive Orders Disposition Tables 
Official documents through which the U.S. President manages the operations of the Federal Government
Federal Register
Official daily publication for rules, proposed rules and notices of Federal agencies and organizations
Federal, State, and Local Regulations
Assists users in finding information about Federal, state, and local regulations
FedLaw
Useful and cost-effective research tool for Federal lawyers and other Federal agencies and organizations

Merit System Protection Board
Protects the integrity of Federal merit systems and the rights of Federal employees working within these systems
Presidential Directives and Executive Orders
Issued by the National Security Council, these are signed or authorized by the President
Supreme Court Collections
Legal Information Institute
Supreme Court Website 
Docket System, Oral Arguments, Bar Admissions, Court Rules, Case Handling Guides, Opinions, Orders and Journal, Visiting the Court
Thomas
Legislative information on the Internet, a service of the Library of Congress
U.S. Code
Consolidation and codification by subject of the general and public laws of the U.S.
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Official publication of presidential statements, messages, remarks, and other materials released by the White House Press Secretary.

Military
AirForce JAG
AF Court of Criminal Appeals, AF JAG Alumni Page, Legal Assistance Locator
Army JAG
Army JAGCNet
DoD General Counsel
Provides legal advice and services for the Defense agencies, DoD field activities, and other assigned organizations.
Law of War Home Page
This site is intended for use by students, military lawyers, government officials, academics, and anyone else interested in an international legal regime for the regulation of the use of armed force
Manual for Courts Martial 2005 2007 Amendments to 2005
Manual for Courts Martial 2000
By Joint Service Committee on Military Justice

Marine Corps SJA
Current Issues within the USMC legal community, monthly newsletter, SJA History, and more
Military Law and Courts
By University of Louisville University Libraries
Navy JAG Corps  
Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps Service
Uniform Code of Military Justice
Congressional Code of Military Criminal Law applicable to all military members worldwide
U.S. Court of Appeals, Armed Forces    
Exercises worldwide appellate jurisdiction over members of the armed forces on active duty and other persons subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

International
see also Trial of Saddam Hussein from Post-War Iraq Resource List under Resource Guides

Miscellaneous  
Elaws
Employment laws assistance for workers and small businesses
Family and Medical Leave Act
By U.S. Department of Labor
Legal Engine.com
Your starting point for legal information on the net
Legal Journals on the Web
General law reviews at the University of Southern California Law Library
LLRX 
Free Web journal dedicated to providing legal and library information on Internet research and technology-related issues
LLSDC's Legislative Source Book
Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws in Electronic Format developed by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C., Inc.

Martindale-Hubbell 
Lawyer locator
State Legislatures 
Includes the fifty states, the District of Columbia and the territories
State Codes
Laws for the fifty states and the District of Columbia
Virtual Chase
Teaching legal professionals how to do research

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