Hackney Library: Social Studies: Law and Court Case Resources

Federal and North Carolina Legislation

U.S. Code This link opens in a new window
The United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives.
North Carolina General Statutes This link opens in a new window
This is an online version of the general statutes, or laws, for North Carolina. It does not include annotations.

U.S. Supreme Court Opinions (FindLaw) This link opens in a new window
Search or browse U.S. Supreme Court Opinions back to 1792.
North Carolina Appellate Courts--Court Opinions This link opens in a new window
Includes Supreme Court opinions and Court of Appeals opinions from 1998 to the present.

FindLaw This link opens in a new window
Provides links to legal news, code and case law, and web sites containing law-related information.
Guide to Law Online This link opens in a new window
The Guide to Law Online, prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information.
Legal Information Institute (LII) This link opens in a new window
Sponsored by the Cornell University Law School, this site provides overviews of federal and state law on currently popular topics of interest, includes texts of relevant portions of the U.S. Constitution, U.S. Code, links to key web sites, and more.