• Code of Federal Regulations The official annual edition of the Code of Federal Regulations publishes the codification of rules and regulations published in the Federal Register. (Free)
• Federal Register The official daily publication of the rules, proposed rules, notices of Federal agencies and organizations, and executive orders and other presidential documents as published by the Government Printing Office. (Free)
• Georgetown’s Guide to Administrative Law Describes many important administrative materials and provides links to their online version. (Free)
• Legal Information Institute Guide to Administrative Law Contains links to federal, state, and other prominent sources of administrative law. (Free)
• North Carolina Administrative Code The rules and regulations of North Carolina’s administrative agencies. (Free)
• North Carolina Attorney General Opinions Searchable opinions of the Attorney General of North Carolina. (Free)
• North Carolina Register The North Carolina Register is published twice a month and contains information relating to agency rulemaking, executive orders, contested case decisions, and other notices required by law. (Free)
• Regulations.gov Search for U.S. Government Regulations from over 300 U.S. agencies. On this website you may also submit a comment, application, petition, or adjudication document. (Free)

• Federal Trade Commission Basic information on mediation and arbitration. (Free)
• International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes Official site of the ICSID (Free)
• International Chamber of Commerce / International Court of Arbitration Official site of the arbitration body of the ICC. (Free)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration Official site of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. (Free)

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) – Banking and Your Money Provides tips for protecting your bank accounts. (Free)
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Find information relating to banking, deposit insurance, consumer protection, industry analysis, as well as regulations and examinations. (Free)
• Federal Housing Finance Agency This U.S. agency provides oversight of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks. You can also find agency plans, reports, regulations, laws, and market data. (Free)
• Global Insolvency Law Database Discusses credit and debit issues including debtor and creditor rights, creation of security interests, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy, reorganization, and liquidation. (Free)
• North Carolina Commissioner of Banks (Free)
• NYU Center for the Study of Central Banks Central bank and commercial banking statutes, constitutions, and other published and unpublished works related to central banks and financial systems. (Free)
• United States Commission on Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs Locate hearings, latest news, and committee information. (Free)

• Delaware Corporation and Business Entity Law Contains links to the portions of the Delaware Code on corporate law. (Free)
• Doing Business Law Library Largest free online collection of business laws and regulations, covering 175 countries. (Free)
• Georgetown’s Guide to Corporations Provides an overview of corporate law, as well as links to relevant statutes and court decisions. (Free)
• United States Securities and Exchange Commission Official site of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. Find agency information on proposed and final rules, filings, forms, press releases, webcasts, speeches, testimony, as well as, opinions and adjudicatory orders. (Free)

• The Constitution of the United States An interactive website containing the Charters of Freedom. (Free)
• Findlaw’s United States Constitution The annotations of this version of the constitution contain Supreme Court cases. (Free)
• Georgetown’s Constitutional Law Research Guide Intended as a starting point for research, this guide contains links to primary and secondary sources. (Free)
• GPO Access – Constitution of the United States In addition to the full text of the constitution, GPO also provides links giving analysis and interpretation. (Free)
• Legal Information Institute Guide to Constitutional law Provides an overview of constitutional law, and gives links to the text of the constitution, court decisions, and other sources. (Free)
• Library of Congress Web guides covering the primary documents in American History. (Free)
• North Carolina State Constitution from the North Carolina General Assembly (Free)

• Contracting and Organizations Research Institute Contracts Library From the University of Missouri – Columbia. Requires free registration, the library contains over 600,000 contracts. (Free)
• Sample Business Contracts From FindLaw. (Free)
• World Intellectual Property Organization Contracts Database WIPO is currently in the process of compiling an online, searchable database of biodiversity-related Access and Benefit-Sharing Agreements, with a particular emphasis on the intellectual property aspects of such agreements. (Free)

• Bureau of Justice Statistics A collection of statistics on crime, offenders, victims, and operation of the justice system. (Free)
• Crime in the US (Uniform Crime Reports) Data from nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies in the US. (Free)
• Crime Solutions Locate research findings on a variety of topics including drugs and substance abuse, crime and crime prevention, juveniles and victims & victimization. (Free)
• FBI Uniform Crime Reports Locate crime statistics and arrest data for offenses in the nation. (Free)
• Federal Bureau of Investigations Official site of the FBI. Locate news, press briefs, testimony, speeches, reports and publications prepared by the FBI, as well as, criminal statistics and law enforcement services. (Free)
• Federal Bureau of Prisons Official site of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Locate information on prison facilities, policy, forms, news and inmate matters. (Free)
• International Criminal Court Official site of the ICC. (Free)
• National Archive of Criminal Justice Data Archived research and information on criminal justice and criminology. (Free)
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Find information relating to corrections, crime prevention, drugs, juvenile justice, law enforcement and victims. (Free)
• Office of Justice Programs Find statistics, publications and fact sheets on a variety of crimes. (Free)
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Find justice related topics and statistics. (Free)
• U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime Database Full text of drug control legislation around the world. (Free)
• U.S. Department of Justice Locate forms, publications, and legislative history and news related to criminal law. (Free)

• Adult Protective Services – User’s Manual (North Carolina) (Free)
• AgePages Publications from the National Institute on Aging (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). (Free)
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Free)
• Department of Health & Human Services –  Administration on Aging Various links to the governmental and non-governmental international organizations. (Free)
• European Federation of Older People A charter of rights for the elderly in Europe. (Free)
• Hague Convention on International Protection of Adults (Free)
• North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services NC Division of Medical Assistance. (Free)
• North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Adult Medicaid Manual Table of Contents (Free)
• Program Operations Manual System (POMS) POMS Table of Contents. (Free)
• Social Security Administration (Free)
• Social Security Program Rules Compilation of Social Security Laws. (Free)
• United Nations Program on International Ageing (Free)
• World Health Organization (Free)

• ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Membership information, top stories from the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) Daily Law Report. (Free)
• Bureau of Labor Statistics The Bureau of Labor Statistics is responsible for measuring market price changes, working conditions, and activity in the market. Locate statistical information on unemployment, workplace injuries, pay and benefits, inflation and time use. (Free)
• CareerOneStop.org Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor this website offers help to students, professionals, businesses, and job seekers. (Free)
• Disability.gov Provides information on over 14,000 federal, state and local government agencies, nonprofit organizations and academic institutions on topics related to disability programs and services. (Free)
• GovBenefits.gov Official benefits website of the U.S. Government. (Free)
• Holt Labor Library Provides an on-line catalog and more. (Free)
• LegalWorkplace HR compliance information by the Alexander Hamilton Institute. (Free)
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration Part of the U.S. Department of Labor. Find regulations, data and statistics related to worker health and safety. (Free)
• United States Department of Labor Find information related to unemployment insurance, health plans, laws, regulations, and wages. (Free)
• USAJOBS Official Federal Government Jobs website. (Free)
• Wirtz Labor Digital Library This digital library includes U.S. Dept. of Labor publications, labor history materials, and more. (Free)

• Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center Alternative fuel information from the U.S. Department of Energy. (Free)
• ECOLEX: a Gateway to Environmental Law Information on treaties and technical guidance documents, national legislation, judicial decisions, and law and policy literature. (Free)
• Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) Locate EPA and state data on safe drinking water, toxics release, national emissions and water quality, as well as information on facilities, and reports issued by the EPA reports. (Free)
• FedCenter Locate information on environmental stewardship and compliance assistance. (Free)
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory Locate information on energy innovation. (Free)
• Office of Transportation & Air Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency The official source for fuel economy information. (Free)
• United States Department of Energy Locate information on energy economy, energy efficiency, renewable energy, nuclear security & safety, and innovation. (Free)
• United States Environmental Protection Agency Official site of the EPA. Find information on topics such as air, climate change, ecosystems, health, land, waste, pesticides, substances, toxins, sustainable practices and water. (Free)

Administrative Law

• Code of Federal Regulations The official annual edition of the Code of Federal Regulations publishes the codification of rules and regulations published in the Federal Register. (Free)
• Federal Register The official daily publication of the rules, proposed rules, notices of Federal agencies and organizations, and executive orders and other presidential documents as published by the Government Printing Office. (Free)
• Regulations.gov Search for U.S. Government Regulations from over 300 U.S. agencies.  On this website you may also submit a comment, application, petition or adjudication document. (Free)

Agencies

• USA.gov General government information covering government jobs, as well as an A-Z list of government agencies. (Free)

General Government Information

• USA.gov General government information covering government jobs, as well as an A-Z list of government agencies. (Free)
• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications A finding tool for government publications. (Free)
• Library of Congress (Free)

Government Statistics

• U.S. Census Bureau The Census Bureau provides current facts and figures concerning America’s population. (Free)
• StatsPolicy|gov Website of the U.S. Federal statistical system. (Free)

Legislative History

• Fedsys Created by the U.S. Government Printing Office.  Browse presidential documents, congressional bills, hearings, debates, reports and public and private laws. (Free)
• Thomas Official site of the U.S. Congress. (Free)

Senate

• United States Senate Official site of the United States Senate. (Free)
• Senate Committees (Free)

Statutes

• U.S. Code (Free)

House of Representatives

• United States House of Representatives Official site of the United States House of Representatives. (Free)
• House Committees (Free)

White House

• White House Official site of the White House. (Free)

State websites

• Links to State and U.S. Territory government websites (Free)

North Carolina

• North Carolina Administrative Code The rules and regulations of North Carolina’s administrative agencies. (Free)
• North Carolina Attorney General Opinions Searchable opinions of the Attorney General of North Carolina (Free)
• North Carolina Register The North Carolina Register is published twice a month and contains information relating to agency rulemaking, executive orders, contested case decisions, and other notices required by law. (Free)
• North Carolina General Assembly (Free)

• Bureau of Labor Statistics The Federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and measuring essential economic information. (Free)
• U.S. Census Bureau The Census Bureau provides current facts and figures concerning America’s population. (Free)
• StatsPolicy|gov Website of the U.S. Federal statistical system. (Free)

• Administration for Children & Families – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Access the National Human Trafficking Resource Center with information on a national hotline, as well as the Trafficking Victim Assistant Program. (Free)
• Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor – U.S. Department of State Find videos and reports regarding human rights and labor. (Free)
• Court of Justice of the European Union Locate recent judgments and opinions from Court of Justice, General Court, and Civil Service Tribunal. (Free)
• Gender Jurisprudence and International Criminal Law (American University, Washington College of Law) – a collection of over 26,000 court cases on gender jurisprudence. (Free)
• Human Rights.gov Find reports, speeches and news about human rights issues released by the United States Government. (Free)
• Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section – The U.S. Department of Justice Find statutes, news and information on human rights violations. (Free)
• Human Rights Violators & War Crimes Unit – National Security Investigations Division Find information on the Human Rights Violators & War Crimes Centers and the Human Rights Target Tracking Initiative, as well as recent news, videos and contact information. (Free)
• Human Rights Watch Independent organization with regular reports on human rights issues. (Free)
• Inter-American Court of Human Rights Official Site. (Free)
• Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking – U.S. Department of Labor Part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs. Locate bills, publications and information on child labor, forced labor and human trafficking. (Free)
• Save the Children An independent organization for children. (Free)
• United Nations Human Rights Treaties Information on core U.N. human rights treaties. (Free)

• EOIR Virtual Law Library Access to Board of Immigration Appeals precedent decisions and practice manual, the Foreign Affairs Manual, and the US State Department country reports on human rights practices, and international religious freedom. (Free)
• United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Access to immigration forms, laws, and administration regulations, current awareness, and case status. (Free)
• United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Locate information on investigations, enforcement and national security. (Free)
• USCIS Electronic Immigration System Allows applicants to file immigration benefits. (Free)

• Administration for Native Americans Government website that serves all Native Americans. With this website you can locate guides, videos, fact sheets, reports, and webinars. (Free)
• Tribal Law Gateway Laws of federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native villages, and pueblos in the United States. (Free)
• United States Department of the Interior Indian Affairs Includes a document library with reports and regulatory information. (Free)

• Collection of Laws for Electronic Access IP legislation and treaties from around the world. (Free)
• Stanford Intellectual Property Litigation Clearinghouse Information on IP disputes within the U.S. (Free)
• United States Copyright Office Official website of the U.S. Copyright Office. Find explanations on how to register a work, current copyright law, current issues, as well as publications, reports, studies, brochures and forms. (Free)
• United States Patent and Trademark Office An agency of the Department of Commerce. Locate information on patents, trademarks, IP law, policy, products and services. Users of this website can also search or file patents and trademarks. (Free)
• World Intellectual Property Organization Official site. (Free)

General International Resources

• ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law AISIL’s ERG is designed to be used by students, teachers, practitioners and researchers as a self-guided tour of relevant, quality, up-to-date online resources covering important areas of international law. (Free)
• EISIL Electronic Information System for International Law EISIL is a free online database that organizes and provides links to, and useful information on, web resources from the full spectrum of international law. EISIL is arranged by subject. (Free)
• European Central Bank Find information on the European Central Bank. (Free)
• European Corporate Governance Institute We provide a forum for debate and dialogue between academics, legislators and practitioners, focusing on major corporate governance issues and thereby promoting best practice. (Free)
• European Parliament: (Free)
• Foreign Relations of the United States Foreign Relations of the U.S. (1862-1960) is the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions. This link will take you to the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center which, in collaboration with the University of Illinois at Chicago Libraries, is working on making the entire series available electronically. (Free)
• GlobaLex GlobaLex is an electronic legal publication dedicated to international and foreign law research. Published by the Hauser Global Law School Program at NYU School of Law, GlobaLex is committed to the dissemination of high-level international, foreign, and comparative law research tools in order to accommodate the needs of an increasingly global educational and practicing legal world. (Free)
• International Court of Justice (ICJ) Otherwise known as the “World Court,” it is the judicial court of the United Nations. (Free)
• INTERPOL Official website of the International Criminal Police Organization which facilitates international police cooperation. (Free)
• INTERPOL Washington Official U.S. representative to INTERPOL. (Free)
• LLRX This website features guides to doing legal research on a wide variety of topics including international law. It includes annotated subject specific research guides, both paper and online sources. These guides include links to relevant index sites and both free and subscription databases. (Free)
• Max Plank Institute for Copmparative and International Law (Free)
• The Middle East Partnership Initiative State Department website which provides general information about the U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative. Includes a link to the MEPI library with over 250 training resources. (Free)
• UN Audiovisual Library of International Law A website from the UN Office of Legal Affairs, devided into three main parts: archives, lecture series and research center. This website is still under development. (Free)
• United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Locate economic analysis & Data Services, program evaluations, and technical and program documentation funded by the USAID (over 155,000 documents available). (Free)

Treaties

• International Humanitarian Law Database This site sponsored by the International Committer of the Red Cross includes treaties and other basic documents. It can be searched by topic, date or member states. (Free)
• Investment Treaty Database This database, sponsored by UNCTAD, provides data on bilateral investment treaties and double taxation treaties. (Free)
• Bilateral Investment Treaties ICSID sponsors this database which contains their collection of the texts of bilateral investment treaties dating back to the 1970’s. They can be accessed by state, title or date. (Free)
• Tax Treaties US Treasury Dept. Sponsors this sie with BDF coies of the tax treateis to which the US is a party. Primarily pending senate treaty action. Accessable by date or state. (Free)
• Hague Conference on Private International Law Collection of the Hague Conferences related to Private International Law. (Free)

• Administration for Children & Families Find information on a variety of topics related to children such as child abuse & neglect, child welfare, runaway & homeless youth and unaccompanied children’s services.  (Free)
• Journal of Juvenile Law and Policy A biannual publication of the UC Davis School of Law that addresses the unique concerns of children in the American legal system. (Free)
• Juvenile Law Attorneys Provides links to attorneys specializing in juvenile criminal law in all states. (Free)
• Juvenile Law Center | Advancing the Rights of Children in Jeopardy A website that provides links to news, newsletters, and publications related to juvenile justice. (Free)
• Juvenile Law – MegaLaw.com A website that consists of links to Juvenile Law Web Resources. (Free)
• North Carolina Department of Public Safety – Division of Juvenile Justice. (Free)
• Office of Justice Programs Locate research findings on a variety of topics including drugs and substance abuse, crime and crime prevention, juveniles and victims & victimization. (Free)
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Locate copies of Task Force Reports on children and violence. Discover statistics, news and links to state contacts. (Free)
• United States Department of Justice – Office of Juvenile and Delinquency Prevention (Free)

• Early English Laws All English legal codes, edicts, and treatises produced up to the time of the Magna Carta in 1215. (Free)
• FDsys Created by the U.S. Government Printing Office. Browse presidential documents, congressional bills, hearings, debates, reports and public and private laws. (Free)
• History of the Federal Judiciary Basic reference information on federal courts and judges since 1789. (Free)
• Justinian Code, Annotated Edited electronic version of Justice Blume’s Annotated Justinian Code. (Free)
• Leon E. Bloch Law Library – Sir Edward Coke Collection Major works of this 16th-17th Century British jurist. (Free)
• State Legislative History Research Guide From Indiana University School of Law Library. (Free)
• Thomas Official site of the US Congress. (Free)

• American Bar Association’s Center for Professional Responsibility The Center provides leadership and vision in setting goals and standards for legal ethics. (Free)
• Georgetown’s Professional Responsibilities Research Guide An overview of the materials available both in print and online on legal ethics. (Free)
• Legal Information Institute American Legal Ethics Library Contains the codes or rules governing the professional conduct of attorneys on a state by state basis; also has links to sources providing commentary on legal ethics. (Free)
• The Virtual Chase Guide to Ethics Law A website devoted to helping legal professionals perform research, the Virtual Chase’s ethics page contains links to various codes of ethics for both attorneys and judges, and links to other sources on professional responsibility. (Free)

• Rural Urban Continuum Codes A classification scheme that distinguishes metropolitan counties by size and nonmetropolitan counties by degree of urbanization and proximity to metro areas composed by the USDA Economic Research Service. (Free)
• ZIP Code Lookup and Address Information The official website of the U.S. Post Office provides users with zip code and address information. (Free)

• Georgetown’s Guide to Securities Law Designed to be a starting point for research, this website covers federal, state, international, and foreign securities law. (Free)
• Legal Information Institute Guide to Securities Contains links to federal, state, and other prominent sources of securities law. (Free)
• U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Contains a calendar of CTFC activities, links to relevant laws and regulations, and information about the futures and options market. (Free)
• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission The homepage for the Securities and Exchange Commission contains news, investor information, and other links. (Free)
• Westlaw’s Securities Law Fundamentals Quick reference guide highlighting securities law documents on Westlaw. (Free)

• Internal Revenue Manual Multipart manual detailing the scope and responsibilities of the Internal Revenue Service and more. (Free)
• Quarterly Tax Quarterly estimates of state, and local government tax revenue. (Free)
• Rules of Practice and Procedure From the U.S. Tax Court website. (Free)
• State Government Tax Collection Data by State An annual summary of state taxes collected. (Free)
• Student Coursebook, International Issues An annual publication guiding students in preparing tax returns through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. (Free)
• Tax Guide for Small Business Printed annually by the Internal Revenue Service. (Free)

• Airline Traffic Statistics Air Carrier Traffic Statistics provided by the Research & Innovative Technology Administration (RITA). (Free)
• Injury Prevention Web Injury Data A website that consists of links to charts and tables of injury data in the U.S. and U.S. Territories. (Free)
• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Published results of scientific studies of insurance data and insurance loss results by vehicle make and model. (Free)
• Mine Safety & Health Administration Statistics Mine safety statistics provided by the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA). (Free)