Government Document Resources Online: Legal Affairs

Avalon Project - Yale University - brings together legal documents from the time of Hammurabi to the most recent Supreme Court Decisions.
Department of Justice - provides federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; seeks just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and ensures fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans.
U.S. Supreme Court

• C-Span Landmark Cases - These special programs, which aired on C-SPAN between March 28 and April 9, 2016, bring to life the drama that accompanied some of the most important Supreme Court decisions in American history.
• Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
• U.S. Supreme Court Media - a phenomenal resource for anyone who wants to understand the workings of the United States Supreme Court. In fact, as multimedia archive, the site "aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955."
• Legal Information Institute: Supreme Court - updated database concerning the activities of the U.S. Supreme
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Major Supreme Court Decisions - Historic Cases by Topic Index.
Federal Judiciary Search - the United States Federal Court System comprised of the US Supreme Court, US Court of Appeals, US District Courts and Military Courts.
Government Accountability Office - Nonpartisan reports on government operations browseable by topic.

Federal Government Regulatory Agencies

Consumer Product Safety Commission (est. 1973; 3 commissioners, 7 yr. term; only 2 from same party)
Environmental Protection Agency (est. 1970; headed by an administrator who is a cabinet officer)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (est. 1965; 5 commissioners; 5 yr. terms, only 3 from same party)
Federal Communications Commission  (est. 1934; 5 commissioners; 5 yr. terms, only 3 from same party)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (est. 1933; 5 board of directors; 6 yr. terms, only 3 from same party; non-appropriated)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (est. 1977; 5 commissioners; 5 yr. terms)
Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors of the (est. 1913; 7 governors, 14 yr. terms, non-appropriated)
Federal Trade Commission (est. 1914; 5 commissioners; 7 yr. terms; only 3 in same party)
Food and Drug Administration (est. 1906; headed by 1 commissioner; under HHS Dept.)
National Labor Relations Board (est. 1935; 1 Gen. Counsel - 4 yr. term & 5 other members - 5 yr. terms)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (est. 1970; 1 Asst. Secretary; under Labor Dept.)
Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)
Securities and Exchange Commission (est. 1934; 5 commissioners; 5 yr. terms; only 3 from same party; non-appropriated)

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