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Primary law – Legislative:
United States Code (USC)
U.S. Constitution (text, including Amendments) (pdf file; 4.28 MB)
Statutes at Large
Public and Private Laws
Congressional Bills
Congressional Reports
Congressional Record
Primary law – Executive:
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Federal Register
List of CFR Sections Affected (updates to the CFR)
Budget of the United States Government
Compilation of Presidential Documents
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Additional useful links:
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Library of Congress
United States Government Manual
Congressional Directory
U.S. Federal Courts
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
Oyez Project (IIT Chicago Kent School of Law; text of U.S. Supreme Court cases; some include audio of the oral arguments)
U.S. Federal Court of Appeal Opinions (all Circuits; from Justia)
U.S. Court of Appeals – 8th Circuit
U.S. District Court – Minnesota District
Federal Rules of Court (Current rules of practice and procedure; appellate, bankruptcy, civil, criminal and evidence)
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
U.S. Social Security Administration
Uniform Commercial Code (LII, Cornell site; licensing does not include the official comments)
Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence 3rd edition (copyright 2011; links to downloadable PDF) (to the best of our knowledge, a 4th edition has not yet been published)