Databases
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HeinOnlineA database of historical and government documents, including complete coverage of 2,600 law-related periodicals.
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Nexis Uni (formerly Lexis-Nexis)A database of publications in reference, business, medicine and law. Includes newspapers, legal cases, law reviews, and company profiles.
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Indigenous Law Portal (Law Library of Congress)The Law Library of Congress maintains this collection of data about the laws throughout the United States related to Native Americans.
Whatcom County Law Library
State Law Sources
Federal Law on the Web
See the next box for the same or similar material available in Wilson Library.
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HeinOnlineA database for legal research. Search full-texts of the complete historical run of scholarly legal and criminal justice periodicals, plus relevant federal government publications. Includes published and unpublished treaties, the Federal Register, U.S. Supreme Court Reports (search the Supreme Court Library section for U.S. Reports), and U.S. Attorney General Opinions. The full text of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is available from 1938 to 1983.
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Public Laws, Congress.gov(1973-present)These are the same laws you will find in the U.S. Statutes at Large.
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Congress.govThe official website for U.S. legislative information.
Federal Regulations on the web
Federal Court Decisions on the Web
Federal Law in Wilson Library
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Statutes at LargeCall Number: Wilson 2W - microfiche E156 .L5 LAC 22036-108The laws of the U.S. from 1789-1936, on microfiche.
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United States Statutes at LargeCall Number: Haggard 2 Gov Inf. Ref AE 2.111:The laws of the U.S. from 1964 to the present in paper.
Washington State Law on the Web
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Revised Code of WashingtonThe current laws of Washington state arranged by subject.
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Washington Administrative Code [State of Washington]The rules and regulations created by the executive branch of the Washington state government. Archived copies of the WAC are available from 2004 on.
Washington State Law in Wilson Library
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Revised Code of WashingtonCall Number: Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref Wa 340 W279rCurrent Washington state laws arranged by subject
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Laws of WashingtonCall Number: Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref. WA 340 W279All Washington state laws arranged chronolgically, whether or not they are still current
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Washington Administrative CodeCall Number: Haggard 2 - Gov. Inf. Ref. WA 344 W279wProposed and newly finalized Washington state rules.
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Canadian Law on the Web
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CanLII [Canadian Legal Information Institute]A resource for Canadian laws, regulations, and legal commentary. Includes both federal and provincial laws.
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Canadian Legal Information InstituteCanLII makes primary sources of Canadian law accessible for free on the Internet. This includes legislative and judicial texts, as well as legal commentaries, from federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions on a single Web site.
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British Columbia LawsUnofficial compilation of current B.C. Laws
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About Canada's System of JusticePublished by the Canadian Department of Justice.
Canadian Law in Wilson Library
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Statutes of CanadaCall Number: Haggard 2 Gov. Inf. Reference CAN YX 2-332ISBN: https://www.canlii.org/en/ca/laws/1973-present (Federal laws arranged chronologically, whether or not they are still current)
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HeinOnlineA database for legal research. It includes the Constitution and Supreme Court reports of Canada.
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