Research Links

Alice McCreary

Compiler

U.S. States

General

American Law Sources On-line

LawSource, Inc.

Directory with links to state statutes, constitutions, court cases, court rules, forms, legislation, and more for all 50 U.S. states, plus the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands. Also covers Canada and Mexico.

Book of the States

Council of State Governments

The annual Book of the States from 2004 to present.

GovEngine.com

Index to individual websites for federal government departments and agencies; independent agencies and government corporations; laws, statutes, codes, and regulations; federal and state courts; and local government (counties and cities).

National Conference of State Legislatures

Official website for the bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. Features 50-state compilations covering various issues that concern state legislators and legislative staff, such as Budget & Tax, Environmental Protection, Health, and more.

State Agency Databases

Government Documents Round Table (GODORT), American Library Association

Wiki containing links to publicly accessible state agency databases, organized by state.

State and Local Government on the Net

"A directory of official state, county, and city government websites." Also provides access to multi-state and national organizations.

State Blue Books

Government Documents Round Table (GODORT), American Library Association

Table with links to web versions of state Blue Books (government directories).

State Court Structure Charts

Court Statistics Project, National Center for State Courts

Charts for all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Municipalities

American Legal Publishing

Online codes for Pennsylvania municipalities include Johnstown, Lower Chichester Township, Philadelphia, Sharon, Swarthmore, and Upper Providence Township. Codes for cities in more than 30 other states are also available.

Code Publishing

Contains the online version of the Meadville Code plus those of other cities in 19 other states.

General Code Publishers

Features online codes for more than 250 Pennsylvania municipalities plus towns and cities in 23 other states.

Municipal Code Corporation

Covers all U.S. states. Online codes for Pennsylvania municipalities include Bensalem Township, Kennett Square, Pittsburgh, and Wilkes-Barre.

Pennsylvania's Local Governments

Counties, cities, townships, boroughs, and villages.