Laws and Regulations

The Constitution, the United States Code, federal regulations and court rules, and the statutes of the states, section by section. Read a section, annotate it, tie it to the cases that apply it, or propose how it should change.

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Bodies of law
341,191
Sections on record
2 + federal
Jurisdictions
21
Reader annotations
Issues tied to a statute

Federal law as it stands: the Constitution, the codified statutes, the regulations that implement them, and the rules the federal courts run on.

Constitution
United States ConstitutionConstitutionUnited States · Organized by article
25
sections
Constitutional AmendmentsConstitutionUnited States · Organized by amendment
47
sections
Codes and statutes
United States CodeCodeUnited States
53,702
sections
Regulations
Code of Federal RegulationsRegulationsUnited States
96,170
sections
Rules
Federal Rules of Appellate ProcedureRules2025-01-06 edition · Supreme Court
1,307
rules
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy ProcedureRules2025-01-06 edition · Supreme Court
4,967
rules
Federal Rules of Civil ProcedureRules2025-01-06 edition · Supreme Court
2,373
rules
Federal Rules of Criminal ProcedureRules2025-01-06 edition · Supreme Court
983
rules
Federal Rules of EvidenceRules2025-01-06 edition · Congress
1,693
rules

Choose a state for its codes, regulations and court rules.

California CodesCodeCalifornia
148,261
sections
Virginia CodeCodeVirginia
31,663
sections
California CodesCodeCalifornia · California
148,261
sections
Code of Federal RegulationsRegulationsUnited States
96,170
sections
Constitutional AmendmentsConstitutionUnited States · Organized by amendment
47
sections
Federal Rules of Appellate ProcedureRules2025-01-06 edition · Supreme Court
1,307
rules
Federal Rules of Bankruptcy ProcedureRules2025-01-06 edition · Supreme Court
4,967
rules
Federal Rules of Civil ProcedureRules2025-01-06 edition · Supreme Court
2,373
rules
Federal Rules of Criminal ProcedureRules2025-01-06 edition · Supreme Court
983
rules
Federal Rules of EvidenceRules2025-01-06 edition · Congress
1,693
rules
United States CodeCodeUnited States
53,702
sections
United States ConstitutionConstitutionUnited States · Organized by article
25
sections
Virginia CodeCodeVirginia · Virginia
31,663
sections

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Newest annotations
“the use of such substance shall be not less than 20 years or more than life, a fine not to exceed the greater of that authorized in accordance with the…”
he received 6 yrs, 5 yrs parole n actually did 5ys.…
Anonymous · Mar 9, 2017
“Region 19: (JURISDICTION) Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico; (ADDRESS) 650 E.…”
Region 19 address
Anonymous · Oct 13, 2016
“respecting”
checking things
Anonymous · Feb 19, 2016
“All contracts entered into pursuant to this article shall include a requirement that the contractor exercise good faith efforts to achieve the disadvantaged…”
DBE good faith efforts
Simmie Graves · Aug 22, 2014
“ard is empowered, as h”
test
Anonymous · Jun 28, 2014
“or offered for sale within the District of Columbia or the Territories of the United States shall be as follows: Apples of one variety, which are well-grown…”
Test
Anonymous · Jun 20, 2014
“teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use)”
Doesn't this mean that coursepacks or law school casebooks are considered fair use and should therefore be free (as opposed to hundreds of dollars just for photocopies)?
Aaron Greenspan · Dec 9, 2013
“§ 8.01-258. Venue not jurisdictional.”
Venue of Title 8, Chapter 5 of VA Code
Anonymous · Feb 18, 2013
Do something with the law

Issues ties a problem to the statute behind it and lets anyone propose the rewrite, shown as a diff against the current text.
Cases shows the law being applied, one docket at a time.

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