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1. guides.library.cornell.edu › citing_us_gov_docsFederal Laws/Statutes - How to Cite U.S ... - Cornell University

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   May 8, 2024 · When a statute applies to numerous sections of the Code, and you wish to cite the Act as a whole, cite using the Public law number. To determine where the statute is codified (where it appears in the United States Code), follow this process: Find the U.S.C. number listed in the header of the law.

2. libguides.law.asu.edu › Federal_LegislatureStatutes and Legislation - Federal Legislature - College of Law

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   May 6, 2024 · Public laws, also called slip laws, are the first iteration of a law. Congress.gov: Public Laws (1973-current) GovInfo: Public and Private Laws (1995-current) Westlaw: U.S. Public Laws (current legislative session, Westlaw password required) and U.S. Public Laws-Historical (1973-previous legislative session, Westlaw password required)

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   How often is the United States Code published?

   • It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. Since 1926, the United States Code has been published every six years. In between editions, annual cumulative supplements are published in order to present the most current information.

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   How are federal laws published?

   • Codes are published by jurisdiction; each jurisdiction that enacts statutes collects them in its own code. The federal government publishes the federal code, which contains all federal statutes. Statutes for each state are published in individual state codes. When a federal law is enacted, it is published in three steps:

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   How are federal statutes published?

   • At the federal level, each statute is published in three versions. First, a statute is enacted as a slip law, which is printed on a single sheet or in pamphlet form. When a slip law is published, it will be assigned a Public Law Number to identify it.

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   What is the United States Code?

   • The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States based on what is printed in the Statutes at Large. It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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4. lawlibguides.luc.edu › statutesandcodesLibGuides: Basic Legal Research Guide: Statutes and Codes

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   3 days ago · The United States Code Service (U.S.C.S) is shelved on the 3rd floor of the Law Library at call number KF 62 1972 .L38, and the United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.) is shelved at call number KF 62.W4 on the 3rd floor. A second set of the U.S.C.A. is shelved on the 4th floor at the same call number.

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5. guides.law.stanford.edu › llm › legalprimarysourcesResearching the Law in the United States for LLM Students

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   May 14, 2024 · Federal statutes are enacted by the U.S. Congress. Statutes are first published as slip laws, then compiled chronologically into the U.S. Statutes at Large. They are then organized by subject (codified) into the United States Code (U.S.C.). The U.S.C. is published every 6 years, with supplements published annually.

6. libraryguides.law.pace.edu › cEssential Legal Research Skills for Law Students: Statutes

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   May 9, 2024 · The official United States Code contains the federal laws, but it has only a limited index and other research aids. For legal research, two unofficial versions of the United States Code are published: one by Thomson Reuters (United States Code Annotated, or U.S.C.A.) and the other by Lexis (United States Code Service, or U.S.C.S.). These ...

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7. libguides.niu.edu › cStatutes & Codes - Basic Legal Research - LibGuides at ...

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   May 2, 2024 · The terms statutes, laws, and codes are often used interchangeably. However, there two distinctive forms of publication for statutory law: Session Laws: Published chronologically in the order in which they were enacted. Federal session laws are called Public Laws and are composed of the number of the Congress plus the law number. Thus Pub. L ...

8. libguides.law.widener.edu › legalmethodsbasiclegalStatutory Research - Legal Methods - LibGuides at Widener Law ...

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   6 days ago · The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States based on what is printed in the Statutes at Large. It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. Since 1926, the United States Code has ...