The University of Texas at Austin

Government documents: Selected Links to Government Information


These links connect to additional government information often requested in the Tarlton Federal Documents Collection. Check out the sites listed under Catalog of Websites for an exhaustive array of additional government links

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Homepage

Congressional Budget Office

CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE - selected reports
COPYRIGHT OFFICE
-includes basic information on copyright forms, circulars, information on searching Copyright Office records, etc. as well as links to other copyright sites

COURTS ON THE INTERNET

FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM (Tarlton)

U.S. FEDERAL COURTS HOME PAGE
- clearinghouse for information from and about the judicial branch of the U.S. government
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
UNDERSTANDING THE FEDERAL COURTS
- provides overview of organization, operation & administration of the entire federal court system

GLOSSARY OF COURT TERMS

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ISSUANCES AND DIRECTIVES

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DIVISIONS- includes Antitrust, Civil, Civil Rights, Criminal, Environmental & Natural Resources, Tax and U.S. Attorneys Divisions, etc.

ANTITRUST DIVISION- includes Antitrust guidelines, cases, appellate briefs, business review letters, bank merger transactions, policy statements, opinions, some staff manuals, international agreements and connections to other antitrust sites
CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION
CRIMINAL DIVISION
OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL
TAX DIVISION
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR IMMIGRATION REVIEW (DEPT. OF JUSTICE)
FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR)
- links to sites which provide downloadable government applications and forms

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
- where to find information at the FCC site (with links)
FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
FEDERAL FORMS - "one-stop-shopping" for federal forms most used by the public

FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
  • HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY - includes biographical information on the federal judicary, legislative history of courts and circuits, landmark judicial legislation, list of federal judges who've been impeached, etc.
  • FEDERAL JUDGES BIOGRAPHICAL DATABASE - service records & biographical information for all judges who have served on U.S. District Courts, U.S. Circuit Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and Supreme Court since 1789

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
FEDERAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES (FCIC)

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
- includes rules of practice, amicus briefs, advisory opinions, advocacy filings, etc.
  • DECISIONS - includes v. 46 (1949) -140 (2005)

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE (GAO) REPORTS

HOMELAND SECURITY DIGITAL LIBRARY
IMMIGRATION

U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT

INDEPENDENT FEDERAL AGENCIES AND COMMISSIONS

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE -includes forms, statistics, etc.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
MULTILATERALS PROJECT (FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY)
- texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments; the vast majority from the 2nd half of the 20th century with some historical texts

NAFTA SECRETARIAT

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (NLRB)
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA)
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB)
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (OTA) ARCHIVE (Princeton)

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
THE PRESIDENT
PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL ON BIOETHICS

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC)
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
SPEECHES- selected speeches by government officials

STATE DEPARTMENT
TAX INFORMATION

TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS CLEARING HOUSE (TRAC) (Syracuse U.)
- information on federal enforcement and regulatory agencies' priorities and practices and the impact of new laws on agency activities; much statistical information; currently covers IRS, FBI, DEA, ATF, Customs, & INS

TREATIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
WHITE HOUSE - (2001- )

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