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Commonwealth of Virginia

Constitution | Executive | Judicial | Legislative | Legal Guides | General Sources

Constitution

  • Virginia Constitution (Virginia General Assembly)
  • Historical Documents (Yale Avalon Project) includes the First Charter of Virginia (1606), Second Charter of Virginia, (1609); Third Charter of Virginia (1611); Ordinances for Virginia (1921) and the Constitution of Virginia, 1776 (also known as the Virginia Bill of Rights)
  • Virginia Bill of Rights, 1776 (National Archives and Records Administration)

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Executive

  • Virginia Administrative Code
  • Cumulative Table of Sections Adopted, Amended or Repealed
  • Virginia Register of Regulations Vol. 14, no. 20 (June 22, 1998-
  • Virginia Executive Orders No. 1 (2002-
  • Virginia Attorney General Opinions 1996-
  • Virginia Governor
  • Virginia Attorney General
  • Virginia Board of Elections
  • Virginia Secretary of State
  • Executive Branch Agencies

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Judicial

  • Virginia Supreme Court Opinions:
    • Virginia Courts
    • FindLaw 1995-
    • Virginia Lawyers Weekly 1998-
  • Virginia Court of Appeals Opinions:
    • Virginia Courts
    • FindLaw (published and unpublished) 1995-
    • Virginia Lawyers Weekly
  • Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission Opinions
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit (U.S. Courts)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit (Emory Law School) January 1995-
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit (FindLaw) January 1995-
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia - Opinions
  • Virginia Judicial Branch
  • Judicial Branch Agencies
  • Supreme Court Rules (Virginia Legislature)

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Legislative

  • Virginia Code
  • Virginia Bills
  • Virginia Sessions status and legislative history, 1994-
  • Virginia General Assembly - composed of the Senate and House of Delegates
  • Publications: Legislative Resources
  • Digest of the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (Virginia Division of Legislative Services)
  • Issue Briefs (Virginia Division of Legislative Services)
  • Reports to the General Assembly, 1897-
  • Topical Studies of the General Assembly of Virginia (Virginia Division of Legislative Services)
  • Counties, Cities, and Towns With Charters (Virginia Division of Legislative Services)
  • Virginia Code Commission
  • Virginia Division of Legislative Services - includes the Digest of the Acts

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Legal Guides

  • Law Reviews:
    • Perspectives on Law and the Public Interest (University of Richmond Law School) Vol. 1, no. 2 (Spring 1997-
    • Richmond Journal of Law and Technology (University of Richmond Law School) Vol. 1, no. 1 (Spring 1995- 
  • Law Schools:
    • Appalachian School of Law - Library and Catalog
    • College of William and Mary School of Law - Library and Catalog
    • George Mason University School of Law - Library and Catalog
    • Regent University School of Law - Library and Catalog
    • University of Richmond School of Law - Library and Catalog
    • University of Virginia School of Law - Library and Catalog
    • Washington and Lee University School of Law - Library and Catalog
  • LLSDC Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C.
  • LLSDC Legislative Source Book: Virginia
  • Research Guides:
    • Legislative History (Virginia Division of Legislative Services)
    • Legislative Research Sources (Virginia Division of Legislative Services)
    • Research Guides (College of William and Mary School of Law Library)
    • Virginia Law Sources (George Mason University Law Library)
    • Virginia Legal Research (University of Virginia Law Library)
  • Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
  • Virginia Association of Law Libraries
  • Virginia Lawyers Weekly Vol. 47, no. 5 (April 1999-
  • Virginia Public Law Libraries (Virginia State Library)
  • Virginia State Bar
  • Virginia State Law Library
  • WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS:
    • Guide: U.S. States & Territories: Legal Links (Law Library of Congress)
    • AllLaw.com Virginia Resources
    • Cornell Legal Information Institute: Virginia
    • FindLaw: Virginia
    • Georgetown University Law Library: Virginia
    • Google Virginia Law
    • LexisOne: Virginia
    • Yahoo Virginia Law

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General Sources

  • Virginia - official site
  • Google Virginia
  • Virginia Libraries (LIBCAT)
  • Virginia State and Local Government (Library of Congress)
  • Virginia State Library - Ask a Librarian
  • State and Local Government on the Net: Virginia (State Local Gov)
  • Yahoo Virginia

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