Appendix D: Quick Links to Federal, PA, & Philadelphia Law

Here are some links to free, online sources of Federal, Pennsylvania, and/or Philadelphia law, organized by type of law. 

Constitutions
Federal	The United States Constitution
Pennsylvania	The Constitution of Pennsylvania

Bills/Legislation
Federal	Congress.gov: Legislation
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania General Assembly: Bills and Amendments
Philadelphia	City of Philadelphia: Legislation

Statutes
Federal	United States Code GovInfo: U.S. Code Office of the Law Revision Counsel: U.S. Code Cornell Legal Information Institute: U.S. Code
Pennsylvania	Unofficial Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes from Westlaw (includes both consolidated and unconsolidated PA statutes) Pennsylvania General Assembly Pennsylvania Unconsolidated Statutes (P.S.): Chronological publication of statpautes passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Pa.C.S.): Official topical organization of Pennsylvania statutes in force at the time of publication.
Philadelphia Ordinances	Philadelphia Code

Regulations
Federal	Code of Federal Regulations (arranged by subject) Federal Register Regulations.gov (regulatory dockets)
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Code (arranged by subject) Pennsylvania Bulletin
Philadelphia	Regulations.phila-records.com (regulations issued since January 1, 2014)

Executive Orders
Federal	Federal Register: Executive Orders (from 1994 to the present) WhiteHouse.gov Briefing Room: Presidential Actions (recent orders) U.C. Santa Barbara’s American Presidency Project: Executive Orders
Pennsylvania	Governor of Pennsylvania: Executive Orders (recent orders) Pennsylvania Bulletin (search by agency (Governor’s Office) or document type (Governor)).
Philadelphia	City of Philadelphia: Executive Orders  (1952 to the present)

Case Law
General	CourtListener.com FindLaw Google Scholar Justia
Federal	U.S. Supreme Court Opinions: Supreme Court of the United States Opinions Relating to Orders (2011 – present) Bound Volumes of the U.S. Reports (1991 Term – most recent published bound volume) Library of Congress – U.S. Reports by Volume (volumes 1-570, covering the years 1754-2012) GovInfo: United States Courts Opinions (opinions from selected U.S. appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts; starting around April 2004) PACER
Pennsylvania	Unified Judicial System of PA Court Opinions and Postings (PA appellate courts)  Cases of Public Interest FindLaw.com Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Opinions Superior Court of Pennsylvania Opinions  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Opinions
Philadelphia	Philadelphia (FJD) Court Opinions (select opinions from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and Municipal Courts)

Court Dockets
Federal	PACER RECAP Archive Supreme Court of the United States – Docket Search
Pennsylvania	The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania Case Search
Philadelphia	Philadelphia Courts, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas – Civil Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas – Criminal (via UJS of PA Case Search) Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas – Orphans’ Court Philadelphia Municipal Court – Civil (click “Login As Public User” to start) Philadelphia Municipal Court – Criminal (via UJS of PA Case Search)

Court Rules
Federal	Supreme Court of the United States: Rules and Guidance  Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure; Rules of Evidence, and more: United States Courts Current Rules of Practice & Procedure  Cornell Law School – Legal Information Institute Local Appellate & District Court Rules (related to PA) to be used in conjunction with the relevant set(s) of Federal Rules: Appellate Third Circuit – Rules & Procedures District Eastern District of Pennsylvania – Local Rules, Standing and Administrative Orders Middle District of Pennsylvania – Local Rules and Orders Western District of Pennsylvania – Local Rules
Pennsylvania	Pacodeandbulletin.gov Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure – Includes PA Orphans’ Court Rules Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Conduct Pennsylvania Juvenile Rules
Philadelphia (County rules to be used in conjunction with PA state rules)	Philadelphia County Local Rules Philadelphia Trial Division-Civil Local Rules Philadelphia Trial Division-Criminal Local Rules Philadelphia Orphans’ Court Division Local Rules Philadelphia Family Division – Domestic Relations Local Rules Philadelphia Family Division Juvenile Dependency Local Rules Philadelphia Municipal Court Civil Local Rules Philadelphia Municipal Court Criminal Local Rules Philadelphia Municipal Court Traffic Local Rules Philadelphia Rules of Judicial Administration