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Constitutions and other important legal documents:

Check the TIGER catalog for various editions of and comentatires on the U.S. and Colorado Constitutions

Core documents of U.S. democracy for many early Federal legal documents like the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
U.S. Constitution
Facsimilies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States
Listen to them at Americana Phonic (Declartion of Independence, Constitution, and Aritcles of Confederation) and U.S. Historical Documents (Constitution and Amendments to the Constitution of the U.S., Aritcles of Confederation, and the Declartion of Independence)

General

Internet Law Library - laws at all levels of government (Federal, State, Foreign, etc.) and codes on left of page

Offical Hearing on Secret Laws - laws that citizens and even Congress do not know about or are forbidden from seeing; a recent Senate hearing examines how these "laws" become law and why they are 'repugnant' and 'an abomination;' hearing with links to written testimony and a video of hearing, April 30, 2008. A brief overview of the hearing entitled Secret Law Debated in Senate Hearing by Steven Aftergood with links his and others' to testimony, Secrecy News, April 30, 2008.
Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet

Federal Laws and Statutes

Statutes at Large (a compilation of all Public Laws) Docs Stacks AE 2.111:

GPO Access includes database for

Public Laws, 1995+ - laws signed by the President
Congressional Bills, 1993+ - all published versions of bills for the current congress

CC users use the A-z database list for Congressional Universe for laws and bills as well as hearings regarding those laws/bills, legislative histories, bill tracking, Public Laws and Statutes at Large

Federal Regulations

U.S. Code Docs Stacks shelved with the AEs
U.S. Code (GPO Access) and * U.S. Code (House of Representatives)

Code of Federal Regulations Docs Stacks shelved with the AEs
Code of Federal Regulations

Federal Register (GPO Access)

CC users use the A-z database list for Academic Universe Lexis-Nexis Legal Research for Federal regulations, agency opinions & US Attorney General Opinions

Regulations.gov - is the one stop for federal regulations

State

Colorado Directories

Colorado Legislative Director - state senators, representatives and committees
Quick Guide to Co. Legislative Info. - current and past bills in Colorado

Sate Laws and Statutes

State Constitutions - also state web sites
Colorado General Assembly - current bill information, session laws, ballot issues and capitol building tour
Laws Passed at the Session of the General Assembly of the State of Colorado 1st Floor North-Reference FC1825.A226
Session Laws of Colorado - 1993+