United States Code (USC): Conducting U.S. statutory research in the United States Code (USC) may also be helpful. Arranged topically with 51 titles, there are two annotated versions of the United States Code, United States Code Annotated (USCA—burgundy in color) and United States Code Service (USCS—black). They are produced by different publishers and can differ in the annotations they provide, so it’s a good idea to check both sets.
Statutes may be found by using the index volumes at the end of the set to find what you need, or there are volumes listing acts by popular name (Violence Against Women Act, etc.).
Federal statutory and legislative material can also be found online in the following places:
State codes: Annotated state codes work very much like the federal codes, but may have a different topical organization. The Taggart Law Library has state codes for all 50 states in the state materials section on the south side.
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