Topical Research Guide: DC, Maryland, & Virginia Law
DC Legal Sources
Primary Authority
Statutes
DC Code (Free West version)
DC Code (Free Lexis version)
Government and Legislative Resources
Council of the District of Columbia
Text of pending and passed legislation
Agency and Regulatory Authority
District of Columbia Municipal Regulations
These are not available free, full-text online. They are available via Lexis and Westlaw and a list of the DCMR titles is available at the website for the Office of Documents at http://os.dc.gov/os/cwp/view.asp?a=1206&q=522392 They are also available in print in the Library in Weil's Code of D.C. Municipal Regulations at http://leagle.wcl.american.edu/search/
District of Columbia Register
The Register updates the DCMR's and is in full-text free from the D.C. Office of Documents at http://www.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates$fn=default.htm$vid=dcr:free from April 2003.
D.C. Government Website
This site provides links to the Office of the Mayor, individual agencies and much more.
The Judiciary
Courts
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Full-text of opinions is not yet available on this website.
District of Columbia Superior Court
Full-text of opinions is not yet available on this website.
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Opinions for the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
This site is maintained by the Edward Bennett Williams Law Library at Georgetown University Law Center
Bar Associations & Legal Ethics
District of Columbia Bar Association
The contents of this site include the current disciplinary actions and Ethics Opinions of the DC Bar Association at http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/ethics/index.cfm
Legal Information Institute Site
District of Columbia Legal Ethics: A Summary of the Law of Lawyering in the District of Columbia
This is a comprehensive treatment of the subject.
DC Gateway Internet Legal Sites
Findlaw for the District of Columbia
Legal Information Institute - District of Columbia
Internet Law Library - District of Columbia
American Law Sources Online - District of Columbia
Maryland Legal Sources
Primary Authority
Statutes
Maryland Code (Free Lexis version)
Maryland Code (Free West version)
Government and Legislative Resources
State Government Gateway
Maryland General Assembly
Recently enacted and pending legislation
Maryland State Archives
Includes historic legislative, constitutional, executive and judicial documents and vital records
Maryland Manual
Gateway to Maryland government, including agencies and primary legal authority
Agency and Regulatory Authority
Code of Maryland Administrative Regulations (COMAR)
Maryland Register
(Six most current issues).
The Judiciary
Courts
Gateway to all Maryland courts and judicial opinions where available
Bar Associations & Legal Ethics
Maryland Bar Association
Legal Information Institute Site
Maryland Gateway Internet Legal Sites
Findlaw - Maryland
Internet Law Library - Maryland
Legal Information Institute - Maryland
Maryland Public Information Network - SAILOR
Maryland People's Law Library
This site is operated by Maryland's 28 non-profit legal services providers, in partnership with the courts, and is offered as a service to the public.
American Law Sources Online - Maryland
Virginia Legal Sources
Primary Authority
Statutes
Virginia Code
This is an unofficial version of the code offered by the Virginia General Assembly.
Government and Legislative Resources
State Government Gateway
Virginia General Assembly
Pending Legislation
Virginia State Archives
Located at the Library of Virginia
Agency and Regulatory Authority
Virginia Administrative Code
Virginia Register of Regulations
The full Text is available from September 14, 1998
The Judiciary
Courts
Virginia Supreme Court
Virginia Court of Appeals
Virginia Circuit Courts
Listed by county
General District Courts
Listed by County
Bar Associations & Legal Ethics
Virginia State Bar
Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct
Virginia Legal Ethics Opinions Summaries
Site maintained by McGuire Woods attorney Tom Spahn