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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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

Constitution

  • Constitution of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Manual) in PDF files, by article
  • Constitution of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
  • Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents: Pennsylvania (Yale Avalon Project) eight documents; including the Constitution of Pennsylvania, 1776

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Executive

  • Pennsylvania Administrative Code - browse and search 
  • Pennsylvania Bulletin - browse and search; Vol. 26, no. 1 January 6, 1996-
  • Pennsylvania Executive Orders 1970 to present
  • Pennsylvania Governor
  • Pennsylvania Attorney General
  • Pennsylvania Election Information
  • Pennsylvania Secretary of State

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Judicial

  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court Opinions (Pennsylvania Courts) November 1996-
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court Opinions (FindLaw) 1987-
  • Pennsylvania Superior Court Opinions (Pennsylvania Courts)
  • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Opinions (Pennsylvania Courts)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 3d Circuit Opinions (U.S. Courts) current only
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 3d Circuit Opinions (Villanova Law School) May 1994-
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 3d Circuit Opinions (FindLaw) May 1994-
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania - Opinions (U.S. Courts)
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania - Opinions (U.S. Courts)
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania (U.S. Courts)
  • Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System - includes forms
  • Local Rules for Common Pleas and Magisterial District Courtss (Pennsylvania Courts)

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Legislative

  • Unofficial Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes from West
  • Pennsylvania Session Laws
  • Pennsylvania Statutes at Large (Pennsylvania Legislative Service Bureau) 1683-1809
  • Pennsylvania Bills
  • Pennsylvania General Assembly - composed of the Senate and House of Representatives

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Legal Guides

  • Guide: U.S. States & Territories: Legal Links (Law Library of Congress)
  • Consumer Legal Information Pamphlets (Pennsylvania Bar)
  • Cornell Legal Information Institute: Pennsylvania
  • FindLaw: Pennsylvania
  • Georgetown University Law Library: Arkansas
  • Greater Philadelphia Law Library Association
  • Law Schools:
    • Duquesne University School of Law - Library and Catalog
    • Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law - Library and Catalog
    • Temple University School of Law - Library and Catalog
    • University of Pennsylvania Law School - Library and Catalog
    • University of Pittsburgh School of Law - Library and Catalog
    • Villanova University School of Law - Library and Catalog
    • Widener University School of Law - Library and Catalog
  • Law.com: Pennsylvania
  • LLSDC Legislative Source Book: Pennsylvania
  • Pennsylvania Bar
  • Pennsylvania Documents Checklist
  • Research Guides
    • Research Guides (Villanova University Law Library)
    • Pennsylvania Law (University of Pittsburgh Law Library)
    • Pennsylvania Legal Research Web Sites (Dittakavi Rao, Duquesne University Law Library)
    • Research Guides (University of Pittsburgh Law Library)
    • Research Guides (Widener University Law Library)
  • Yahoo Pennsylvania Law

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General Sources

  • Pennsylvania - official site
  • Pennsylvania Libraries (LIBCAT)
  • Pennsylvania State and Local Government (Library of Congress)
  • Pennsylvania State Library - includes catalog
  • State and Local Government on the Net: Pennsylvania (State Local Gov)
  • Yahoo Pennsylvania

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