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Constitution

• Virginia Constitution (Virginia General Assembly)
• Historical Documents (Yale Avalon Project) includes the First Charter of Virginia (1606), Second Charter of Virginia, (1609); Third Charter of Virginia (1611); Ordinances for Virginia (1921) and the Constitution of Virginia, 1776 (also known as the Virginia Bill of Rights)
• Virginia Bill of Rights, 1776 (National Archives and Records Administration)

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Executive

• Virginia Administrative Code
• Cumulative Table of Sections Adopted, Amended or Repealed
• Virginia Register of Regulations Vol. 14, no. 20 (June 22, 1998-
• Virginia Executive Orders No. 1 (2002-
• Virginia Attorney General Opinions 1996-
• Virginia Governor
• Virginia Attorney General
• Virginia Board of Elections
• Virginia Secretary of State
• Executive Branch Agencies

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Judicial

• Virginia Supreme Court Opinions:
  • Virginia Courts
  • FindLaw 1995-
  • Virginia Lawyers Weekly 1998-
• Virginia Court of Appeals Opinions:
  • Virginia Courts
  • FindLaw (published and unpublished) 1995-
  • Virginia Lawyers Weekly
• Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission Opinions
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit (U.S. Courts)
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit (Emory Law School) January 1995-
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit (FindLaw) January 1995-
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia - Opinions
• Virginia Judicial Branch
• Judicial Branch Agencies
• Supreme Court Rules (Virginia Legislature)

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Legislative

• Virginia Code
• Virginia Bills
• Virginia Sessions status and legislative history, 1994-
• Virginia General Assembly - composed of the Senate and House of Delegates
• Publications: Legislative Resources
• Digest of the Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia (Virginia Division of Legislative Services)
• Issue Briefs (Virginia Division of Legislative Services)
• Reports to the General Assembly, 1897-
• Topical Studies of the General Assembly of Virginia (Virginia Division of Legislative Services)
• Counties, Cities, and Towns With Charters (Virginia Division of Legislative Services)
• Virginia Code Commission
• Virginia Division of Legislative Services - includes the Digest of the Acts

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Legal Guides

• Law Reviews:
  • Perspectives on Law and the Public Interest (University of Richmond Law School) Vol. 1, no. 2 (Spring 1997-
  • Richmond Journal of Law and Technology (University of Richmond Law School) Vol. 1, no. 1 (Spring 1995- 
• Law Schools:
  • Appalachian School of Law - Library and Catalog
  • College of William and Mary School of Law - Library and Catalog
  • George Mason University School of Law - Library and Catalog
  • Regent University School of Law - Library and Catalog
  • University of Richmond School of Law - Library and Catalog
  • University of Virginia School of Law - Library and Catalog
  • Washington and Lee University School of Law - Library and Catalog
• LLSDC Law Librarians Society of Washington, D.C.
• LLSDC Legislative Source Book: Virginia
• Research Guides:
  • Legislative History (Virginia Division of Legislative Services)
  • Legislative Research Sources (Virginia Division of Legislative Services)
  • Research Guides (College of William and Mary School of Law Library)
  • Virginia Law Sources (George Mason University Law Library)
  • Virginia Legal Research (University of Virginia Law Library)
• Southeastern Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries
• Virginia Association of Law Libraries
• Virginia Lawyers Weekly Vol. 47, no. 5 (April 1999-
• Virginia Public Law Libraries (Virginia State Library)
• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia State Law Library
• WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS:
  • Guide: U.S. States & Territories: Legal Links
  • AllLaw.com Virginia Resources
  • Cornell Legal Information Institute: Virginia
  • FindLaw: Virginia
  • Georgetown University Law Library: Virginia
  • Google Virginia Law
  • LexisOne: Virginia
  • Yahoo Virginia Law

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General Sources

• Virginia - official site
• Google Virginia
• Virginia Libraries (LIBCAT)
• Virginia State and Local Government (Library of Congress)
• Virginia State Library - Ask a Librarian
• State and Local Government on the Net: Virginia (State Local Gov)
• Yahoo Virginia

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