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Reviewed 15 July 2012 See also Legal Research and Assistance, below.  E-mail: Administrator@LawSource.com

District of Columbia Court Decisions

Court of Appeals (D.C.) U.S. District Court (D.D.C.) U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Bankr. D.D.C.)
Note: The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is not the same as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

District of Columbia Legislation

1. District of Columbia Statutes at Large (D.C. Stat.)

2. District of Columbia Code Annotated (D.C. Code Ann.)
   Note—The code is not available at any official web site, but a version provided by West Group is available.

District of Columbia Rules of Procedure and Practice

1. Court Rules ♦ Rules of Procedure
   Court of Appeals Rules (D.C. Ct. App. R.)
   U.S. District Court Rules (D.D.C. R.)
   U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules (Bankr. D.D.C. R.)

2. Rules of Practice ♦ Judicial Rules

District of Columbia Administrative Law Sources

1. Regulations
   1. District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (D.C. Mun. Regs.)
   2. District of Columbia Register (D.C. Reg.)
   Additional Resources
   ¶ Contents of District of Columbia Municipal Regulations and District of Columbia Register … These web pages do not include links to text.

District of Columbia Law-Related Periodicals

1. American University International Law Review (Am. U. Int'l L. Rev.) … [Washington Coll. of Law] — Formerly American University Journal of International Law and Policy (Am. U. J. Int'l L. & Pol'y), renamed in 1997.
2. American University Law Review (Am. U. L. Rev.) … [Washington Coll. of Law]
3. Howard Law Journal (How. L.J.)
4. Human Rights Brief (Hum. Rts. Brief) … [Washington Coll. of Law]
5. Regulation (Regulation) … [Cato Institute (D.C.)] — Devoted to analyzing the implications of government regulatory policy and the effects on public and private endeavors.

Other District of Columbia Commentary

District of Columbia Law-Related Topical Web Sites

District of Columbia Court Information

Web Sites
D.C. Court of Appeals D.C. Superior Court ————— U.S. District Court U.S. Bankruptcy Court

District of Columbia Forms

1. Court of Appeals Forms

2. Superior Court—Civil Forms • Family Law Forms • Domestic Violence Forms • Probate Forms

3. Business Entity Forms …[Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.

Other District of Columbia Resources

1. Government-Related Web Sites
   See also the Piper Resources list of sites.
   Additional Resources
   ¶ Vital Records — Contact Information … [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)]
   ¶ Workers’ Compensation — Agency Contact and Staff Contact Information … [Robert W. McDowell / North Carolina Industrial Commission]
   Bar Associations ♦ Law-Related Organizations
   See also a separate list of national and federal bar associations as well as bar associations in Maryland and Virginia.
   Bar Association of the District of Columbia District of Columbia Bar ————— Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia
   See the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for links to websites of member organizations.
   Law Schools ♦ Admission to Practice ♦ Continuing Legal Education
   D.C. Bar — Continuing Legal Education ————— Court of Appeals Committee on Admissions ————— Columbus School of Law (Catholic University of America) David A. Clarke School of Law (University of the District of Columbia) George Washington University Law School Georgetown University Law Center Howard University School of Law Washington College of Law (American University)

Legal Research and Assistance

Law Libraries
American University: Pence Law Library (Washington Coll. of Law) Catholic University of America: Judge Kathryn J. DuFour Law Library (Columbus Sch. of Law) George Washington University: Jacob Burns Law Library Georgetown University: Edward Bennett Williams Law Library Howard University University of the District of Columbia: Charles N. & Hilda H.M. Mason Law Library (David A. Clarke Sch. of Law)
See also links to web sites of public law libraries and catalogs of academic law libraries, maintained by the library at Washburn University School of Law; and the LibrarySites.Info database of library web sites (“Libcat”).
1. Low-Cost Legal Aid … See also the web site for LawHelp.org and the web site for SelfHelpSupport.org.
   1. District of Columbia Legal Help for the Poor (Pro Bono Publico Programs) … [Am. Bar Ass’n] — Contact information for legal-aid programs, from the ABA’s Directory of Pro Bono Programs. The ABA also provides a page of links to pro bono programs’ web sites.
   2. WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help … [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include domestic-violence resources, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.