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US Statutes, Congressional documents, federal agency, other government publications | Legal and political research | 2600+ scholarly journals | US treaties | Classic treatises | State and federal case law | Special collections on Criminal Justice, History, Foreign Relations, Religion and the Law, and Women and the Law
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Official website for U.S. federal legislative information | Track Legislation | Congressional Information | Replaces Thomas.gov
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Current Information | Bill Status | Full Text of Current and Pending Legislation | Voting Records | Public Acts | Illinois Compiled Statutes | Illinois Constitution | Members & Committees | Transcripts for Senate & House | Legislative Reports and More
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Website of the United States Supreme Court. Opinions | Oral Arguments | Case Documents. Much U.S. Supreme Court information is also available in Hein Online and Westlaw.

Illinois Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the state’s highest court; it also supervises and administers the state’s judicial system. The state is divided into five judicial districts, with three justices elected from the first district (Cook County) and one justice elected from each of the other four districts. Justices are elected in partisan elections for 10 years and may be retained in office for additional terms of 10 years. A chief justice is elected by the other justices for a term of three years.

Essential Supreme Court Decisions by John R. Vile
Call Number: KF4547.4 .V55 2010
ISBN: 9781442203846
Publication Date: 2010-07-16

Print sets of U. S. and Illinois laws are available in the Reference Room in the call number areas of KF (U.S.) and KFI (Illinois) along with useful titles like West's Encyclopedia of American Law, U. S. Court Cases and Black's Law Dictionary.