The Law Library

• Constitution of Virginia

  The Commonwealth's governing charter, maintained by the Division of Legislative Services.

  law.lis.virginia.gov
• Code of Virginia

  All titles of the Code, searchable by section or keyword and updated after each session.

  law.lis.virginia.gov
• Virginia Administrative Code

  Regulations adopted by state agencies, organized by title and agency.

  law.lis.virginia.gov
• Virginia Register of Regulations

  The official biweekly publication of proposed, emergency and final regulations.

  register.dls.virginia.gov
• Virginia Regulatory Town Hall

  Track pending regulatory actions, agency meetings and public comment forums.

  townhall.virginia.gov
• Legislative Information System

  Bills, resolutions and votes of the General Assembly, current and past sessions.

  lis.virginia.gov

• Virginia's Judicial System

  Home of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, circuit and district courts.

  vacourts.gov
• Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia

  Current rules of practice and procedure, including the Rules of Evidence, with amendment orders.

  vacourts.gov
• Appellate Opinions

  Supreme Court of Virginia opinions since 1995 and Court of Appeals published and unpublished opinions.

  vacourts.gov
• Online Case Information System 2.0

  Statewide case search for general district, J&DR adult criminal and participating circuit courts.

  courts.state.va.us
• Case Status & Information: All Courts

  Case lookups for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, circuit, general district and J&DR courts.

  vacourts.gov
• Virginia Court Forms

  Official forms for every level of Virginia court, including circuit court civil forms.

  vacourts.gov
• Workers’ Compensation Commission Opinions

  Searchable opinions of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission.

  workcomp.virginia.gov
• Court Online Services

  Circuit court case information, e-filing (VJEFS), land-record access and case alerts.

  vacourts.gov

• Virginia FOIA Council

  Advisory opinions, reference materials and sample letters on the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

  foiacouncil.dls.virginia.gov
• Attorney General Official Opinions

  Official opinions of the Attorney General of Virginia, arranged by year.

  oag.state.va.us
• SCC Business Entity Search

  State Corporation Commission records for corporations, LLCs and partnerships, including registered agents.

  cis.scc.virginia.gov
• Virginia State Bar

  Rules of Professional Conduct, legal ethics opinions and lawyer status lookup.

  vsb.org
• Library of Virginia

  The Commonwealth's archives and reference library, including historical legal records.

  lva.virginia.gov

• Constitution Annotated

  The U.S. Constitution with the Library of Congress's analysis of Supreme Court interpretation.

  constitution.congress.gov
• U.S. Constitution (Cornell LII)

  Clause-by-clause text with notes, from Cornell’s Legal Information Institute.

  law.cornell.edu
• United States Code

  Federal statutes, from the House Office of the Law Revision Counsel.

  uscode.house.gov
• Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

  A continuously updated version of federal agency regulations.

  ecfr.gov
• Congress.gov

  Federal legislation, the Congressional Record and committee materials.

  congress.gov
• GovInfo

  Authenticated federal publications, including the Federal Register and statutes at large.

  govinfo.gov

• Supreme Court of the United States

  Opinions, dockets, argument transcripts and the Court's rules.

  supremecourt.gov
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

  Opinions, local rules and procedures for the circuit that includes Virginia.

  ca4.uscourts.gov
• Eastern District of Virginia

  Local rules, judges' procedures and forms for Alexandria, Norfolk, Newport News and Richmond.

  vaed.uscourts.gov
• Western District of Virginia

  Local rules, standing orders and forms for the western divisions.

  vawd.uscourts.gov
• Federal Rules of Practice & Procedure

  Current Civil, Criminal, Appellate, Bankruptcy and Evidence Rules.

  uscourts.gov
• PACER

  Public access to federal court dockets and filings.

  pacer.uscourts.gov
• All Federal Court Websites

  Directory of every federal appellate, district and bankruptcy court.

  uscourts.gov

• CourtListener

  Free Law Project's searchable database of state and federal opinions, plus federal dockets.

  courtlistener.com
• Google Scholar (Case Law)

  Select "Case law" to search state and federal opinions with citing references.

  scholar.google.com
• Justia: Virginia Law

  Virginia statutes, regulations and case law gathered in one index.

  law.justia.com
• Caselaw Access Project

  Harvard Law School's digitized archive of published U.S. case law through 2018.

  case.law
• Supreme Court Opinions (Cornell LII)

  U.S. Supreme Court decisions with syllabi, arranged by term and topic.

  law.cornell.edu

• Guide to Law Online: Virginia

  The Law Library of Congress's annotated directory of free Virginia legal sources.

  guides.loc.gov
• Virginia Legal Resources

  University of Virginia Law Library's guide to Virginia primary and secondary sources.

  libguides.law.virginia.edu
• Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure Overview

  A plain-English primer on federalism, civil liberties, search and seizure and trial rights.

  nationalparalegal.edu

Pattern instructions are a quick summary of the elements of a claim. Virginia's own Model Jury Instructions are published commercially and are not freely available online.

• Third Circuit Model Civil Instructions

  Includes detailed chapters on Section 1983 civil rights claims and employment claims.

  ca3.uscourts.gov
• Fifth Circuit Pattern Instructions

  Civil and criminal pattern instructions for the Fifth Circuit district courts.

  lb5.uscourts.gov
• Ninth Circuit Model Civil Instructions

  Continuously updated online, including civil rights and tort chapters.

  ce9.uscourts.gov
• California Civil Instructions (CACI)

  The Judicial Council’s plain-language civil instructions.

  courts.ca.gov
• Connecticut Civil Instructions

  The Connecticut Judicial Branch’s civil charge collection.

  jud.ct.gov
• Illinois Pattern Civil Instructions

  Illinois Supreme Court committee instructions, including negligence and damages.

  illinoiscourts.gov
• Delaware Superior Court Civil Instructions

  Delaware’s pattern civil instructions, revised in 2025.

  courts.delaware.gov

• State Law Resources (Cornell LII)

  Constitutions, statutes and court opinions for all fifty states.

  law.cornell.edu
• World Law (Cornell LII)

  Legal materials from foreign and international jurisdictions.

  law.cornell.edu