Corvallis-Benton County Public Library

Government & Legal Resources

Local Governments

• City of Corvallis Home Page
  
  
• The Benton County Home Page
  
  
• Benton County Circuit Court Home Page
  
  
• The City of Philomath Home Page
  
  

State Governments

• Oregon State Homepage
  
  
• Citizen's Guide to the Oregon Legislative Process
  
  
• Washington State Home Page
  
  
• State of Idaho Home Page
  
  
• State of California
  
  
• Council of State Governmnets
  
  

Federal Government

• The White House
  
  
• The House of Representatives
  
  
• The Senate
  
  
• Thomas
  The Library of Congress's access point to government information.
  
  
• The Government Printing Office
• US Government Documents Ready Reference by Columbia University
  

Government Information & Statistics

• Guide to Govenment Benefits
  
  
• 2000 Census Information
  
  
• United States Government Manual
  This manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. The Manual also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees.
  
  
• Governments on the WWW
  Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-national organisations etc. Contains more than 9000 entries from 205 countries and territories.
  
  
• Government Information Xchange
  Find information on all aspects of the Federal Government.
  
  
• Green Book
  Provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, poverty and taxation. It has become a standard reference work for those interested in the direction of social policy in the United States.
  
  

Elected Officials

• Government Directory
  This directory provides links to contact information (addresses, phone numbers, E-mail, web pages) for local municipal governments, Benton County, the State of Oregon and locally elected officials to the Federal Government.
  
  
• League of Women Voters of Corvallis
  
  
• Contacting the Congress
  Links to contact information for every member of Congress.
  
  
• Project Vote Smart
  Through a citizens' tool kit of free services, programs and materials, this national non-partisan, non-profit effort researches, tracks and provides to the public independent factual information on over 13,000 candidates and elected officials. Voting records, campaign issue positions, performance evaluations by special interests, campaign contributions, backgrounds, previous experience, and contact information are available.
  
  

Elections

• Please see the separate ELECTIONS PAGE for information on this subject
  

Legal Resources

• Court TV
  Many good links here for the legal consumer.
  
  
• Findlaw Internet Legal Resources
  Cases, codes, legal associations, state law, news, foreign and international law.
  
  
• Internet Legal Research Compass
  US and International law, courts, and legal information from the Villanova University School of Law.
  
  
• Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
  Another lawyer search.
  
  
• Oregon Do-It-Yourself Domestic Relations Forms
  Oregon state forms for divorce, custody, adoptions, visitation, separation, etc.
  
  
• USLegalforms.com
  Over 20,000 legal forms both state and federal.
  
  
• Ospirg's Renters Handbook
  
  
• West's Legal Directory
  Search for a lawyer that meets certain criteria in this directory.
  
  
• WorldLawDirect.com
  
  

Crime

• CrimCheck

U.S. Supreme Court & Decisions

• U.S. Judicial Branch Resources
  
  
• Justices of the Supreme Court
  
  
• Supreme Court Opinions
  
  
• FedWorld/FLITE Supreme Court Decisions
  
  
• Supreme Court decisions since by topic
  
  
• Selected Historic Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

Federal Law & Legislation

• U.S. Constitution
  
  
• U.S. Code
  
  
• GPO Access
  The Government Printing Office's "GPO Access" gives access to a number of government databases. Included are the Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register, Supreme Court Decisions and many more.
  
  

State/Local Law & Legislation

• Oregon State Bar Consumer Legal Info
  You can also reach it by dialing Tel-Law at 503.620.3000 or 800.452.4776.
• Oregon State Legislature
  
  
• Oregon Administrative Rules
  
  
• Oregon Revised Statutes
  
  
• Where to find legal forms for Oregon
  
  
• Idaho State Legislature
  
  
• Washington State Legislature
  
  

Patents & Copyrights & Trademarks

• United States Copyright Office
  Find information on copyright law and procedures.
  
  
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
  Information on patent and trademark laws and procedures.