Barco Law Library: Pennsylvania Law
- PA Legal Research Guide
- A very helpful essay by an experienced Law Librarian describing standard PA resources.
- Pennsylvania Manual
- A guide to current and historical Pennsylvania government.
- Commonwealth Phone Directory
- Direct phone numbers for people & offices in PA government.
Legislative Sources
- Pennsylvania Statutes: Unofficial Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes from West
- This site from West provides free access to an unannotated version of West's Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes.
- PA Bills
- The General Assembly has Bill Information on the Session Information page, for researching PA legislative history. Search by Bill Topic or Bill Number.
Locate a Lobbyist. - Pennsylvania General Assembly
- Current session work, bill updates, committee links. Pennsylvania Manual.
House Democratic Caucus
Senate Democratic Caucus
House Republican Caucus
Senate Republican Caucus
- County & Local Government Pages
- Many of these home pages include court rules & local ordinances.
- Pennsylvania Legislators' Municipal Deskbook
- A source, written for legislators, about the way PA municipal government works. Includes descriptions of legal issues that are signifcant to local governments.
- Pennsylvania Government Charters
- Everything from the Charter for the Province in 1681 to the Constitution in 1776.
Judicial Sources
- Administrative Office of PA Courts
- Case reports, bar results, notices, court descriptions.
- Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners
- Administrators of the PA Bar Exam.
- PA Superior Court
- Full-text of opinions, forms, schedule, judicial biographies, and history.
- Courts of Common Pleas
- Database of opinions and links to primary Web sites for several PA counties including Westmoreland, Lancaster, Monroe, & Chester initially.
- Court Rules
- PA Rules of Civil Procedure
- PA Rules of Criminal Procedure
- PA Rules of Evidence
- Court Rule Changes - Chronological listing of postings from PA Law Weekly.
- Federal Courts in Pennsylvania
- Western District Court
- Forms, court locations, rules, directory, job listings.
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- Case reports, rules, and forms.
- Eastern District Court
- Opinions, news, rules, announcements, document filing, directory.
- Middle District Court
- Local rules, forms, opinions, Pacer, and more.
Administrative Sources
- PA Agencies & Offices
- Links to all official sites from the State executive, legislative & judicial branches.
- Pennsylvania Code
- Full-text of all PA agency regulations. Search by subject or browse.
- Pennsylvania Bulletin
- Chronological compillation of regulations, governor's orders, rules of court, agency notices.
- State Atty. General
- News, and programs involving consumer issues & crimes.
- PA Environmental Hearing Board
- Full-text opinions since 1997, docket, and general Board info.
- PA Workers Comp Journal
- Workers Compensation court rules, recent decisions, news, and web links.
- Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing
- Sentencing guidelines, commission information, criminal justice links.
Professional Sources
- PA Bar Association
- Lawyers' professional organization.
- PA Disciplinary Board
- Disciplinary rules, FAQs from attorneys and consumers, attorney registration and discipline records.
- Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board
- Approved courses, rules, forms, info for instructors, practitioners, out-of-state lawyers.
- PA Bar Institute
- Continuing legal education course information.
