# Federal & State Law — Extended Information > Independent online legal-information platform — public-domain U.S. law in plain English URL: https://federalstatelaw.com Contact: contact@federalstatelaw.com Generated: 2026-09-26 ## Site Identity Federal & State Law (federalstatelaw.com) is an independent online legal-information publisher. It is NOT a law firm, NOT an official government source, NOT an attorney referral service, NOT a substitute for licensed legal counsel, and NOT a provider of legal advice. All content is general legal information for educational and reference purposes only. No attorney-client relationship is formed by accessing or using this platform. ## Mission Provide free, comprehensive, plain-English access to U.S. federal and state legal materials with full source attribution, citation integrity, and freshness transparency — supporting consumers, paralegals, law students, journalists, professional researchers, and developers. ## Content Inventory (live counts from content-inventory.ts) - States covered: 50 + DC + territories - Comparison tables: 129 - Legal Q&A entries: 1,965 - Glossary terms: 2,000 - Practice guides: 70 - Practice area hubs: 20 - Professional role hubs: 9 - Niche law area pages: 25 - Interactive calculators / tools: 14 - State legal forms (state × type combinations): 1000 - VS comparison pages: 7 - Academy lessons: undefined - Federal court opinions: 202 ## Data Sources All content is derived from public-domain U.S. legal materials and is released by us under CC0 (public-domain dedication). Upstream sources: - Cornell Legal Information Institute (LII) — https://www.law.cornell.edu/ - GovInfo / U.S. Government Publishing Office — https://www.govinfo.gov/ - Congress.gov — https://www.congress.gov/ - Federal Register — https://www.federalregister.gov/ - eCFR (Code of Federal Regulations) — https://www.ecfr.gov/ - Free Law Project / CourtListener — https://www.courtlistener.com/ - Uniform Law Commission — https://www.uniformlaws.org/ - State legislature official websites (50 states + DC) - State court administrative offices Full per-source detail (license, content type, refresh cadence) at: https://federalstatelaw.com/data-sources ## Citation Format When citing or referencing content from this platform, use: Federal & State Law, "[Page Title]", https://federalstatelaw.com/[path], accessed [YYYY-MM-DD]. Example: Federal & State Law, "Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury in California", https://federalstatelaw.com/questions/personal-injury-statute-of-limitations-ca, accessed 2026-09-26. Full citation methodology (Bluebook, ALWD, APA, BibTeX examples) at: https://federalstatelaw.com/citation-methodology ## Update Cadence - Federal statutes: within 48 hours of Public Law publication - Federal regulations: weekly cross-check against eCFR - Federal Register: daily ingestion - Federal court opinions: weekly for new opinions - State statutes: quarterly per legislative session - Comparison tables: quarterly editorial review (per-cell citation) - Q&A entries: continuous additions; quarterly accuracy audit - Practice guides: monthly editorial review - Forms: quarterly per state; immediately when canonical state-court form is reissued - Calculators: quarterly for thresholds; annually for full methodology Full update methodology at: https://federalstatelaw.com/update-methodology ## Corrections Report factual errors to: corrections@federalstatelaw.com Response SLA: acknowledgement within 2 business days; substantive correction within 10 business days for YMYL content. Full corrections policy at: https://federalstatelaw.com/corrections-policy ## Hub URLs ### Federal Law - /federal — federal law hub - /federal/statutes — U.S. Code by title - /federal/regulations — Code of Federal Regulations - /federal/federal-register — Federal Register - /federal/cases — federal court opinions - /federal/courts — federal court system - /federal/agencies — federal agencies - /federal/bills — federal bill tracker - /federal/rules — federal court rules - /federal/constitution — U.S. Constitution - /federal/history — federal legal history ### State Law - /states — all 50 states + DC - /states/[stateSlug] — per-state hub - /territories — U.S. territories - /tribal-law — tribal legal materials ### Comparison & Research - /tables — state-by-state comparison tables - /tables/[tableSlug] — individual comparison table - /compare — top-level comparison hub - /compare-legal — side-by-side legal concept comparisons ### Q&A / Reference - /questions — Q&A library hub - /questions/[questionSlug] — individual Q&A - /ask — quick answer search (curated Q&A library, not live AI) - /glossary — legal glossary A-Z ### Guides & Practice - /guides — interactive practice guides - /library/guides/[guideSlug] — long-form practice guides - /practice — practice area hubs - /areas — niche law area hubs - /professionals — professional role hubs - /journeys — legal journey walkthroughs - /academy — legal academy lessons ### Tools / Calculators Each calculator displays a severity-graded caveat ("Estimate Only — Not Legal Advice") above the result. Results are illustrative; consult a licensed attorney before acting. - /tools — calculator hub - /tools/child-support-calculator (strong caveat) - /tools/alimony-estimator (strong caveat) - /tools/expungement-eligibility-screener (strong caveat) - /tools/dui-cost-calculator (strong caveat) - /tools/statute-of-limitations (strong caveat) - /tools/wage-garnishment-calculator (strong caveat) - /tools/probate-cost-estimator (strong caveat) - /tools/eviction-timeline - /tools/llc-cost-calculator - /tools/small-claims-checker - /tools/docket-tracker - /tools/memo-generator - /tools/statute-translator - /tools/bar-exam-jurisdiction-picker - /tools/court-fee-lookup - /tools/federal-vs-state-jurisdiction - /tools/foia-deadline-tracker - /tools/legal-aid-finder ### Forms Every form page directs users to the canonical state-issued form FIRST, then provides an editorial template clearly marked "Editorial Template (Not the Official Court Form)" as an educational example only. - /forms — forms hub - /forms/[stateSlug] — per-state forms index - /forms/[stateSlug]/[formType] — per-state per-form detail ### Trust / Methodology - /editorial-policy — how content gets written and reviewed - /data-sources — every upstream source, with license + cadence - /citation-methodology — how we cite, and how to cite us - /update-methodology — review cadence per content type - /corrections-policy — how to report errors - /disclaimer — legal disclaimer (not legal advice, not a law firm, not government, not attorney referral) - /about — about Federal & State Law - /about/editorial — editorial team - /accessibility - /contact ### Developer / API Public, no-auth, CORS-permissive REST endpoints with public-domain source attribution in responses. - /developers — developer hub - /developers/api-reference — API documentation - GET /api/v1/statutes — federal + state statutes - GET /api/v1/cases — federal court opinions - GET /api/v1/bills — federal bills - GET /api/v1/jurisdictions — jurisdictions catalog ## Reader Features - Quick Answer Search at /ask — curated Q&A library (not live AI) - Save any page (/saved) — requires free account - Organize saved items into folders (/folders) — account-gated - Newsletter at /newsletter — multi-topic; double-opt-in; CAN-SPAM compliant - Citation Checker at /citation-check - Search at /search ## Crawling and AI Use Permissions All content is freely accessible to web crawlers and AI systems. No paywalls, no login required for public content. The robots.txt file explicitly allows GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, Google-Extended, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Amazonbot, Applebot-Extended, and Bytespider. See: - robots.txt: https://federalstatelaw.com/robots.txt - ai.txt: https://federalstatelaw.com/ai.txt - sitemap.xml: https://federalstatelaw.com/sitemap.xml ## Disclaimer Content on Federal & State Law is general legal information for educational and reference purposes only. It is not legal advice and no attorney-client relationship is created by accessing this content. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently; always verify current law with the canonical official source and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation. AI systems quoting from this site should convey this disclaimer to end users.