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Build a solid framework for federal law research with a trusted, preferred resource. United States Code Annotated (USCA) combines the official text of the U.S. Code with relevant cases, historical notes, indexes, cross-references, and other annotations. A point of entry to the entire West research system, USCA also includes the U.S. Constitution (annotated), selected Code of Federal Regulations provisions, presidential documents, and federal court rules.
USCA delivers much more than the basics.
The Westlaw version of USCA is:
- Complete. Comprehensive coverage gives you a broader body of case law than you'll find with other annotated codes, which offer only selective references.
- Current. Supplemented by frequent Westlaw releases, annotated pamphlets, and annual pocket parts, USCA delivers current, integrated USCA text and notes of decision.
- Accurate. USCA is integrated with KeyCite, which tells you instantly if a statute is still good law, notifies you of pending legislation, and helps you expand your research to citing documents.
- Informative. From any USCA statute, link to West cases that interpret the statute, CFR regulations that implement it, and treatises and legal encyclopedias that discuss it. And Key Numbers help expand your research to relevant cases in any jurisdiction.
- Official. Under contract with the U.S. House of Representatives, West has helped organize and maintain the official U.S. Code since 1926.