Appendix A: Legal Resources

Legal Representation

The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) Pro Bono Clearinghouse connects attorneys and communities to tackle environmental problems. For more information or to be connected with an attorney or law clinic regarding your community’s concerns, submit a form at ELI Pro Bono Clearinghouse’s contact page for communities and organizations.

Federal Resources

United States Code: Official law of the U.S. (for example, the Clean Air Act)

• Official website: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/USCODE
• User friendly version: www.law.cornell.edu/uscode

Code of Federal Regulations: Regulations created by federal governmental agencies (for example, the EPA)

• Official website: https://ecfr.federalregister.gov/
• User friendly version: www.law.cornell.edu/cfr

Agenda of Regulatory Actions: Yearly Plans for actions for federal agencies

• https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain 

Free U.S. Supreme Court Opinions: 

• Official Reporter 1754-2003: https://www.loc.gov/collections/united-states-reports 
• Opinions and Arguments of all Supreme Court cases: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2020 

Free Federal Court Opinions:

• https://law.justia.com/cases/federal
• Note: Georgia is located in the Eleventh Circuit

State Resources

Official Code of Georgia Annotated: Official law of the state of Georgia

• www.lexis-nexis.com/hottopics/gacode/default.asp

Georgia Regulations: Regulations created by state governmental agencies (for example, Georgia Department of Natural Resources)

• https://rules.sos.state.ga.us/gac/ 

Proposed Georgia Regulations: Information about upcoming regulations is available on on each of the relevant agencies’ websites with instructions on how to comment

• Environmental Protection Division: https://epd.georgia.gov/public-announcements
• Coastal Resources Division: https://coastalgadnr.org/ at the bottom of the page is an updated listing of the “Public Meetings” and “Public Notices.”

Free Georgia Court Opinions: 

• https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/

Local Resources

Municipal and County Codes:

• https://library.municode.com/ga 
• Note: Municode does not include codes from all Georgia counties. For more information about using Municode, see Land Use Planning and Zoning.

County or City Websites:

• Information on local council meetings is often available on their official websites, and sometimes on county, town, or city social media pages as well.