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- https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/code-federal-regulations-cfrs-print
- https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr.html
- https://www.regulations.gov/
- https://law.justia.com/cfr/
- https://www.govregs.com/regulations/
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Alabama (Eleventh Circuit)
- https://judicial.alabama.gov/Appellate/SupremeCourt
- https://law.justia.com/alabama/
- Alabama Middle Federal District Court
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- Caselaw Access Project
Alaska (Ninth Circuit)
- http://www.courts.alaska.gov/main/ctinfo.htm
- https://law.justia.com/alaska/
- Alaska Federal District Court
Arizona (Ninth Circuit)
- https://www.azcourts.gov/
- https://law.justia.com/arizona/
- Arizona Federal District Court
Arkansas (Eighth Circuit)
- https://www.arcourts.gov/courts/supreme-court
- https://law.justia.com/arkansas/
- Arkansas Eastern Federal District Court
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California (Ninth Circuit)
- https://www.courts.ca.gov/supremecourt.htm
- https://law.justia.com/california/
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Colorado (Tenth Circuit)
- https://www.coloradosupremecourt.com/
- https://law.justia.com/colorado/
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Connecticut (Second Circuit)
- https://jud.ct.gov/supremecourt/
- https://law.justia.com/connecticut/
- Connecticut Federal District Court
Delaware (Third Circuit)
- https://courts.delaware.gov/supreme/
- https://law.justia.com/delaware/
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Florida (Eleventh Circuit)
- https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/
- https://law.justia.com/florida/
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Georgia (Eleventh Circuit)
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Hawaii (Ninth Circuit)
Idaho (Ninth Circuit)
- https://isc.idaho.gov/
- https://law.justia.com/idaho/
- Idaho Federal District Court
Illinois (Seventh Circuit)
- http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/
- https://law.justia.com/illinois/
- Illinois Central Federal District Court
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- Illinois Southern Federal District Court
Indiana (Seventh Circuit)
- https://www.in.gov/courts/supreme/
- https://law.justia.com/indiana/
- Indiana Northern Federal District Court
- Indiana Southern Federal District Court
Iowa (Eighth Circuit)
- https://www.iowacourts.gov/iowa-courts/supreme-court
- https://law.justia.com/iowa/
- Iowa Northern Federal District Court
- Iowa Southern Federal District Court
Kansas (Tenth Circuit)
- https://www.kscourts.org/About-the-Courts/Supreme-Court
- https://law.justia.com/kansas/
- Kansas Federal District Court
Kentucky (Sixth Circuit)
- https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Supreme-Court/Pages/default.aspx
- https://law.justia.com/kentucky/
- Kentucky Eastern Federal District Court
- Kentucky Western Federal District Court
Louisiana (Fifth Circuit)
- https://www.lasc.org/
- https://law.justia.com/louisiana/
- Louisiana Eastern Federal District Court
- Louisiana Middle Federal District Court
- Louisiana Western Federal District Court
Maine (First Circuit)
- https://www.courts.maine.gov/courts/sjc/index.html
- https://law.justia.com/maine/
- Maine Federal District Court
Maryland (Fourth Circuit)
- https://www.courts.state.md.us/coappeals
- https://law.justia.com/maryland/
- Maryland Federal District Court
Massachusetts (First Circuit)
Michigan (Sixth Circuit)
- https://courts.michigan.gov/courts/michigansupremecourt/Pages/default.aspx
- https://law.justia.com/michigan/
- Michigan Eastern Federal District Court
- Michigan Western Federal District Court
- Patricia E. Kefalas Dudek & Associates
Minnesota (Eighth Circuit)
- https://www.mncourts.gov/supremecourt.aspx
- https://law.justia.com/minnesota/
- Minnesota Federal District Court
Mississippi (Fifth Circuit)
- https://courts.ms.gov/
- https://law.justia.com/mississippi/
- Mississippi Northern Federal District Court
- Mississippi Southern Federal District Court
Missouri (Eighth Circuit)
- https://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=27
- https://law.justia.com/missouri/
- Missouri Eastern Federal District Court
- Missouri Western Federal District Court
Montana (Ninth Circuit)
- https://courts.mt.gov/courts/supreme
- https://law.justia.com/montana/
- Montana Federal District Court
Nebraska (Eighth Circuit)
- https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/
- https://law.justia.com/nebraska/
- Nebraska Federal District Court
Nevada (Ninth Circuit)
- https://nvcourts.gov/supreme/
- https://law.justia.com/nevada/
- Nevada Federal District Court
New Hampshire (First Circuit)
- https://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/
- https://law.justia.com/new-hampshire/
- New Hampshire Federal District Court
New Jersey (Third Circuit)
- https://njcourts.gov/courts/supreme.html?lang=eng
- https://law.justia.com/new-jersey/
- New Jersey Federal District Court
New Mexico (Tenth Circuit)
- https://supremecourt.nmcourts.gov/
- https://law.justia.com/new-mexico/
- New Mexico(link is external) Federal District Court
New York (Second Circuit)
- https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/
- https://law.justia.com/new-york/
- New York Eastern Federal District Court
- New York Northern Federal District Court
- New York Southern Federal District Court
- New York Western Federal District Court
- Department of Health Medicaid Reference Guide
North Carolina (Fourth Circuit)
- https://www.nccourts.gov/courts/supreme-court
- https://law.justia.com/north-carolina/
- North Carolina Eastern Federal District Court
- North Carolina Middle Federal District Court
- North Carolina Western Federal District Court
North Dakota (Eighth Circuit)
- https://www.ndcourts.gov/
- https://law.justia.com/north-dakota/
- North Dakota Federal District Court
Ohio (Sixth Circuit)
- http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/
- https://law.justia.com/ohio/
- Ohio Northern Federal District Court
- Ohio Southern Federal District Court
Oklahoma (Tenth Circuit)
- https://www.oscn.net/v4/
- https://law.justia.com/oklahoma/
- Oklahoma Eastern Federal District Court
- Oklahoma Northern Federal District Court
- Oklahoma Western Federal District Court
- Kabb Elder Law & Care
Oregon (Ninth Circuit)
Pennsylvania (Third Circuit)
- http://www.pacourts.us/courts/supreme-court/
- https://law.justia.com/pennsylvania/
- Pennsylvania Eastern Federal District Court
- Pennsylvania Middle Federal District Court
- Pennsylvania Western Federal District Court
Rhode Island (First Circuit)
South Carolina (Fourth Circuit)
- https://www.sccourts.org/supreme/
- https://law.justia.com/south-carolina/
- South Carolina Federal District Court
South Dakota (Eighth Circuit)
- https://ujs.sd.gov/Supreme_Court/
- https://law.justia.com/south-dakota/
- South Dakota Federal District Court
Tennessee (Sixth Circuit)
- https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court
- https://law.justia.com/tennessee/
- Tennessee General Assembly
- State of Tennessee: Laws, Policies, Guides
- Tennessee Medicaid State Plan
- Tennessee Medicaid Manual (Eligibility)
- Tennessee Eastern Federal District Court
- Tennessee Middle Federal District Court
- Tennessee Western Federal District Court
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Guide to Law Online: Tennessee (Library of Congress)
- University of Tennessee College of Law
- Tenncare Policy & Guidelines
- Statutes and Rules in Administrative Hearings
- Effective Rules and Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Texas (Fifth Circuit)
- https://www.txcourts.gov/supreme/
- https://law.justia.com/texas/
- Texas Eastern Federal District Court
- Texas Northern Federal District Court
- Texas Southern Federal District Court
- Texas Western Federal District Court
Utah (Tenth Circuit)
- https://www.utcourts.gov/courts/sup/
- https://law.justia.com/utah/
- Utah Federal District Court
Vermont (Second Circuit)
- https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/supreme-court
- https://law.justia.com/vermont/
- Vermont Federal District Court
Virginia (Fourth Circuit)
- http://www.courts.state.va.us/courts/scv/home.html
- https://law.justia.com/virginia/
- Virginia Eastern Federal District Court
- Virginia Western Federal District Court
Washington (Ninth Circuit)
- https://www.courts.wa.gov/appellate_trial_courts/SupremeCourt/
- https://law.justia.com/washington/
- Washington Eastern Federal District Court
- Washington Western Federal District Court
West Virginia (Fourth Circuit)
- http://www.courtswv.gov/
- https://law.justia.com/west-virginia/
- West Virginia Northern Federal District Court
- West Virginia Southern Federal District Court
Wisconsin (Seventh Circuit)
- https://www.wicourts.gov/courts/supreme/index.htm
- https://law.justia.com/wisconsin/
- Wisconsin Eastern Federal District Court
- Wisconsin Western Federal District Court
Wyoming (Tenth Circuit)
- https://www.courts.state.wy.us/
- https://law.justia.com/wyoming/
- Wisconsin Eastern Federal District Court
- Wisconsin Western Federal District Court
District of Columbia (DC Circuit)
- https://law.justia.com/district-of-columbia/
- District of Columbia Federal District Court
Guam (Ninth Circuit)
- https://law.justia.com/guam/
- Guam Federal District Court
Puerto Rico (First Circuit)
- https://law.justia.com/puerto-rico/
- Puerto Rico Federal District Court
U.S. Virgin Islands (Third Circuit)
- https://law.justia.com/virgin-islands/
- https://www.vicourts.org/
- Virgin Islands Federal District Court
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