Delaware law library
Constitution, statutes, and court rules are separate books. A rule cite never opens a random code chapter — the Iowa 2.33 / 6.101 mistake is blocked here on purpose.
Court rules and the statutory code are different books. A rule number never opens a random code chapter.
- ConstitutionU.S. Constitution
Constitution of the United States
The charter. Amendments I–X are the Bill of Rights; XIV applies those guarantees to the states through due process and equal protection.
Open the Constitution Annotated. Article and amendment text is on the same site.
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First Amendment — speech, press, religion, assembly, petition
Congress shall make no law abridging speech, press, religion, assembly, or petition. Applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
Constitution Annotated, Amendment I.
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Fourth Amendment — searches and seizures
Protects persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. Warrants require probable cause.
Constitution Annotated, Amendment IV.
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Fifth Amendment — silence, due process, takings
Privilege against self-incrimination, double jeopardy, federal due process, and just compensation for takings.
Constitution Annotated, Amendment V.
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Sixth Amendment — counsel, speedy and public trial
Right to counsel, to a speedy and public trial, to confront witnesses, and to compulsory process.
Constitution Annotated, Amendment VI.
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Fourteenth Amendment — due process and equal protection
Makes most Bill of Rights guarantees enforceable against the states. Equal protection and birthright citizenship live here.
Constitution Annotated, Amendment XIV.
Open official source - Federal rulesFederal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (official)
Procedure in U.S. district court criminal cases. Not a state code chapter.
U.S. Courts current rules. Open the criminal-procedure book, then the rule number.
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (official)
Procedure in U.S. district court civil cases, including Rule 12 motions and Rule 56 summary judgment.
U.S. Courts current rules — civil.
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FRAP 4 — time for appeal
Notice of appeal clocks in federal court. Civil and criminal deadlines differ. Read the current rule; do not guess the day count.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 4.
Open official source - Federal rulesFederal Rules of Evidence
Federal Rules of Evidence (official)
Relevance, hearsay, privileges, and impeachment in federal court.
U.S. Courts current rules — evidence.
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Brady v. Maryland — favorable evidence
The prosecution must disclose evidence favorable to the accused that is material to guilt or punishment. This is a constitutional duty, not an Iowa Court Rule number.
Cornell LII, 373 U.S. 83. Pair with Iowa R. Crim. P. 2.14 for Iowa discovery procedure.
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Miranda v. Arizona — custodial interrogation
Before custodial interrogation, police must warn of the right to remain silent and to counsel.
Cornell LII, 384 U.S. 436.
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Gideon v. Wainwright — appointed counsel
The Sixth Amendment right to counsel in felony prosecutions applies to the states.
Cornell LII, 372 U.S. 335.
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FOIA — Freedom of Information Act
The federal public-records statute. Use FOIA.gov; this is not a state open-records chapter.
FOIA.gov and 5 U.S.C. § 552 on uscode.house.gov.
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42 U.S.C. § 1983 — civil action for deprivation of rights
The main statute for suing state actors who violate federal rights under color of law.
U.S. Code, Title 42, section 1983.
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Delaware Constitution
Official constitution for Delaware. This is not the statutory code and not a court-rules PDF.
Open the official Delaware constitution.
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Delaware Code
Official statutory code for Delaware. Statute numbers belong here. Court-rule numbers do not.
Open the official code, then the title or chapter.
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Delaware court rules
Official court-rules hub for Delaware. Civil, criminal, evidence, and appellate rules are books of their own — they are not chapters of the statutory code.
Open the court-rules hub, then the named ruleset (civil, criminal, appellate, evidence).
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Delaware FOIA
Public-records / open-meetings law for Delaware. Separate from federal FOIA and from court-file rules.
Open the named public-records statute or AG guidance linked here.
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