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60,400 Sections of US Law, Now Git-Diffable Since 2013

Imagine git diff on Title 18 Crimes between 2019 and 2025. A new repo packs the full US Code into Git, turning federal law into trackable commits.

DevTools Feed Apr 03, 2026 3 min read

⚡ Key Takeaways

60,400 sections across 53 titles, fully Markdown-formatted with metadata.
13 Git commits track OLRC releases from 2013-2025; git diff reveals precise changes.
Democratizes legal research like Git did for code—potential for bills as PRs.
Limitations: post-2013 only, codified law, no appendices yet.

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Originally reported by Hacker News