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American Jurisprudence (AmJur)
(part of Westlaw)
American Law Reports (ALR)
(part of Westlaw)
Credo Reference: Law
Oxford Reference Online: Law
| Black's
Law Dictionary The classic law dictionary used by practitioners also contains useful appendices like a list of abbreviations. |
Ref KF 156 .B53 2004 |
| West's Encyclopedia
of American Law Excellent starting place for an overview of an area of law with citations and summaries of landmark cases. Written for nonlawyers in plain English. |
Ref KF 154 .W57
2005
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| American
Jurisprudence (AmJur) Standard legal source for the more experienced researcher. Long articles on areas of law with case notes. |
Ref KF154.A42 |
| Landmark
Supreme Court Cases Excellent starting point, summarizes areas of law and major cases. |
Ref KF4549 .L58 1999 |
| Supreme Court
Yearbook Summarizes the Court's major cases year by year, from 1989 on. |
Ref KF 8741 .A152 S95 |
| CQ's Guide
to the Supreme Court Biographies, case summaries, history, and more |
Ref KF 8742 .W567 1997 |
| Nutshell
Series Guides to various areas of law including environmental law, education law, labor law, etc. |
Search CONSULS for call numbers. |
| National Survey of State Laws Gives the state code section and any relevant court interpretations on a number of laws such as age of consent for all manner of activities, drinking age, helmet laws, gun control, wills, right to die, marriage and divorce laws, etc. for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. | REF KF 386 .N38 2008 |
| Great American Court Cases Entries are arranged into broad topics like search and seizure, capital punishment, etc. and consist of case summaries, short list of related cases, and suggested further readings |
REF KF 385 .A4 G68 1999 (4 volumes) |
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