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Databases on Law (articles)
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LexisNexis Academic
Select "Legal Research" on the left sidebar to search legal news, law reviews, federal and state case law, patent information, and international law resources. |
Sociological Abstracts
Database of materials on sociology and related disciplines, both theoretical and applied. Includes abstracts of journal articles, conference papers, dissertations, books, and book reviews. |
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| Current Law in Force (Codified) |
LexisNexis Congressional
Contains the U.S. Code Service (abbreviated USCS) which is an unofficial, annotated version of the U.S. Code (see above) which is updated more quickly (monthly) than the U.S. Code and there is no need to search additional supplements. |
United States Code
The print edition is the official compilation of active laws of the United States and is revised and reissued every six years. Many changes occur during the interum period which are covered by yearly supplements. Don't forget to look in these supplements, located in the back of each volume of the U.S. Code, to be sure that you have the most current information. |
| Individual Laws (Statutes) |
Public and Prvate Laws: GPO Access
Contains the text of public laws from the 104th session of Congress (1995-1996) to the present. Can be browsed by using the "Catalogs of available Public Laws (with HTML links)" or searched by keyword. |
THOMAS: Public Law
Provides a collection of all public laws from the 93rd session of Congress (1973-1974) onward. Note: You must know the public law number or bill number in order to browse this collection. Keyword searching is not available. |
United States Statutes at Large
This series contains the text of every public and private law as well as joint and concurrent resolutions passed by Congress. The volumes in this series are organized chronologically by Congressional session and then by law number. A subject index for each volume is available in the back of the volume. |
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Legal Information Institute
"We offer all opinions of the United States Supreme Court handed down since 1992, together with over 600 earlier decisions selected for their historic importance and the full United States Code. We also publish important secondary sources: libraries in legal ethics and social security and a series of �topical� pages that serve as concise explanatory guides and Internet resource listings for roughly 100 areas of law." |
Legal Systems of the World
"A political, social, and cultural enecyclopedia." Entries include topical essays and overviews of legal systems in individual nations. |
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