The Bluebook : a uniform system of citation by Call Number: 348.047 B658BPublication Date: 200available at Reserve desk
- Citing Government Documentsa LibGuide from Columbia University
- International Legal Research: Citing to Treatiesa LibGuide from the Law Library at the Library of Congress
- Introduction to Basic Legal Citationan open access ebook by Peter W. Martin from the Legal Information Institute from at Cornell University Law School
Annual Publications
Statistics and Data
Statistics for Lawyers by Publication Date: 2015
- Measuring Law for Evaluation ResearchTremper, C., Thomas, S., & Wagenaar, A. C. (2010). Measuring Law for Evaluation Research. Evaluation Review, 34(3), 242-266.
- Rule of Law Indexfrom the World Justice Project
Getting Started
Legal Research : How to Find & Understand the Law by Publication Date: 2007In plain English, the book explains how to: read and understand statutes, regulations and cases, organize research results into a memorandum of law and use all the basic tools of legal research.
Research Methods for Law by Publication Date: 2017Drawing on actual research projects, Research Methods for Law discusses how legal research as process impacts on research as product.
Routledge Handbook of Socio-Legal Theory and Methods by Publication Date: 2019Drawing on a range of approaches from the social sciences and humanities, this handbook explores theoretical and empirical perspectives that address the articulation of law in society, and the social character of the rule of law. The vast field of socio-legal studies provides multiple lenses through which law can be considered.
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- FindLaw
Explore cases and codes by keyword and state
- Oyez
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- Popular Name Tool
United States Code by Popular Name (ex: ADA Amendments Act of 2008)
a beginner's guide to learning about the legality of a problem
- Legal Information Institute
This site was created to help people from outside the legal profession to access and understand the law. You can look up your specific program in the U.S. Code.
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The U.S. Federal Legal System Web-Based Public Accessible Sources
a guide to web sources by Gretchen Feltes from GlobaLex at New York University School of Law Library
Establishing Facts
Primary Sources
- Caselaw Access Projecta digital state by state archive of court decisions from Harvard University
- Public and Private LawsSlip laws made available by GovInfo
- Constitutional Authority Statements : a quick guidea guide to commonly cited parts of the Constitution used in drafting legislation from the Congressional Research Service
Secondary Sources
Law Reviews
When using basic search, search su: Law Reviews. For advanced search, use Law Reviews in the subject field. Then, filter the Format for Journal, Magazine.
Full-Text Finder allows users to search by title, subject, or ISSN/ ISBN. Since most journals are titled as "[institution] Law Review", using this phrase will generate a list of publications. In addition, there is an option to Browse by Discipline. From the list, select Law.
On NexisUni, select Legal mode. Under Content Type, users can select Law Reviews & Journals to limit results to these types of publications
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