Law
Contents
Background Information
Biographical Sources
. Justices of the United States Supreme Court: Their Lives and
Major Opinions (1997) REF KF8744.F75
. The Supreme Court: Justices: Illustrated Biographies (1995)
REF KF8744.S86
Dictionaries
. Black's Law Dictionary (1999-available in Reference Office) REF
KF156.B53
. Children, Young Adults, and the Law: A Dictionary REF KF479.A68
A76
. Conservation and the Law: A Dictionary (1998) REF KF5505.A68D66
. Consumer Protection and the Law: A Dictionary (1995) REF
KF1607.5 K76
. Education and the Law: A Dictionary (1996) REF KF4117.T39
FindLaw Legal Dictionary
. Religion and the Law: A Dictionary (1999) REF KF4865.A68A54
Encyclopedias
. Corpus Juris Secundum REF KF154.C56
A standard multivolume legal encyclopedia. Basic arrangement
is by broad subject with a separate subject index for the set.
Footnotes cite the cases and statutes that have been used as the basis
of discussion for the topics.
. West's Encyclopedia of American Law (1998) REF KF154.W47
Multivolume encyclopedia that provides factual information and
broad overviews without using legal jargon. Contains bibliographies,
citations to relevant cases and statutes, and a case name index.
. Encyclopedia of Gun Control and Gun Rights (2000) REF KF3941.A68
U88
. Encyclopedia of the American Constitution (2000) 6 vols. REF
KF4548.E53
Signed articles range from major overviews of historical periods
and themes to short entries on topics or cases. Includes an
extensive case index, name index, subject index, and glossary.
. Encyclopedia of the American Judicial System: Studies of the Principal
Institutions and Processes of Law (1987) 3 vols. REF KF154.E53
These volumes are organized into six sections including legal
history, substantive law, institutions and personnel, etc. Use
the index for access to topics of interest.
. Encyclopedia of the U.S. Supreme Court (2001) REF KF8742.A35
E53
. Philosophy of Law (1999) REF K204.P49
Brief essays by scholars of philosophy and law cover numerous
topics and prominent individuals.
Handbooks and Guides
. Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court (1997)
REF KF6742.W567
. Constitutional Rights Sourcebook (1999) REF KF4550.Z9R463
. Landmark Supreme Court Cases: A Reference Guide (1999)
REF KF4549.L48
. Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions (1999)
REF KF4548.O97
Articles & More
Westlaw Campus- This resource provides fulltext access to federal
and state code and case law, law reviews, and international legal
material.
Index to Legal Periodicals - A subject
and index to legal periodicals published in the U.S., Canada, Great
Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The "Table of Cases
Referred to in Articles" is very useful. Located on the
index tables in the Reference Room .
The Law
& Justice Databases page lists both recommended and related
databases that will help you locate scholarly journal articles. The College of New Jersey Library subscribes to variety of journals (including
electronic journals) in the field of law. If you know the Title
of the Journal , you can check to see if we have a subscription.
Books, Videos & More
Search the TCNJ Library Catalog to find books and videos on law related topics. If you are having trouble finding books, ask a librarian for help at the reference desk located on the Main Level of The College of New Jersey Library or use our Ask a Librarian e-mail form.
Comprehensive Law Resources
Cornell
Legal Research Encyclopedia
Electronic Reference
Desk-Emory School of Law
FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources
Powerful gateway to U.S. case law and code, law review articles, law
schools, legal organizations, as well as state and international law.
GPO Access-Multi-Database
Search
Searching in one or more databases is supported, including the
Federal Register, the United States Code, and Public & Private
Laws.
Guide to Law Online
Created by the US Law Library of Congress, this megasite indexes
online resources for legal information worldwide.
Jurist-Legal
Research
Jurist is an academic gateway to legal instruction, information,
and scholarship hosted by the University of Pittsburgh.
Legal Information Institute-Cornell
Law School
Access to recent and historic Supreme Court decisions, the US
Code, US Constitution, state and foreign legal materials, court rules,
and newsworthy decisions.
Federal Law
Constitution
of the United States: Analysis & Interpretation
This provides extensive annotations to the Constitution, with
references to U.S. Supreme Court cases.
Core
Documents of U.S. Democracy
Guide to
Law Online: Introduction to the U.S. Legal system and the Nation
Includes US House and US Senate versions of "How Laws Are Made."
Laws
and Regulations-Federal Government Resources
An annotated and well organized megasite from the Documents Center,
University of Michigan.
Federal-Statutory Law
Public Laws-Thomas
(LOC)
Browse public laws by number for the 93rd-107th Congresses.
U.S. Code Congressional & Administrative News REF KF48.W45
Compilation of texts of public laws, Presidential messages, and executive
orders. Indexed by subject, title, and popular name of
act.
United States Code Annotated REF KF62.A3
U.S. Code-Legal Information
Institute, Cornell
At this site you can browse by title or search.
U.S. Code-House of Representatives
Provided by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, this is a
searchable database.
Federal-Administrative
Law
Federal
Register-GPO
Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR)-NARA
You can search or browse the CFR at this site provided by the
National Archives and Records Administration.
Federal-Case Law/Courts
United States Reports REF KF8741.A5
Official reporter for the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court Collection-Legal
Information Institute, Cornell
An excellent collection of current and historic Supreme Court decisions,
biographies of current and past justices, and more.
Findlaw Constitutional Law
Center
This site provides links to primary Supreme Court documents, the Court's
schedule and docket information for the upcoming term.Â
Cases back to 1893 can be searched and there are also links to biographies
of the Justices.
Oyez Project-Northwestern University
This site includes information about major cases heard by the
Supreme Court and audio streams of actual, oral arguments made to
the Supreme Court.
Federal Judiciary
Site includes information about U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District
Courts, with links to web sites for these courts. Also
check out the "FAQ's," and the "Library" which includes links to statistical
reports about the federal judiciary.
Federal Courts Finder-Emory
Law Library
Links to the fulltext of recent opinions by the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit, all 11 districts, and Washington,
DC.
Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure-Legal Information Institute, Cornell
Federal Rules
of Criminal Procedure-University of Kansas
Federal
Rules of Evidence-Legal Information Institute, Cornell
State Law
Full-text State
Statutes and Legislation on the Internet
Listed alphabetically, links to state constitutions, statutes, codes,
laws, and legislative documents are provided.
State Legal
Materials-Legal Information Institute, Cornell
Collection of state legal materials with links to constitutions,
statutes, judicial opinions, and regulations-select "listing by jurisdiction."
State statutes can also be accessed by topic.
Guide to Law
Online: U.S. States and Territories
Administrative Codes
and Registers Links-National Association of Secretaries of State
Uniform
Rules of Evidence Locator-Legal Information Institute, Cornell
Links to states that have adopted uniform rules of evidence.
New Jersey Judiciary
National
Center for State Courts-Court Web Sites
International Law
Guide
to Foreign and International Legal Databases-NYU Law School
Links to European Union and a full range of European legal materials
are provided.
Law From Around the Globe
-Legal Information Institute, Cornell
Writing Resources / Style Manuals
Introduction
to Basic Legal Citation-Cornell Law School
Citation
& Style Guides
