Federal Legal Resources
REMINDER: ***For historical or older government and legal information, the print sources may help you more than the online sources!***
Lower Federal Courts Cases
Online Database: Go to the library homepage, click on "Find Journal Articles", click on "Alphabetical List", find and click on LexisNexis Academicand then click on the "Legal" taband click on "Federal & State Cases". The drop down menu next to "Sources" gives you more choices to search from, including by individual state. Enter your keywords or case name, etc. and hit the search button to see your results.
Print Source: Federal Reporter on the 2nd floor stacks (KF105 .F4)
Supreme Court Cases
Internet Site: Supreme Court cases from 1893 to the present can be found at: www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Online Database: Go to the library homepage, click on "Find Journal Articles", click on "Alphabetical List", find and click on LexisNexis Academic and then click on the "Legal" tab and click on "Federal & State Cases". The drop down menu next to "Sources" gives you more choices to search from, including just searching "U.S. Supreme Court Cases...". Enter your keywords or case name, etc. and hit the search button to see your results.
Print Source: United States Reports in the Reference stacks (Ref KF101 .A15)
Laws (Statutes)
Internet Sites: The U.S. Code http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode is the codification of federal law. For information on bills currently in Congress, as well as historical information on bills, committees, and roll call votes, see THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet http://thomas.loc.gov.
Online Database: Go to the library homepage, click on "Find Journal Articles", click on "Alphabetical List", find and click on LexisNexis Academic and then click on the "Legal" tab and click on "Federal & State Codes". The drop down menu next to "Sources" allows you to select different titles of the U.S. Code or State Codes to search from as well. Enter your keywords and hit the search button to see your results.
Print Source: U.S. Code is also available in print in the Reference stacks (Ref KF62). It is arranged by subject and published every 6 years and is updated by the U.S. Code Annotated (Ref KF62). The United States Statutes At Large (Ref KF50 .A15) is the chronological arrangement of federal law published at the end of each session of Congress. Indexes by subject and by Popular Name are shelved with these sources.
Regulations (Administrative Law)
Internet Sites: Code of Federal Regulations http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html is the codification of federal agency regulations. The Federal Register www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html is the chronological publication of federal regulations issued every business day.
Online Database: Go to the library homepage, click on "Find Journal Articles", click on "Alphabetical List", find and click on LexisNexis Academic and then click on the "Legal" tab and click on "Federal & State Codes". Go to the drop-down menu next to "Sources" and select either "CFR - Code of Federal Regulations" or "FR - Federal Register". Enter your keywords and hit the search button to see your results.
Print Source: Code of Federal Regulations is also available in print in the Government Documents Department on the 4th floor, and is arranged by issuing agency and subject. The Federal Register is also available in print in the Government Documents Department on the 4th floor. Ask for assistance!
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