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See our legal databases as well as internet resources featuring information on law. If you can’t find what you need, whether it be a statute, a case, a form, or a court date, please contact the research librarian for assistance.
This page is for informational and research purposes only. The librarians and staff of the J. W. Martin Library cannot give legal advice.
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Instantly Search Legal & Government Databases
From the Legal Information Reference Center, search thousands of legal forms as well as full-text legal reference works written for the lay reader.
Search three databases from EBSCOhost.
HeinOnline offers four databases of legal materials and legal scholarship. Most peer-reviewed materials are not available in full text.
We have access to three of JSTOR’s largest collections. If you need articles from outside these collections, you can log into your JSTOR account to read six free articles a month.
Reference eBooks
These law-related texts are part of our eBook collection.
- American Law Yearbook
An annual supplement to the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law that updates and expands the content with new topics, updates, biographies of prominent figures and government appointees, and other features. Each year’s edition contains the full U.S. Supreme Court docket in addition to the non-Supreme Court cases. Includes a glossary of legal terms.
- Constitutional Amendments: From Freedom of Speech to Flag Burning
Provides the history and social context of the amendment process, covering each of the 27 amendments. Significant issues, events, figures, movements and judicial/legislative actions in the history of each amendment are also covered chronologically.
- The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America
An encyclopedia that examines the history and hotly contested debates surrounding the concept and practice of civil liberties.
- National Survey of State Laws
A quick, state-by-state comparison of current state laws -- how they differ and how they're similar -- for a range of relevant subjects from abortion to employment discrimination, child custody to interest rates.
- Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
This book provides answers to frequently asked questions about hundreds of subjects you might encounter in your personal life—topics that range from buying a house to getting a divorce, from paying your debts to starting and running a small business.
Legal Databases
EBSCOhost offers two legal databases as well as a database of government-related publications.
- Legal Collection
- Why search here? Legal Collection contains full-text, peer-reviewed law journals covering a wide array of legal topics.
- What’s included? The collection includes over 300 full-text journals.
- Legal Information Source
- Why search here? Legal Information Source contains legal forms and legal information aimed at the layman rather than the specialist. Topics include family law, property law, and business law, among others.
- What’s included? The collection includes legal reference books from Nolo and thousands of legal forms.
- Military & Government Collection
- Why search here? This collection contains peer-reviewed journals and magazines related to law enforcement, the military, and government. It is particularly useful for criminal justice, political science, public administration, and social work.
- What’s included? The database contains almost 300 full-text periodicals and indexing for almost 500.
