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HeinOnline 1220 - present Full-text legal periodicals, historical texts, foreign & international materials, and primary legal materials in PDF, including the Federal Register, U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Reports & attorney... Access Database HeinOnline

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Congress.gov 1973 - present Congress.gov contains federal legislative information from the United States government. It is the new platform for legislation, the Congressional Record, committee reports, nominations, treaties, ... Access Database Congress.gov
Congressional Record (U.S.) (ProQuest Congressional) 1789 - 2017 The official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress back to 1789. Includes both daily and bound editions of the Congressional Record, as well as its predecessor titles:... Access Database Congressional Record (U.S.) (ProQuest Congressional)
Digital Commons Law Network Current Open source collection of institutional repositories from across the United States, including faculty scholarship, law review articles and conference proceedings. The network may be searched in spe... Access Database Digital Commons Law Network
Hearings (ProQuest Congressional) 1824 - 2018 Published and unpublished hearings from U.S. Congressional committee hearings proceedings. All hearings contain the full transcripts of the proceedings, including all oral statements, committee que... Access Database Hearings (ProQuest Congressional)
HeinOnline 1220 - present Full-text legal periodicals, historical texts, foreign & international materials, and primary legal materials in PDF, including the Federal Register, U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Reports & attorney... Access Database HeinOnline
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (HeinOnline) 1985 - present The Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP) is an index to articles appearing in approximately 450 legal journals published worldwide. The legal systems and practices of all countries are include... Access Database Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (HeinOnline)
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (Full Text and Retrospective combined search) 1908 - present Index to legal periodicals, court decisions, legislation and more. Full text coverage for selected periodicals is also available. Law books are indexed beginning in 1993. Covers all areas of law fr... Access Database Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (Full Text and Retrospective combined search)
Law Journal Library (HeinOnline) 1788 - present HeinOnline contains full-text legal periodicals in PDF beginning with the earliest volumes. Covers all areas of United States law. (Updated daily) Access Database Law Journal Library (HeinOnline)
Nexis Uni Dates vary Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) offers access to more than 17,000 news, legal and business sources, including print and online journals; television and radio broadcasts; newswires and blog... Access Database Nexis Uni

Constitutional Law Databases

Early American Case Law (HeinOnline) Contains the entire Federal Cases 30 book series (1894-1897) which contains more than 20,000 cases. Also included is the Trinity Series, which includes American Decisions, American Reports, and Ame... Access Database Early American Case Law (HeinOnline)
Oxford US Constitutional Law 1776 - present Includes full text of current and historical United States state constitutions. Also includes the Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the US series, which offers article-by-article co... Access Database Oxford US Constitutional Law
World Constitutions Illustrated (HeinOnline) 1812 - present Current constitutions for every country in the original language along with at least one English translation. Includes expert commentary, the complete set of the British and Foreign State Papers, a... Access Database World Constitutions Illustrated (HeinOnline)

Foreign, International, and Comparative Law Databases

Canada Supreme Court Reports (HeinOnline) HeinOnline's Canada Supreme Court Reports contains the official bilingual series published under authority of the Supreme Court Act. This collection includes more than 9,400 cases which include bac... Access Database Canada Supreme Court Reports (HeinOnline)
Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law Summaries of key concepts and the latest research on environmental law topics, including climate change law, biodiversity and nature protection, compliance and enforcement, and multilateral environ... Access Database Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law
Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law Summaries of concepts and terms of international economic law, grouped into four parts: Foundations and Architecture, Principles, Main Regulatory Areas, and Cross-cutting Challenges. Each entry is ... Access Database Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law
Encyclopedia of Law and Religion 2015 Issues at the junction of law, religion, and state are covered for each country worldwide, as well as special territories and international organizations. Access Database Encyclopedia of Law and Religion
Encyclopedia of Public International Law 1494 - Present The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law is a definitive encyclopedia of peer-reviewed articles on every aspect of public international law. Access Database Encyclopedia of Public International Law
English Reports (HeinOnline) 1220-1867 Contains exact page-images of the original bound reprint edition of the English Reports (containing more than 100,000 cases), together with the Indexes and Book of Charts. Access Database English Reports (HeinOnline)
European Centre for Minority Issues (HeinOnline) HeinOnline’s collection of European Center for Minority Issues (ECMI) conducts practice-oriented research, provides information and documentation, and offers advisory services concerning minority-m... Access Database European Centre for Minority Issues (HeinOnline)
Foreign & International Law Resources Database (HeinOnline) 1973 - present Contains full text international law publications, including prominent Yearbooks from around the world and proceedings of the American Society of International Law. Also contains U.S. law digests o... Access Database Foreign & International Law Resources Database (HeinOnline)
Foreign Relations of the United States (HeinOnline) 1861 - 1988 The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Before the current ... Access Database Foreign Relations of the United States (HeinOnline)
Hansard 1803 - present Hansard Online is the official report of all parliamentary debates (proceedings) of both the U.K. House of Commons and the House of Lords. It is similar to the United States' Congressional Record. ... Access Database Hansard
Human Rights Studies Online 20th - 21st centuries This collection of primary and secondary source materials offers access to comparative documentation, analysis, and interpretation of major human rights violations and atrocity crimes worldwide, fr... Access Database Human Rights Studies Online
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (HeinOnline) 1985 - present The Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP) is an index to articles appearing in approximately 450 legal journals published worldwide. The legal systems and practices of all countries are include... Access Database Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (HeinOnline)
Law in Eastern Europe (HeinOnline) 1951 - present The Law in Eastern Europe book series, published by Brill, covers the development, enactment, and impact of the rule of law in Eastern Europe. Per the agreement with the publisher, there is a 2 vol... Access Database Law in Eastern Europe (HeinOnline)
LLMC Digital (Law Library Microform Consortium) 1700s to date Full-text U.S. Federal and Canadian primary law from the Law Library Microform Consortium. Also contains historical legal treatises. Emphasis is on older materials. Access Database LLMC Digital (Law Library Microform Consortium)
Making of Modern Law: Foreign Primary Sources, 1600-1970 1600 - 1970 Four centuries of historical legal codes, statutes, regulations, and code-related commentaries from jurisdictions around the world. The contents of this collection are available for text analysis a... Access Database Making of Modern Law: Foreign Primary Sources, 1600-1970
Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, 1600-1926 1600 - 1926 Treatises and similar monographs in foreign, comparative, and international law, including Roman law, Islamic law, Jewish law, and ancient law. Principal countries covered are Argentina, Australia,... Access Database Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, 1600-1926
Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926 1600 - 1926 Documents from trials in the United States, Britain and other English-speaking jurisdictions. Includes unofficially published accounts of trials; official trial documents, briefs, and arguments; an... Access Database Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926
National Peoples Congresses (NPC) 1955 - present Peoples Congress (database) - NPC Database is a collection of reports, primarily by People's Daily and People's Daily Online, on National People's Congress, from the 1st Session of 1st NPC to the 3... Access Database National Peoples Congresses (NPC)
Oxford International Organizations A database of annotated documents pertaining to the law of international organizations. Each document is accompanied by expert commentary on the context and impact of the document. Access Database Oxford International Organizations
Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law (HeinOnline) 1793-late 20th Century A digitized and searchable collection of papers and articles by noted scholars on foreign and comparative law, with an emphasis on historical materials. Covers over 200 years worth of scholarship, ... Access Database Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law (HeinOnline)
Philip C. Jessup Library (HeinOnline) Through special arrangement with the International Law Students Association (ILSA) this collection provides access to all of the top moot court competitions since 1960. It draws together the Proble... Access Database Philip C. Jessup Library (HeinOnline)
pkulaw.cn (ChinaLawInfo/LawInfoChina) 1949 - Present In Chinese and English. Includes nearly comprehensive coverage of laws and regulations from China (1949-present) promulgated by the Chinese governments and local governments. Coverage for cases is ... Access Database pkulaw.cn (ChinaLawInfo/LawInfoChina)
Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674 - 1913 A fully searchable collection of criminal trials held at London's central criminal court including biographical details of the men and women executed at Tyburn. Contains all surviving editions of t... Access Database Proceedings of the Old Bailey
Provincial Statutes of Canada (HeinOnline) 1758 - Present The Provincial Statutes of Canada contain public and private acts passed by Canadian provincial governments. Current, revised, and historical content is available for Alberta, British Colombia, New... Access Database Provincial Statutes of Canada (HeinOnline)
Religion and the Law (HeinOnline) 1400s - present Books, periodicals, and bibliographies on the development, history, organization, and fundamental principles of various world religions. Also includes Christian Legal Society publications, an assor... Access Database Religion and the Law (HeinOnline)
Reports on International Courts of General Jurisdiction (Oxford) 1902 - Present Oxford Reports on International Courts of General Jurisdiction (ICGJ) covers all contentious and advisory cases from the from the most important international courts of general jurisdiction. Each c... Access Database Reports on International Courts of General Jurisdiction (Oxford)
Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts (Oxford) 1800 - Present Oxford Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts (ILDC) covers international law as applied in the domestic courts of around 70 jurisdictions. Case reports contain the full text of each decis... Access Database Reports on International Law in Domestic Courts (Oxford)
Revised Statutes of Canada (HeinOnline) Complete coverage of all six revisions from the official printed volumes of the Revised Statutes of Canada in nearly 48,000 pages. The Statutes of Canada compile all the federal laws of Canada pass... Access Database Revised Statutes of Canada (HeinOnline)
Selden Society Publications and the History of Early English Law (HeinOnline) Middle Ages - present Primary publications from the Selden Society, including its annual series containing law reports dating back to the Middle Ages, and year books from the Ames Foundation. Also includes other digests... Access Database Selden Society Publications and the History of Early English Law (HeinOnline)
State Papers Online: Early Modern Government in Britain and Europe (1509-1782) 1509 - 1782 State Papers Online, 1509-1714 is a collection of English government documents originating from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries when the King or Queen acted as Prime Minister as well as Mon... Access Database State Papers Online: Early Modern Government in Britain and Europe (1509-1782)
Summaries of EU Legislation Current This site provides fact sheets which summarise European Union legislation. The fact sheets are divided into 32 subject areas which are the Activities of the European Union. You will find not only s... Access Database Summaries of EU Legislation
Tokyo Trials Literature World War II The Database of the Tokyo Trials Literature offers access to full-text documents of the Tokyo Trials of Japanese war criminals in World War II. Content includes transcripts of the proceedings and c... Access Database Tokyo Trials Literature
Treaties and Agreements Library (HeinOnline) 1776 - present Comprehensive collection of United States treaties, whether currently in-force, expired, or not-yet-officially published. Includes the United States Treaties and Other International Agreements set.... Access Database Treaties and Agreements Library (HeinOnline)
United Nations Digital Library 1946 - present The United Nations Digital Library contains official UN documents and publications, UN resolutions, speech and voting records, agendas, maps, and more. UN Digital Library has superseded UNBISnet. (... Access Database United Nations Digital Library
World Constitutions Illustrated (HeinOnline) 1812 - present Current constitutions for every country in the original language along with at least one English translation. Includes expert commentary, the complete set of the British and Foreign State Papers, a... Access Database World Constitutions Illustrated (HeinOnline)
World Treaty Library (HeinOnline) 1648 - present This collection brings together a wide array of treaties from around the world to create one of the largest collection of world treaties ever available, covering the time period from 1648 to the pr... Access Database World Treaty Library (HeinOnline)
World Trials Library (HeinOnline) 1700s - 1900s Trial transcripts from some of history's most famous trials. Also includes texts that analyze and debate famous trials, as well as biographies of some of the greatest trial lawyers in history. Access Database World Trials Library (HeinOnline)

General / Multidisciplinary Databases

Bar Journals (HeinOnline) 1800s - present HeinOnline's Bar Journals collection contains more than 100 state and local Bar Journals dating from the late 1800s to the present day. You can search by article title, author, description, date, o... Access Database Bar Journals (HeinOnline)
C-Span Video Library 1987 - present Videos and transcripts of C-Span programs; includes public affairs programming, Congressional proceedings, news conferences, BookTV non-fiction author talks and interviews, and more. Contains every... Access Database C-Span Video Library
Code of Federal Regulations (HeinOnline) 1938 - Present Comprehensive coverage of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) from its inception. (Updated monthly) Access Database Code of Federal Regulations (HeinOnline)
Criminal Justice in America: U.S. Attorney General Opinions, Reports, and Publications (HeinOnline) 1870 - present Official opinions of the U.S. Attorney General. Includes both the "Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States" as well as, the "Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel of the U... Access Database Criminal Justice in America: U.S. Attorney General Opinions, Reports, and Publications (HeinOnline)
Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law Summaries of key concepts and the latest research on environmental law topics, including climate change law, biodiversity and nature protection, compliance and enforcement, and multilateral environ... Access Database Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law
Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law Summaries of concepts and terms of international economic law, grouped into four parts: Foundations and Architecture, Principles, Main Regulatory Areas, and Cross-cutting Challenges. Each entry is ... Access Database Elgar Encyclopedia of International Economic Law
Federal Register (HeinOnline) 1936 - present The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. (U... Access Database Federal Register (HeinOnline)
govinfo varies by series Free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. Includes the Federal Register, Congressional Record, U.S. Code, U.S. Statutes at Large, Code of Federa... Access Database govinfo
Immigration Law & Policy in the U.S. (HeinOnline) 1800-present A compilation of historical documents and legislation related to immigration in the United States as well as current hearings, debates and recent developments in immigration law. Includes BIA Prece... Access Database Immigration Law & Policy in the U.S. (HeinOnline)
Intellectual Property Law Collection (HeinOnline) 1909 - present With more than 4 million pages of legislative histories, treatises, documents, classics, and more relating to copyrights, patents, and trademarks, this collection allows researchers to search acros... Access Database Intellectual Property Law Collection (HeinOnline)
Justia Dockets & Filings 2004 - present Case information from the U.S. Federal District Courts and U.S. Courts of Appeal. Some cases also include opinions, orders, and other filings. Access Database Justia Dockets & Filings
LLMC Digital (Law Library Microform Consortium) 1700s to date Full-text U.S. Federal and Canadian primary law from the Law Library Microform Consortium. Also contains historical legal treatises. Emphasis is on older materials. Access Database LLMC Digital (Law Library Microform Consortium)
Making of Modern Law: American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990 1912-1990 A collection of primary source documents detailing the ACLU's work on civil rights, civil liberties, race, gender, and issues relating to the U.S. Supreme Court. Includes papers of the ACLU nationa... Access Database Making of Modern Law: American Civil Liberties Union Papers, 1912-1990
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Virtual Library 1970's - present The NCJRS Virtual Library contains summaries of more than 225,000 publications on criminal justice, including federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles... Access Database National Criminal Justice Reference Service Virtual Library
National Survey of State Laws (HeinOnline) 1993 - 2015 This database version of Richard Leiter's National Survey of State Laws provides an overall view of some of the most sought-after and controversial legal topics in the United States. Users are able... Access Database National Survey of State Laws (HeinOnline)
Oxford Handbooks Online Current Oxford Handbooks Online provides access to the full text of more than 300 ebook titles published as part of the Oxford Handbooks series, plus specially commissioned keywords and abstracts. They are... Access Database Oxford Handbooks Online
Philip C. Jessup Library (HeinOnline) Through special arrangement with the International Law Students Association (ILSA) this collection provides access to all of the top moot court competitions since 1960. It draws together the Proble... Access Database Philip C. Jessup Library (HeinOnline)
Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases (HeinOnline) 1973 - Present Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases provides expert, plain-language analysis of all cases given plenary review by the Supreme Court. Issues 1-7 precede the Court's seven argument sessions ... Access Database Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases (HeinOnline)
ProQuest Congressional 1789 - present Comprehensive ongoing collection of U.S. federal government publications from the late 18th century to the present. Includes acts (laws), bills and resolutions, committee reports and documents, hea... Access Database ProQuest Congressional
ProQuest History Vault: Slavery and the Law 1775-1867 Petitions on race, slavery, and free blacks submitted to state legislatures and county courthouses from 1775-1867. Also includes a record of the state laws governing American slavery from 1789-1865. Access Database ProQuest History Vault: Slavery and the Law
ProQuest Legislative Insight 1789 - 2019 Legislative Insight is comprised of fully searchable PDFs of full-text publications generated in the course of congressional lawmaking. These include the full text of the Public Law itself, all ver... Access Database ProQuest Legislative Insight
ProQuest Regulatory Insight 1935 - 2019 As a companion to ProQuest Legislative Insight, Regulatory Insight offers U.S. federal administrative law histories organized by federal statute and executive order, as well as Federal Register and... Access Database ProQuest Regulatory Insight
ProQuest Supreme Court Insight 1975/1976 to 2018/2019 terms Includes full opinions from Supreme Court argued cases, including per decision, dockets, oral arguments, joint appendices and amicus briefs. Also includes paid cases not heard by the Supreme Court ... Access Database ProQuest Supreme Court Insight
Public Library of Law Varies - Earliest from 1754 Full-text U.S. federal and state cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, constitutions and legal forms. All materials are freely available on the Internet, however dates of coverage vary. (Updat... Access Database Public Library of Law
Religion and the Law (HeinOnline) 1400s - present Books, periodicals, and bibliographies on the development, history, organization, and fundamental principles of various world religions. Also includes Christian Legal Society publications, an assor... Access Database Religion and the Law (HeinOnline)
Serial Set (U.S.) (ProQuest Congressional) 1789 - 2019 House and Senate Documents and Reports published by the United States Congress, as well as presidential communications and treaty materials and official Civil War records. Content is searchable und... Access Database Serial Set (U.S.) (ProQuest Congressional)
Session Laws Library (HeinOnline) 1754 - present This Library contains exact replications of the official bound session laws (acts) of all 50 states from inception, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. All states are available back to i... Access Database Session Laws Library (HeinOnline)
Slavery in America and the World (HeinOnline) 1700s - Present Brings together all known legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. Includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute d... Access Database Slavery in America and the World (HeinOnline)
Spinelli's Law Library Reference Shelf (HeinOnline) 1500's - present A collection of works, scholarly articles and tools for legal research, including AALL GD-SIS State Bibliographies, AALL Publication Series, Legal Dictionaries, Serials, Cataloging Publications, Bi... Access Database Spinelli's Law Library Reference Shelf (HeinOnline)
State Attorney General Reports and Opinions (HeinOnline) 1791 - present State Attorney General Reports and Opinions for all fifty states as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Also includes the Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States and... Access Database State Attorney General Reports and Opinions (HeinOnline)
Subject Compilations of State Laws (HeinOnline) 1960 - present Index to articles, books, government documents, loose-leaf services, court opinions and Internet sites that compare state laws on hundreds of subjects. (Updated quarterly) Access Database Subject Compilations of State Laws (HeinOnline)
U.S. Congressional Documents (HeinOnline) 1789 - Present This collection features the complete Congressional Record Bound version, as well as the daily version back to 1980. It also includes the three predecessor titles: Annals of Congress (1789-1824), R... Access Database U.S. Congressional Documents (HeinOnline)
U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals (HeinOnline) 1919 - Contains the body of reported judicial opinions that are published by each agency. Notable titles include Decisions of the National Labor Relations Board (1934-Current); Federal Communications Comm... Access Database U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals (HeinOnline)
U.S. Presidential Library (HeinOnline) 1897 - present Includes "Messages and Papers of the Presidents", "Public Papers of the President", "Weekly Compilations of Presidential Documents", and more. (Updated daily) Access Database U.S. Presidential Library (HeinOnline)
U.S. Statutes at Large (HeinOnline) 1789 - present Complete coverage of the Statutes At Large, containing both public and private laws published in numerical order. (Updated daily) Access Database U.S. Statutes at Large (HeinOnline)
Wisconsin Administrative Code & Register Current The Wisconsin Administrative Code is the publication, in a continual revision system, of the rules of executive agencies of the State of Wisconsin having rule-making authority. The Wisconsin Admini... Access Database Wisconsin Administrative Code & Register
Wisconsin Briefs 1992-2009 Briefs for Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals published and unpublished cases from 173 Wis.2d (November 1992) through 317 Wis.2d (approx. July 2009). See Wisconsin Court System Case Searc... Access Database Wisconsin Briefs
Wisconsin Digital Archives 2001 - present The Wisconsin Digital Archives is a growing collection of documents about the activities, functions, and policies of Wisconsin State Government. The collection contains documents from 2001 to curre... Access Database Wisconsin Digital Archives
Wisconsin Eye May 2007 - present Wisconsin Eye is a statewide multimedia public affairs network with a mission to present an independent, statewide view of civic life and public policy discussion. The network covers floor sessions... Access Database Wisconsin Eye
Wisconsin Historical Society Archive-It Collection 2010 - present The Wisconsin Historical Society Archive-It collection includes archived versions of Wisconsin state, county, and municipal government web sites, as well as archived versions of web sites from the ... Access Database Wisconsin Historical Society Archive-It Collection
Wisconsin Legislative Documents 1836 to present Wisconsin bills, acts, statutes, administrative rules, the Wisconsin Constitution, and more, including archived documents. Bill histories and amendments are included back to 1995. Access Database Wisconsin Legislative Documents
Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Digital Collections 1950 - present The digital collections of the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau contain documents published by the legislature and legislative agencies (including the Legislative Reference Bureau, Legislativ... Access Database Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Digital Collections
Wolters Kluwer Cheetah 1940s - present Federal, state, and international tax information and materials, and practice materials in antitrust law, securities, and health & human resources. Includes Federal Securities Law Reporter, Securit... Access Database Wolters Kluwer Cheetah

Indigenous Peoples Databases

American Indian Experience "Pre-contact" - present The American Indian Experience is a portal and full-text online library of more than 150 titles; hundreds of primary documents and images, including treaties, speeches, traditional tales, and capti... Access Database American Indian Experience
American Indian Law Collection (HeinOnline) 1700s - current Full-text legal materials by and about Native Americans. Includes federal law relating to tribes, such as relevant sections of the US Code and CFR, some legislative history, and administrative deci... Access Database American Indian Law Collection (HeinOnline)
LLMC Digital (Law Library Microform Consortium) 1700s to date Full-text U.S. Federal and Canadian primary law from the Law Library Microform Consortium. Also contains historical legal treatises. Emphasis is on older materials. Access Database LLMC Digital (Law Library Microform Consortium)

Judicial Systems, Courts, and Judges Databases

Congress and the Courts (HeinOnline) 1787 - 2010 Congress and the Courts, featuring William H. Manz’s Congress and the Courts: A Legislative History 1787-2010, brings together materials reflecting congressional concern with the composition and st... Access Database Congress and the Courts (HeinOnline)
History of Supreme Court Nominations (HeinOnline) 1789 - Present This library features the complete print series Supreme Court of the U.S. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee... Access Database History of Supreme Court Nominations (HeinOnline)
National Criminal Justice Reference Service Virtual Library 1970's - present The NCJRS Virtual Library contains summaries of more than 225,000 publications on criminal justice, including federal, state, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles... Access Database National Criminal Justice Reference Service Virtual Library
U.S. Supreme Court Library (HeinOnline) 1776 - present Complete coverage of U.S. Supreme Court opinions as well as preliminary prints, slip opinions, and books and periodicals related to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Updated daily) Access Database U.S. Supreme Court Library (HeinOnline)

Jurisprudence and Legal History Databases

19th Century Masterfile, Series I and V 1786 - 1907 Series I of 19th Century Masterfile provides access to the periodical literature of the nineteenth century. Included is an online version of Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1906; the f... Access Database 19th Century Masterfile, Series I and V
Early American Case Law (HeinOnline) Contains the entire Federal Cases 30 book series (1894-1897) which contains more than 20,000 cases. Also included is the Trinity Series, which includes American Decisions, American Reports, and Ame... Access Database Early American Case Law (HeinOnline)
History of Supreme Court Nominations (HeinOnline) 1789 - Present This library features the complete print series Supreme Court of the U.S. Hearings and Reports on Successful and Unsuccessful Nominations of Supreme Court Justices by the Senate Judiciary Committee... Access Database History of Supreme Court Nominations (HeinOnline)
J. Willard Hurst Collection 1932 - 1997 [NOTE: As of 9/19/19, this database is temporarily unavailable online. See a Law Library reference librarian for access to physical materials.] The J. Willard Hurst Collection details the career of... Access Database J. Willard Hurst Collection
Legal Classics (HeinOnline) 1500s-1900s Thousands of full text works from some of the greatest legal minds in history. In addition to many “classics” this collection also includes rare items that are found in only a handful of libraries ... Access Database Legal Classics (HeinOnline)
LLMC Digital (Law Library Microform Consortium) 1700s to date Full-text U.S. Federal and Canadian primary law from the Law Library Microform Consortium. Also contains historical legal treatises. Emphasis is on older materials. Access Database LLMC Digital (Law Library Microform Consortium)
Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800-1926 1800 - 1926 Over 22,000 legal treatises from the 19th- and early 20th- century. Covers all aspects of American and British law and encompasses a range of analytical, theoretical and practical literature for re... Access Database Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800-1926
Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources 1620 - 1979 Four centuries of American legal primary sources. Published records of the American colonies; federal, state, territorial, and municipal codes; constitutional conventions and compilations; and othe... Access Database Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources
Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926 1600 - 1926 Documents from trials in the United States, Britain and other English-speaking jurisdictions. Includes unofficially published accounts of trials; official trial documents, briefs, and arguments; an... Access Database Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926
Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 1832 - 1978 Records and briefs brought before the U.S. Supreme Court in over 150,000 cases between 1832 and 1978. The collection does not include the Court’s rulings, opinions or decisions, but focuses on the ... Access Database Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978
Religion and the Law (HeinOnline) 1400s - present Books, periodicals, and bibliographies on the development, history, organization, and fundamental principles of various world religions. Also includes Christian Legal Society publications, an assor... Access Database Religion and the Law (HeinOnline)
Scottish Legal History (HeinOnline) 1936-present Official publications from the Stair Society including the Stair Society Main (Annual) Series and Supplementary Series discussing various aspects of Scots law. Access Database Scottish Legal History (HeinOnline)
State Papers Online: Early Modern Government in Britain and Europe (1509-1782) 1509 - 1782 State Papers Online, 1509-1714 is a collection of English government documents originating from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries when the King or Queen acted as Prime Minister as well as Mon... Access Database State Papers Online: Early Modern Government in Britain and Europe (1509-1782)
State Reports: A Historical Archive (HeinOnline) Dates vary State Reports: A Historical Archive provides a digital version of Hein's State Reports Checklist along with linking to the full text of historical state reports from all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico. Access Database State Reports: A Historical Archive (HeinOnline)
State Statutes: A Historical Archive (HeinOnline) 1717 - The collection includes more than 1,600 volumes and nearly 2,000,000 pages of historical superseded state statutes (but not current state statutes) and offers a valuable source of information for l... Access Database State Statutes: A Historical Archive (HeinOnline)

Legal Research Databases

American Law Institute Library (HeinOnline) 1923 - present The American Law Institute Library is home to a range of scholarly work that examines and clarifies the law, as annotated and written by a collection of judges and lawyers. The library includes Res... Access Database American Law Institute Library (HeinOnline)
Digital Commons Law Network Current Open source collection of institutional repositories from across the United States, including faculty scholarship, law review articles and conference proceedings. The network may be searched in spe... Access Database Digital Commons Law Network
Encyclopedia of Law and Religion 2015 Issues at the junction of law, religion, and state are covered for each country worldwide, as well as special territories and international organizations. Access Database Encyclopedia of Law and Religion
Encyclopedia of Public International Law 1494 - Present The Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law is a definitive encyclopedia of peer-reviewed articles on every aspect of public international law. Access Database Encyclopedia of Public International Law
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (HeinOnline) 1985 - present The Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP) is an index to articles appearing in approximately 450 legal journals published worldwide. The legal systems and practices of all countries are include... Access Database Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (HeinOnline)
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (Full Text and Retrospective combined search) 1908 - present Index to legal periodicals, court decisions, legislation and more. Full text coverage for selected periodicals is also available. Law books are indexed beginning in 1993. Covers all areas of law fr... Access Database Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (Full Text and Retrospective combined search)
Law Journal Library (HeinOnline) 1788 - present HeinOnline contains full-text legal periodicals in PDF beginning with the earliest volumes. Covers all areas of United States law. (Updated daily) Access Database Law Journal Library (HeinOnline)
National Survey of State Laws (HeinOnline) 1993 - 2015 This database version of Richard Leiter's National Survey of State Laws provides an overall view of some of the most sought-after and controversial legal topics in the United States. Users are able... Access Database National Survey of State Laws (HeinOnline)
Oxford US Constitutional Law 1776 - present Includes full text of current and historical United States state constitutions. Also includes the Oxford Commentaries on the State Constitutions of the US series, which offers article-by-article co... Access Database Oxford US Constitutional Law
Wisconsin Jury Instructions Includes the current edition of all three sets of Wisconsin Jury Instructions (Civil, Criminal and Children's). The Instructions are searchable and can be printed or downloaded as Microsoft Word or... Access Database Wisconsin Jury Instructions

Legislation Databases

Congress and the Courts (HeinOnline) 1787 - 2010 Congress and the Courts, featuring William H. Manz’s Congress and the Courts: A Legislative History 1787-2010, brings together materials reflecting congressional concern with the composition and st... Access Database Congress and the Courts (HeinOnline)
Congress.gov 1973 - present Congress.gov contains federal legislative information from the United States government. It is the new platform for legislation, the Congressional Record, committee reports, nominations, treaties, ... Access Database Congress.gov
Congressional Record (U.S.) (ProQuest Congressional) 1789 - 2017 The official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress back to 1789. Includes both daily and bound editions of the Congressional Record, as well as its predecessor titles:... Access Database Congressional Record (U.S.) (ProQuest Congressional)
Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1939 (U.S.) (ProQuest Congressional) 1789 - 1939 Collection of publications from the Executive Branch of the federal government listed in the 1909 Checklist created by the U.S. Superintendent of Documents as a summary of all publications issues b... Access Database Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1939 (U.S.) (ProQuest Congressional)
LLMC Digital (Law Library Microform Consortium) 1700s to date Full-text U.S. Federal and Canadian primary law from the Law Library Microform Consortium. Also contains historical legal treatises. Emphasis is on older materials. Access Database LLMC Digital (Law Library Microform Consortium)
ProQuest Congressional 1789 - present Comprehensive ongoing collection of U.S. federal government publications from the late 18th century to the present. Includes acts (laws), bills and resolutions, committee reports and documents, hea... Access Database ProQuest Congressional
ProQuest History Vault: Slavery and the Law 1775-1867 Petitions on race, slavery, and free blacks submitted to state legislatures and county courthouses from 1775-1867. Also includes a record of the state laws governing American slavery from 1789-1865. Access Database ProQuest History Vault: Slavery and the Law
ProQuest Legislative Insight 1789 - 2019 Legislative Insight is comprised of fully searchable PDFs of full-text publications generated in the course of congressional lawmaking. These include the full text of the Public Law itself, all ver... Access Database ProQuest Legislative Insight
ProQuest Regulatory Insight 1935 - 2019 As a companion to ProQuest Legislative Insight, Regulatory Insight offers U.S. federal administrative law histories organized by federal statute and executive order, as well as Federal Register and... Access Database ProQuest Regulatory Insight
Serial Set (U.S.) (ProQuest Congressional) 1789 - 2019 House and Senate Documents and Reports published by the United States Congress, as well as presidential communications and treaty materials and official Civil War records. Content is searchable und... Access Database Serial Set (U.S.) (ProQuest Congressional)
Session Laws Library (HeinOnline) 1754 - present This Library contains exact replications of the official bound session laws (acts) of all 50 states from inception, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. All states are available back to i... Access Database Session Laws Library (HeinOnline)
Slavery in America and the World (HeinOnline) 1700s - Present Brings together all known legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. Includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute d... Access Database Slavery in America and the World (HeinOnline)
Summaries of EU Legislation Current This site provides fact sheets which summarise European Union legislation. The fact sheets are divided into 32 subject areas which are the Activities of the European Union. You will find not only s... Access Database Summaries of EU Legislation
U.S. Code (HeinOnline) 1925-present This collection includes complete coverage of the United States Code dating back to inception in 1925-1926. Also includes the Early Federal Laws Collection, which represents the most complete colle... Access Database U.S. Code (HeinOnline)
U.S. Congressional Documents (HeinOnline) 1789 - Present This collection features the complete Congressional Record Bound version, as well as the daily version back to 1980. It also includes the three predecessor titles: Annals of Congress (1789-1824), R... Access Database U.S. Congressional Documents (HeinOnline)
U.S. Federal Legislative History Library (HeinOnline) 1789 - present Selected federal legislative histories published by the U.S. GPO and private publishers. Also includes the index, "Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories." Researchers should begin their U.S. fe... Access Database U.S. Federal Legislative History Library (HeinOnline)
U.S. Statutes at Large (HeinOnline) 1789 - present Complete coverage of the Statutes At Large, containing both public and private laws published in numerical order. (Updated daily) Access Database U.S. Statutes at Large (HeinOnline)

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Checkpoint (Thomson Reuters) Current Checkpoint is a resource for accounting and tax research. At the core of this resource is Thomson Reuters' Federal Tax Coordinator 2nd and United States Tax Reporter. Checkpoint also includes resou... Access Database Checkpoint (Thomson Reuters)
Tax Notes 1972 - present Tax Notes is a weekly magazine featuring expert commentary, analysis, and special reports on federal taxation issues. Tax Notes Today offers daily federal tax news and analysis, including primary s... Access Database Tax Notes
Taxation & Economic Reform in America (HeinOnline) 1781 - 2011 United States regulations, laws and legislative histories relating to tax and to economic reform and stimulus plans. Includes the Carlton Fox legislative history collection and the History of Unite... Access Database Taxation & Economic Reform in America (HeinOnline)
Wolters Kluwer Cheetah 1940s - present Federal, state, and international tax information and materials, and practice materials in antitrust law, securities, and health & human resources. Includes Federal Securities Law Reporter, Securit... Access Database Wolters Kluwer Cheetah

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