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Encyclopedias

Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law by Donna Batten (Editor)
ISBN: 9781414498997
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
The Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law provides information and resources to help users answer their legal questions, and outlines their rights and recourses, as well as consequences, under the law. It also provides a general background and explanation of legal issues and educates the user on federal and state/local laws, statutes, cases, and regulations and Constitutional protections

The Philosophy of Law by Christopher Berry Grey
ISBN: 9781135582777
Publication Date: 2013-07-04
From articles centering on the detailed and doctrinal exposition of the law to those which reside almost wholly within the realm of philosophical ethics, this volume affords comprehensive treatment to both sides of the philosophico-legal equation. Systematic and sustained coverage of the many dimensions of legal thought gives ample expression to the true breadth and depth of the philosophy of law, with coverage of: The modes of knowing and the kinds of normativity used in the law; Studies in international, constitutional, criminal, administrative, persons and property, contracts and tort law-including their historical origins and worldwide ramifications; Current legal cultures such as common law and civilian, European, and Aboriginal; Influential jurisprudents and their biographies; All influential schools and methods

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Google Scholar is searchable for articles and case law. Includes citation information.

Govinfo.gov from the United Staes Government Printing Office (GPO) site for federal publications. Includes indexes and other search tools as well as bills, statutes and regulations as well as the Congressional Record.

Law Library of Congress includes content as well as search tools and tips for finding legal information.

United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives.

US Supreme Court Opinions includes full text of all decisions from 1893 to date. Can be searched by citation, case title, and full text

Supreme Court Collection from the Legal Information Institute, Cornell University. Provides full text of all US Supreme Court decisions since 1990, plus 610 of the most significant earlier decisions. Indexed by topic, date, and parties.