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Annual Review Of Law And Social Science (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Annual overview/synthesis of important topics in "theory and research on law." Publication began with the December 2005 issue and all materials should be available in full-text form. Additional Annual Review series are accessible here. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browse You may browse through the contents of recent volumes by clicking on the dates (in blue) on the left side of the screen.
Search You may search for terms appearing in articles by using the "Quick Search" option, in the middle of the page. (More complex searching is available in the "Advanced Search" option. Combining Terms You may search for articles containing two or more terms by combining them with the word "AND." Example: race AND law Phrase You may search for a multi-word phrase by enclosing the terms in quotations marks. Example: "capital punishment" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Annual Review Of Political Science (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Annually-published overview/synthesis of important topics in the study of politics and public policy issues. Articles from 1998 to date are available online. Additional | |
| Usage Tips: | Browse You may browse through the contents of recent volumes by clicking on the dates (in blue) on the left side of the screen.
Search You may search for terms appearing in articles by using the "Quick Search" option, in the middle of the page. (More complex searching is available in the "Advanced Search" option. Combining Terms You may search for articles containing two or more terms by combining them with the word "AND." Example: reform AND electoral Phrase You may search for a multi-word phrase by enclosing the terms in quotations marks. Example: "latin america" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Congressional Research Service (Info)
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| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | A collection of sites which provide CRS reports, which are very useful for research on public policy, political and social issues, etc. | |
| Usage Tips: | The LexisNexis subscription service probably is the most comprehensive of these collections. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. Federal Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research | |
Index To Legal Periodicals And Books (Info)
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| Producer: | H.W. Wilson / Ebscohost | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Covers articles from "legal journals, yearbooks, institutes, bar association organs, law reviews, and government publications originating in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand." The database consists of over 300,000 citations, drawn from nearly 1,000 legal journals, law reviews, yearbooks, institutes, statutes, and publications from bar associations, universities, and governments.
Retrospective coverage as far back as 1927. (Law Library subscription) | |
| Usage Tips: | Here is help with searching, navigating, printing, and more. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Business Administration Poverty Studies | |
| Producer: | JSTOR | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | A digital archive of over 1,100 important scholarly journals. All issues of each journal are included in full-text except for the most recent 2-to-5 years, based on JSTOR's agreement with the journal's publisher.
August 2009 update: JSTOR is developing Data for Research, a tool for analysis of the content of the database. | |
| Usage Tips: | Searching The opening Advanced Search page presents 4 options for searching through the full text of all articles. You can change one or more these options to search through authors' names, words in article titles, words in article abstracts, or words in captions.
To search for forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) to substitute for missing letters. Example: modern* finds modern, modernism, moderns, modernistic, etc. To find articles containing two or more words, connect the search terms with AND. Example: terror* AND nationalis* To search for a multi-word phrase, enclose search terms in quotation marks. Example: "vernacular architecture" Results and Printing The list of articles resulting from a search is displayed in order of relevance (the number of appearances and prominence of your search terms), but can be re-sorted by publication date. To print an article, click on the "PDF" option. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Music Economics and Business - General History -- United States Humanities - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Economics Theater .General (any topic) Women's and Gender Studies History -- Outside U.S. Islamic Studies Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
| Producer: | Ebsco | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Full-text content of more than 250 of the world's most respected scholarly law journals, covering "issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world" -- constitutional law, criminal justice, environmental law, commercial law, ethical issues, etc. Chronological coverage varies among sources, with some extending back to the early 1990's. | |
| Usage Tips: | Here is help with searching, navigating, printing, and more. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
LexisNexis Academic -- U.S. Legal (Info)
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| Producer: | LexisNexis | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | This "U.S. Legal" sub-section of LexisNexis Academic, offering access to legal articles, court cases, statutes, and more. | |
| Usage Tips: | The link above is set up to search through an extensive collection of about 900 U.S. law reviews and journals. Other options are available in the column on the left side of the page, including Federal and state cases, Federal and state statutes and regulations, and more. Search Terms The database automatically searches for both singular and plural forms of words. The trucation symbol ! (exclamation mark) can be used to substitute for several letters to search for forms of a word. Example: child! will find child, children, childhood, etc. To search for a multi-word term or phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "campaign finance" Here is more detailed information on combining search terms. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
NELLCO Legal Scholarslip Repository (Info)
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| Producer: | New England Law Library Consortium | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Database of scholarly legal materials, including "working papers, reports, lecture series, workshop presentations, and other scholarship created by faculty at member institutions." | |
| Usage Tips: | Use the "Search the Repository" for simple keyword searches, which locate words within the texts of materials.
To find documents containing two or more words, simply enter the words. Example: bias racial finds documents containing both those words. The Advanced Search option enables you to search within parts of documents (titles, abstracts, etc.). | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Sage Reference Online | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2011) contains nearly 100 signed entries designed "to provide undergraduate majors in political science with an authoritative reference source that will serve their research needs with far more detailed information than short encyclopedia entries, but not so much jargon, detail, or density as a journal article or a research handbook chapter. Consists of five broad sections: General Approaches; Comparative Politics; International Relations; Political Science Methodology; Political Thought; American Politics. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing There are three options for browsing through available entries:
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
ACE (Administration And Cost Of Elections) Encyclopaedia (Info)
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| Producer: | Administration and Cost of Elections | |
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| Description: | Collections of essays in 12 topic areas within "election management," such as electoral systems, voter registration, media and elections, more. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing: Look for the "Index" option within each subject area.
The "Search" option (upper left) enables you to look for words, such as absentee, within encyclopedia entries. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Connect to: Affirmative Action
| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | 2009 guide "traces the genesis and development of affirmative action and the continuing controversy that constitutes the story of racial and gender preferences." | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Connect to: American Law Yearbook
| Producer: | Gale / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Subtitled A Guide to the Year's Major Legal Cases and Developments. Above is a link to the most recent edition (2012) of this update to the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law and its predecessor, West's Encyclopedia of American Law.
The Yearbook updates earlier coverage and introduces emerging issues. We also have these previous editions: 2011 * 2010 * 2009 * 2008 * 2007 * 2006 * 2005 | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Annotated U.S. Constitution And Declaration Of Independence (Info)
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| Producer: | Harvard University Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2009 volume contains the texts of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution (including amendments), with section-by-section commentary by noted historian Jack Rakove. Also includes a chronology and introduction by the author. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can preview the detailed contents by clicking on "Contents" from the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Ballentine's Law Dictionary (Info)
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| Producer: | LexisNexis | |
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| Description: | Third edition (1969) contains over 40,000 definitions of legal term "based on the actual construction of those terms by courts of last resort, with each
case cited to the page on which the definition appears."
The library also has a printed copy. | |
| Usage Tips: | Note: You may wish to sort your search results by "Relevance," rather than by "Publication Date."
SEARCH TERMS There are two basic ways of entering search terms on most search screens -- "Terms and Connectors" and "Natural Language." Terms and Connectors uses a set of connecting terms to combine search terms. For example, supreme court AND desegregation finds articles containing the phrase "supreme court" and the word "desegregation" and arranges the list of results in chronological order. Natural Language Using this option, you can state your search query in "plain English," without any special connecting terms. You could type desgregation supreme court and get the same number of articles as above, but this time the list of results will be arranged in order of relevance as determined by the appearance of the search terms within the articles. Forms of Words LexisNexis automatically searches for both singular and plural forms of words. The trucation symbol ! (exclamation mark) can be used to substitute for several letters to search for forms of a word. For example, child! will find child, children, childhood, etc. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Companion To The United States Constitution And Its Amendments (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | The fifth edition (2010) of this guide is an excellent overview of each article of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and subsequent amendments. You may preview the table of contents on the bottom half of this page. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the detailed contents by clicking on "Contents" from the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Constitution Of The United States Of America -- Analysis And Interpretation (Info)
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| Producer: | U.S. Congressional Research Service / Cornell University | |
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| Description: | Also known as the Annotated Constitution, this valuable resource is an ongoing overview and analysis of judicial interpretations of each article of the U.S. Constitution and each amendment, as well as other materials, with supporting legal references. | |
| Usage Tips: | The above link takes you to Cornell University's an "unofficial" site, which probably is easier to use than the U.S. Government Printing Office's official site. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Constitutions Of The World (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Third edition (2007) surveys about 100 nations, summarizing constitutional history and salient points of the latest form of the document. However, to see the actual complete texts of constitutional documents, check the University of Richmond's Constitution Finder. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
| Producer: | Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | 2011 volume contains 20 signed essays which offer "arguments for and against the practice of the laws and policies that comprise corrections, from parole and probation to imprisonment, to the application of the death penalty." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Courts, Law, And Justice (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | 2011 volume contains chapters on 20 sharply-contested criminal justice topics, such as DUI penalties, three-strikes laws, sentencing disparities, and sex offender registries. Each chapter outlines history of the issue, relevant legislation, pro-and-con arguments, and more. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Crime And Criminal Behavior (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | 2011 volume contains original signed essays examining historical contexts and policy issues relating to 20 such "hotly debated topics as age of consent, euthanasia and assisted suicide, gambling, guns, internet pornography, marijuana and other drug laws," etc. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Crimes And Trials Of The Century (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2007) contains chronologically-arranged accounts of about 35 trials of the past century, beginning with the Black Sox scandal (1919) and continuing to the 21st-century Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal. The above link takes you to Volume 1, with coverage through the 1971 Attica uprising, while Volume 2 spans the past 35 years. | |
| Usage Tips: | There is an alphabetically-arranged Index, covering both volumes, at the end of Volume 2.
For additional help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Connect to: E-Book on Election Law
| Producer: | Ohio State University | |
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| Description: | Regularly-updated "electronic encyclopedia," with entries on a wide variety of election law topics, written by members of the faculty ("monitors") at the Moritz School of Law at Ohio State University. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Encyclopedia Of Constitutional Amendments, Proposed Amendments, And Amending Issues, 1789-2010 (Info)
| Producer: | ABC-Clio / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (3rd edition; 2010) contains over 500 alphabetically-arranged entries outlining "the rigorous ratification process, the significance of the 27 amendments that made it into the Constitution, and the notable and sometimes preposterous topics of the thousands that did not."
We also have online access to the 2nd edition. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Encyclopedia Of Education Law (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | 2008 two-volume set is "intended to be a comprehensive source on education law... The primary focus is on developments since Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. At the same time, because education law is a component in a much larger legal system, the encyclopedia includes entries on the historical development of the laws that impact education." Alphabetically-arranged signed entries cover court cases, controversial issues, individuals, concepts, etc. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Education Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Encyclopedia Of Genocide And Crimes Against Humanity (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan | |
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| Description: | Published in printed form as a three-volume set in 2004, this encyclopedia contains entries on the issues behind crimes against humanity and human rights issues, including the history of events that qualify as genocide, profiles perpetrators and heroes, explains international laws and proceedings, and examines depictions and manifestations in literature, film, and other media.
Purchase of this resource was made possible by the McCrum Palmer Book Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the Table of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into three "volumes," beginning with "A-to-H." Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Descriptors: | History -- United States Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International History -- Outside U.S. | |
Encyclopedia Of Law Enforcement (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage | |
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| Description: | The three volumes of this 2004 set are divided into "State and Local," "Federal," and "International" law enforcment, with a total of over 400 signed essays on legislation and legal issues, police conduct and procedures, terrorism, victims, and more, You can see a list of entries for each volume here. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the Table of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into three "volumes," beginning with "State and Local." Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Descriptors: | Sociology Government -- U.S. State and Local Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Encyclopedia Of Law And Society: American And Global Perspectives (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Three-volume set (2007) offers over 700 signed entries presenting international interdisciplinary perspectives on law, in the contexts of sociology, criminology, cultural anthropology, political science, social psychology, and economics. You may view a copy of the table of contents via Google. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Encyclopedia Of Political Science (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Five-colume set (2010) was prepared with the assistance of the American Political Science Association. It contains about 1,500 alphabetically-arranged, signed entries (including one contributed by Washington and Lee Professor Mark Rush) on "political theories, concepts, research frameworks, and political practices from across the world."
Purchase was made possible by funds from the Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing the entries or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- General Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
Encyclopedia Of Prisons And Correctional Facilities (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage | |
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| Description: | This two-volume set (2004) provides about 400 entries which offer critical overviews of penal institutions within a historical and contemporary framework. Entries also include biographies, articles describing important legal statutes, and detailed and authoritative descriptions of the major prisons in the United States. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the Table of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into two "volumes," beginning with "A-to-O." You may open any of the article lists, such as "Critical-Felon," by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Encyclopedia Of United States Indian Policy And Law (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press | |
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| Description: | Published as a two-volume set in 2008, this resources contains signed entries by about 200 scholars and experts on "statutes, rules, regulations, tribal laws, treaties, and agency and judicial decisions that make up Indian law and federal Indian relations," as well as key individuals, concepts such as sovereignty and assimilation, military policy and wars, and the impact of U.S. policies on Native culture and society. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing Various browsing options (most leading to alphabetically-arranged lists) are available on the home page and in the navigational column on the left.
Searching The "Search" box at the top of the page enables you to search through all the words in the database. Use an asterisk to search for forms of a word. Example: religio* finds religion, religious,, etc. To find entries containing two or more terms, connect them with AND. Example: school* AND language* To find a multi-word phrase, enclose the search terms within quotation marks. Example: "manifest destiny" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Encyclopedia Of The American Constitution (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan | |
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| Description: | This six-volume set is the second edition (2000) of the pre-eminent encyclopedia on all aspects of constitutional law. You can see a PDF copy of the table of contents here.
Funding was made possible by a gift in memory of Lewis P. Nelson III, Class of 1961. The library also has a printed copy of the multi-volume set in its collection. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into 6 "volumes," beginning with "AB-to-Cl." You may open any of the article lists, such as "Abington-Advisory," by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Encyclopedia Of The First Amendment (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press | |
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| Description: | Published as a two-volume set in 2008, this resource contains entries up to 1,500 words in length on the First Amendment's freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition in American history, politics, law, and culture. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing Various browsing options (most leading to alphabetically-arranged lists) are available on the home page and in the navigational column on the left.
Searching The "Search" box at the top of the page enables you to search through all the words in the database. Use an asterisk to search for forms of a word. Example: obscen* finds obscene, obscenity,, etc. To find entries containing two or more terms, connect them with AND. Example: speech AND student* To find a multi-word phrase, enclose the search terms within quotation marks. Example: "speech code*" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Encyclopedia Of The Supreme Court Of The United States (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Five-volume set (2008) contains about 1,100 signed articles "on the substance of American law, the processes that produce its legal principles, and the history of the Supreme Court, from its creation to the present," covering "concepts, cases, topics, personalities, institutions, events, and processes." You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. Federal Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Essential Supreme Court Decisions (Info)
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| Producer: | Rowman & Littlefield / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Fifteenth edition (2010) covers about 400 cases. "Each summary gives the question at issue, the decision and the reason behind it, votes of the justices, pertinent corollary cases, and notes offering further information on the subject." You may preview the table of contents.
The library also has online access to the 14th edition (2004), which has a slightly different title. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Famous American Crimes And Trials (Info)
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| Producer: | Praeger / Greenwood | |
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| Description: | Five-volume set (2004) contains over 50 chronologically-arranged accounts of famous crimes and trials in American history, including descriptions of the crimes within historical context, the cast of characters, the trials themselves, and media involvement. You can preview the table of contents.
The link above takes you to Volume 1, covering the span from about 1607 (Mary Dyer) to 1859 (John Brown). Subsequent volumes: Volume 2 -- About 1860 (Henry Wirz) to 1912 (Becker-Rosenthal) Volume 3 -- About 1913 (Leo Frank) to 1959 (Emmett Till) Volume 4 -- Early 1960's (JFK Assassination) to 1980 (Ted Bundy) Volume 5 -- About 1981 (Jack Henry Abbott) to 2000 (Timothy McVeigh) | |
| Usage Tips: | There is no single alphabetically-arranged Index covering all volumes. Instead, there is an index at the end of each volume covering only that volume.
For additional help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Connect to: Founders' Constitution
| Producer: | University of Chicago | |
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| Description: | Compilation of documents important to the development of constitutional government in the U.S.
The printed multi-volume set is available in the library collection. | |
| Usage Tips: | The initial "Table of Contents" allows you to browse through major themes ("Separation of Powers") and articles, sections, and clauses of the U.S. Constitution, including its amendments.
In the left-side column are additional possibilities. You may use the "Indexes" options to search for specific authors, documents, cases, and constitutional provisions ("Pardon power"). The "Search" option enables you to find specific terms within the database. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Gale Encyclopedia Of American Law (Info)
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| Producer: | Gale / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | This third edition (2010) consists of 14 volumes and includes nearly 5,000 alphabetically-arranged entries on "persons, entities, and events that have shaped the U.S. legal system and influenced public perceptions of it."
This work previously was entitled West's Encyclopedia of American Law and the library has online access to its second edition. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. Volumes 11 and 12 are "Milestones in the Law," with in-depth coverage of landmark cases. Volume 13 contains important primary-source documents. Volume 14 is a "Dictionary of Legal Terms," containing brief definitions. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Guide To Electronic Resources For International Law (Info)
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| Producer: | American Society of International Law | |
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| Description: | "Designed to be used by students, teachers, practitioners and researchers as a self-guided tour of relevant, quality, up-to-date online resources covering important areas of international law," including human rights and environmental law. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Guide To Latin In International Law (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference Online | |
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| Description: | First edition (2011) provides both literal translations and more contemporary meanings of more than 2,300 Latin-based terms used by lawyers and legal scholars. | |
| Usage Tips: | Here is some help with using Oxford Reference Online ebooks. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Classics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Guide To The U.S. Federal Legal System; Web-based Public Accessible Sources (Info)
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| Producer: | New York University School of Law | |
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| Description: | Excellent guide, with links, to freely-available sources on U.S. Government legislation, judiciary, executive branch (including presidential documents), | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. Federal Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Guide To The U.S. Supreme Court (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press | |
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| Description: | Published in 2010 with over 1,500 pages, the 5th edition is updated through the 2008-09 Supreme Court term and covers the Court’s history, operations, power in relation to other branches of government, major decisions, and biographies of the justices. The library also has printed copies of earlier editions. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing The initial screen offers chapter-by-chapter access to the contents. The red navigation bar on the left includes links to: Features, Tables, and Figures; biographical essays; and the alphabetically-arranged Subject Index and Case Index, each of which include links to entries.
Searching The "Search" box at the top of the page enables you to search through all the words in the database. Use an asterisk to search for forms of a word. Example: discriminat* finds discrimination, discriminating, discriminatory, etc. To find entries containing two or more terms, connect them with AND. Example: voting AND race To find a multi-word phrase, enclose the search terms within quotation marks. Example: "capital punishment" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Government -- U.S. Federal Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Handbook Of International Law (Info)
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| Producer: | Cambridge University Press / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | A concise account (2006) of international law, explaining how states and international organizations, especially the United Nations, make and use international law. You can see the table of contents here. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Connect to: Historic Documents
| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly (CQ Press) | |
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| Description: | Contains texts and commentary on over 3,000 documents, ranging from "presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions." Coverage begins with 1972. Much of the value of the database lies in CQ's analysis of the actual document, summarizing the history, issues, personalities, and controversies surrounding the item. | |
| Usage Tips: | Please note that each entry resulting from a search will consist of a lengthy commentary, followed by the text of a document.
There are two basic methods of searching the database -- searching and browsing. Search the Series This option, available near the top of the screen, allows you to search for combinations of key words in the database. Search results are arranged by relevance -- the number of times a term/phrase appears. To search for entries containing two or more words, connect them with AND. Example: medicare AND prescription To search for entries containing a phrase, place the words within quotation marks. Example: clean air act Browse by Topic This option enables you to view entries grouped in broad subject areas, such as "Business, the Economy, and Work." Browse by Title This option allows you to search for entries by year. Cumulative Index Use this option to search a detailed subject index. Printing and E-Mailing Entries must be re-formatted before printing, using the "Format for Printing" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Entries may be delivered by e-mail, using the "E-mail This Document" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Be sure to log out when you finish your session, using the Log Out option, near the upper-right corner of the screen. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Government -- U.S. Federal Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Congressional Research History -- Outside U.S. | |
International Encyclopedia Of The Social And Behavioral Sciences (Info)
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| Producer: | Elsevier / ScienceDirect | |
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| Description: | IESBS (2002) is the largest reference work on the social and behavioral sciences ever published -- over 4,000 signed articles in 26 printed volumes. | |
| Usage Tips: | The first screen displays an alphabetical Subject Classification, beginning with "Adolescence and Youth."
For additional assistance with browsing, search, and article delivery, see this help page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Psychology Social Sciences - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Economics Women's and Gender Studies Poverty Studies Bioethics Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies | |
Internship Resources At W&L (Info)
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| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | Here are resources available to Washington and Lee students which will help to identify internship opportunities, particularly in politics, journalism, and related fields. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
Journalist's Guide To The Federal Courts (Info)
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| Producer: | Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts | |
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| Description: | Overview of the Federal Court system, including District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, and Appellate Courts. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. Federal Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Juvenile Crime And Justice (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | 2011 volume contains 20 signed essays addressing three broad topics areas: prevention, prosecution, and corrections. Each essay presents "arguments both in favor of and opposed to various treatments, programs, and punishments, examining issues such as youth curfews, juveniles in adult courts, legal representation for juveniles, juvenile boot camps, group homes, out-of-home placement, and more." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Laws That Shaped America: Fifteen Acts Of Congress And Their Lasting Impact (Info)
Connect to: Laws That Shaped America: Fifteen Acts of Congress and Their Lasting Impact
| Producer: | Routledge / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | 2009 volume covers 15 prominent pieces of U.S. legislation, in each case examining "the forces and circumstances that led to its enactment... and the impact of the legislation and its place in American history." You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | Click on the tiny plus-signs [+] next to chapters in The Table of Contents (left side of screen) to open individual sections.
For additional help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
| Producer: | Wolters Kluwer | |
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| Description: | A wide array of primary legal resources, offering "access to up-to-date cases, statutes and other primary law at the Federal level and for all fifty states and D.C.," including U.S. Supreme Court Reports, district and circuit courts, the U.S. Constitution, state and Federal laws, etc. (Washington and Lee Law School subscription) | |
| Usage Tips: | IMPORTANT: W&L researchers must complete a (free) registration process to use this database, beginning by getting our special access code. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Max Planck Encyclopedia Of Public International Law (Info)
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| Producer: | Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law / Oxford University | |
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| Description: | Active database contains over 1,000 signed, peer-reviewed articles "covering the central and essential topics in international law." (W&L Law Library subscription.) | |
| Usage Tips: | Lists of the database's contents are available from the tabs labeled:
* "List Articles Alphabetically" * "List Articles by Subject" (very broad categories) * "List Articles by Author" The Quick Search box (upper right) enables you to search for particular words throughout the content of the database. Note: When looking for multi-word search terms, be sure to enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "human trafficking" To find entries containing two or more words, simply enter the words. Example: torture guantanamo The Advanced Search option (upper right, beneath the "Quick Search" box) enables you to search for words within article titles and more. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
National Survey Of State Laws (Info)
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| Producer: | Gale | |
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| Description: | The 6th edition (2008) of this work contains a brief summary of current state laws on such topics as abortion, drunk driving, capital punishment, legal ages, and other areas. We also have online access to the 5th edition (2005). | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into 8 sections, which you get to by opening the "Business-Personal" option. You may open any of the article listings by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). (You also can consult the "Topic Cross Reference Table" for subject listings, but this does not include any active links.) Searching You may want to use the Quick Search option to find a particular topic. Be sure to click on "Within this publication."
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. State and Local Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
New Oxford Companion To Law (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference Online | |
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| Description: | 2008 volume contains over 1,700 signed, alphabetically-arranged entries covering "all areas of law and legal systems," including both the U.S. and the E.U. Subjects include criminal law, human rights law, family and employment law, legal institutions, famous trials, and more. | |
| Usage Tips: | Here is some help with using Oxford Reference Online ebooks. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Oxford Companion To American Law (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference Online | |
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| Description: | Nearly 500 entries (published 2002), including such topics as aging and the law, wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping, the Salem Witch Trials, and Plessy vs. Ferguson. There is a printed copy in the library collection. | |
| Usage Tips: | The initial screen ("Quick Search") is set up for a search of the complete text of the database.
If you want to browse through an alphabetical list of all entries, choose the "Browse this book" option. The results of searches are arranged by relevance, with those articles containing search words in the title or other prominent location. Quick Search To find articles containing a multi-word phrase, enter the words within quotation marks. Example: "affirmative action". To search for various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) as a wild-card term. Example: discriminat* will find discrimination, discriminatory, discriminating, etc. Advanced Search This option, located within the blue bar near the top of the screen, enables you to search through this reference source, plus some or all of the other Oxford Reference Online sources in this same broad subject area ("Law"). | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Oxford Companion To The Supreme Court Of The United States (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press | |
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| Description: | The second edition (2005; rev. 2011) of this guide includes over 1,200 entries on crucial issues and cases. | |
| Usage Tips: | The initial screen ("Quick Search") is set up for a search of the complete text of the database. If you want to browse through an alphabetical list of all entries, choose the " Browse this book" option. The results of searches are arranged by relevance, with those articles containing search words in the title or other prominent location. Quick Search To find articles containing a multi-word phrase, enter the words within quotation marks. Example: "original intent". To find articles containing all of several words, connect with words with AND. Example: privacy AND abortion To search for various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) as a wild-card term. Example: congress* will find congress, congressional, congressman, etc. Advanced Search This option, located within the blue bar near the top of the screen, enables you to search through this reference source, plus some or all of the other Oxford Reference Online sources in this same broad subject area ("Law"). | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Oxford Dictionary Of Law (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference Online | |
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| Description: | Sixth edition (2006) contains over 4,000 entries which define and explain major terms, concepts, processes, and organization of legal systems founded on English law (with some coverage of European law). | |
| Usage Tips: | The initial screen ("Quick Search") is set up for a search of the complete text of the database. If you want to browse through an alphabetical list of all entries, choose the " Browse this book" option. The results of searches are arranged by relevance, with those articles containing search words in the title or other prominent location. Quick Search To find articles containing a multi-word phrase, enter the words within quotation marks. Example: "common law". To search for various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) as a wild-card term. Example: equit* will find equity, equitable, etc. Advanced Search This option, located within the blue bar near the top of the screen, enables you to search through this reference source, plus some or all of the other Oxford Reference Online sources in this same broad subject area ("Law"). | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Oxford Encyclopedia Of Human Rights (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Digital Reference Shelf | |
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| Description: | Five-volume set (2009) contains over 300 signed, alphabetically-arranged entries, providing "situation profiles and full coverage of the development of the movement, historical cases of abuse, the key figures, major organizations, and a range of other issues in economics, government, religion, and journalism that touch on human rights theory and practice." | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing among the entries or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing Oxford Digital Reference Shelf ebooks, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Philosophy Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Oxford Guide To United States Supreme Court Decisions (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference Online | |
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| Description: | Second edition (2009) volume contains over 450 alphabetically-arranged entries on "landmark decisions that have shaped American life." | |
| Usage Tips: | The initial screen ("Quick Search") is set up for a search of the complete text of the database. If you want to browse through an alphabetical list of all entries, choose the "Browse this book" option. The results of searches are arranged by relevance, with those articles containing search words in the title or other prominent location. Quick Search To find articles containing a multi-word phrase, enter the words within quotation marks. Example: "affirmative action". To search for various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) as a wild-card term. Example: discriminat* will find discrimination, discriminatory, etc. Advanced Search This option, located within the blue bar near the top of the screen, enables you to search through this reference source, plus some or all of the other Oxford Reference Online sources in this same broad subject area ("Law"). | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. Federal Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Oxford Guide To The United States Government (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference Online | |
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| Description: | 2002 edition contains entries on "the key figures, events, and structures that have animated U.S. government for more than 200 years," including biographies, Congress and legislation, agencies, Supreme Court decisions, legal terms, etc. | |
| Usage Tips: | The initial screen ("Quick Search") is set up for a search of the complete text of the database. If you want to browse through an alphabetical list of all entries, choose the "Browse this book" option. The results of searches are arranged by relevance, with those articles containing search words in the title or other prominent location. Quick Search To find articles containing a multi-word phrase, enter the words within quotation marks. Example: "unanimous consent". To search for various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) as a wild-card term. Example: budget* will find budget, budgets, budgetary, budgeting, etc. Advanced Search This option, located within the blue bar near the top of the screen, enables you to search through this reference source, plus some or all of the other Oxford Reference Online sources in this same broad subject area ("Politics and Social Sciences"). | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. Federal Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Congressional Research | |
Parry & Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary Of International Law (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Digital Reference Shelf | |
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| Description: | Third edition (2009) includes over 2,500 alphabetically-arranged entries on essentials of international law, such as legal terms, doctrines, cases and decisions, treaties, and more. (W&L law library subscription.) | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing among the entries or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing Oxford Digital Reference Shelf ebooks, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Religion And American Law: An Encyclopedia (Info)
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| Producer: | Garland / Routledge Religion Resource | |
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| Description: | Edited by Paul Finkelman, this 2000 volume contains signed essays on all the major Supreme Court decisions (through 1997) dealing with church and state, topical and theoretical essays relating to the issue, and biographies of those justices whose decisions have achieved landmark status in the debate.
Part of the Routledge Religion Resource online collection. The library also has a printed printed copy. | |
| Usage Tips: | The column on the left side contains an option labeled The Encyclopedia, which is an alphabetical list of entries.
There is no way to search entries from this title from this page; the "Search" option in the upper-right covers the entire Routledge Religion Resource collection. If you wish, you can opt to go to that site and use the "Advanced Search" feature to search only Religion and American Law. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Religion And Law : An Introduction (Info)
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| Producer: | Ashgate / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | "Discussion of the way in which law engages with religious difference often takes place within the context of a single jurisdiction... drawing on examples from across key Anglophone jurisdictions -- the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, as well as international law, to explore a broad range of issues." Published 2006. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. The Index at the end of each volume covers both volumes. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Religion Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Rights Of Women: The Authoritative ACLU Guide To Women's Rights (Info)
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| Producer: | New York University Press / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | Fourth edition (2009) "is a comprehensive guide that explains in detail the rights of women under present U.S. law." You may view a copy of the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
To open a chapter listed in the table of contents (column on left), click on the tiny plus-sign (+) above the chapter title. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Women's and Gender Studies | |
Steps To The Supreme Court: A Guided Tour Of The American Legal System (Info)
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| Producer: | Wiley / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Respected legal writer Peter Irons offers a "tour of the American legal system" in a lively narrative of two actual cases as they make their way to the U.S. Supreme Court. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Supreme Court Compendium:Data, Decisions, And Developments (Info)
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| Producer: | CQ Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Fifth edition (2011) presents historical and statistical information on every important aspect of the U.S. Supreme Court, including its history, development as an institution, the justices’ backgrounds, nominations, and confirmations, and the Court’s relationship with the public and other governmental and judicial bodies. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. Federal Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Connect to: Supreme Court Yearbook
| Producer: | CQ Press | |
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| Description: | Coverage and analysis of every decision from the nation's highest court since the 1989-90 term. Includes year-end overviews of Supreme Court terms from 1989-2005, case summaries of every opinion written during each Supreme Court term, essays on the most significant cases from each year and the trends in each term. Also tables and figures on voting patterns and trends in constitutional law. Updated annually. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing You can browse overviews of each term ("Browse Yearbooks"). Broad subject areas ("Browse by Topics"), and specific cases ("Browse Cases by Name"). You also can see data on such topics as justices' voting alignments in "Browse Tables and Figures" and biographical information and more under Ãœnderstanding the Court."
Searching The simple "Search" option, near the top of the page, can search through the entire text of the database. To search for entries containing more than one word, connect them with AND. Example: abortion AND minor To search for a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "rape shield" The "Advanced Search" option enables you to limit your search to certain Supreme Court terms and/or certain types of entries. Delivery Individual entries can be delivered by e-mail or formatted for printing. See the appropriate options, located to the upper-left of the document. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. Federal Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Think Tanks, Public Policy Groups, And Advocacy Groups (Info)
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| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | Lists of groups, plus a Google-based search engine. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General | |
Tracking Current Federal Legislation And Regulations: A Guide To Basic Sources (Info)
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| Producer: | U.S. Congressional Research Service | |
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| Description: | Brief guide, dated January 2005. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Congressional Research | |
U.S. Constitution A To Z (Info)
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| Producer: | Congressional Quarterly Press / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | Second edition (2008) contains over 250 entries (mostly alphabetically arranged) covering topics relating to U.S. Constitutional history ("Abortion," "Executive Privilege," "N.Y. Times v. Sullivan," etc.). Includes selected primary source documents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
U.S. Supreme Court : A Very Short Introduction (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Linda Greenhouse, veteran New York Times Supreme Court correspondent, created this 2012 "institutional biography" of the Court and its workings. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
This volumes has a slightly unusual organization; its first part consists of 40 multipage essays, followed by 130+ shorter entries, with two separate alphabetic sequences. For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. Federal Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Webster's New World Law Dictionary (Info)
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| Producer: | John Wiley & Sons | |
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| Description: | Definitions of over 4,000 legal terms. (Published 2006.) | |
| Usage Tips: | Using NetLibrary
While you are using this book, nobody else at W&L can open it. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. Otherwise, this book will be unavailable for 15 minutes.
To open the book, click on "View this eBook." The next screen will display a graphic of the book's cover on the right side of the screen and a copy of the table on contents on the left side. Searching To search for a particular word or phrase within the book, click on the "Search" option, on the left side of the screen, then enter your word(s) within the "Search this eContent" box. Enclose multi-word terms within quotation marks. Example: "absentee landlord" Browsing You can browse through the volume page-by-page by clicking on the "Webster's New World Law Dictionary" link under "Contents, in the left-side column. Navigating Once you have opened an article, you can move from one page to another only by using the "Next" and "Previous" buttons, near the upper-right corner of the screen. Printing You may print only one page at a time. Use the Adobe Acrobat "print" icon (image of a printer), in the bar immediately above the article. Be sure to click on the "Close Item" option when you are finished. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
West's Encyclopedia Of American Law (Info)
Connect to: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
| Producer: | Gale / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | IMPORTANT NOTE: The above link takes you to our gateway page for West's Encyclopedia (2004) and its more up-to-date successor, the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law (2010).
West's Encyclopedia also was supplemented by the annual American Law Yearbook. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
| Producer: | Cornell University | |
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| Description: | "Collaboratively-built, freely available legal dictionary and encyclopedia." | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
World Constitutions Illustrated (Info)
Connect to: World Constitutions Illustrated
| Producer: | Hein Online | |
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| Description: | "This collection will contain the current constitution of every country in the world in its original language. For countries where multiple original-language versions exist, we will provide each one. Also included will be at least one English translation." (English not always available) Also to includes text of preceding constitutions in each country's history, along with other relevant documents. (W&L Law School subscription.) | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
American Law Sources On-line (Info)
Connect to: American Law Sources On-line
| Producer: | Lawsource.com | |
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| Description: | Very extensive collection of online legal and government (Federal and state) resources in the U.S. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
American Supreme Court And Constitutional Law (Info)
Connect to: American Supreme Court and Constitutional Law
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Course research guide to Politics 340 course. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Connect to: Constitution Finder
| Producer: | University of Richmond | |
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| Description: | Current and past constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents for nations around the world. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
| Producer: | National Center for State Courts | |
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| Description: | Excellent collection of links "provides judicial branch links for each state, focusing on the administrative office of the courts, the court of last resort, any intermediate appellate courts, and each trial court level." | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. State and Local Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Connect to: Federalism Library
| Producer: | Forum of Federations | |
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| Description: | International, multilingual collection of documents on federal governmental systems and related issues. | |
| Usage Tips: | Note that you can search not only by country, but also by topic (education, elections, etc.) and/or region. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
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| Description: | Inex to legal resources on the Web. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Foreign And International Legal And Constitutional Sites (Info)
Connect to: Foreign and International Legal and Constitutional Sites
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Links to legal and constitutional sites and documents. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Connect to: Global Legal Monitor
| Producer: | Law Library of Congress | |
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| Description: | Publication tracking legal developments around the world. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International | |
Connect to: Guide to Law Online
| Producer: | Law Library of Congress | |
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| Description: | Links to legal and government sites. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Journals Ranked By Impact: Law (Info)
Connect to: Journals Ranked by Impact: Law
| Producer: | Thomson Scientific | |
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| Description: | Rankings of law journals by citation analysis, i.e. the frequency with which they are cited elsewhere. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
| Producer: | University of Pittsburgh | |
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| Description: | Legal news, resources for legal research. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Legal Ethics And Professional Responsibility Pages (Info)
Connect to: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Pages
| Producer: | American Bar Association | |
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| Description: | The ABA's Center for Professional Responsibility maintains this collection of links to U.S. state and local legal ethics and professionalism codes and related sites. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Legal Information Institute (Info)
Connect to: Legal Information Institute
| Producer: | Cornell University | |
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| Description: | News, links to legal and constitutional documents, courts and opinions, more. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | Washington and Lee University Library blog covering new resources and other news for our Politics faculty and students. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
Politics Periodicals In Leyburn Library (Info)
Connect to: Politics Periodicals in Leyburn Library
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | This list indicates "politics" periodicals (journals and magazines) which have been requested by the W&L Politics Department and which are available in Leyburn Library. It should not be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all politics-related periodicals in the library, since other titles have been requested by other academic departments. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General | |
State Laws (Browse By Topic) (Info)
Connect to: State Laws (Browse by Topic)
| Producer: | FindLaw | |
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| Description: | Choose from 16 broad topic areas (Family Laws, DUI/DWI Laws, etc.) to view state-by-state summaries and links to state statutes. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can choose to browse all categories for any one state. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. State and Local Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
Connect to: U.S. Supreme Court
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Collection of links to various sites containing texts of opinions and other information. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |
World Legal Information Institute (Info)
Connect to: World Legal Information Institute
| Producer: | Legal Information Institute, Cornell University | |
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| Description: | A collection of legal information from various countries and international courts. Materials include case law, legislation, treaties, and law journals, as well some specialist subject databases. | |
| Usage Tips: | If you are looking for information on/from a particular country, use the "All Countries" option on the left side of the opening page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- Legal and Constitutional | |