Social Justice Studies: Legal Resources
Major Legal Databases
- Nexis UniFull-text database containing federal and state case law and statutes; federal regulations; selected tax law sources; legal news; law reviews; Canadian statutes, regulations and case law; European Union law; case law from a small number of selected countries; patents; Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory; and law school information.
- Hein OnlineFull-text of the entire historical runs of more than 400 law journals with more being added regularly. Many are current to within the last couple of years. Other historical law sets available are the Federal Register (1936-1981), U.S. Reports (Supreme Court opinions), and United States Treaties sets
- Proquest CongressionalProquest Congressional offers information and primary-source documents by and about the United States Congress. It indexes Congressional publications from 1789 to the present and provides access to CIS Legislative Histories for public laws (1970-).
Selected Examples of Legal Citations
For a more detailed treatment of legal citation, see: http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/
Meritor Sav. Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986).
Charlesworth v. Mack, 727 F.Supp. 1047 (D. Mass. 1990)
Specific page within case: Charlesworth v. Mack, 727 F.Supp. 1407, 1412 (D. Mass. 1990).
Jackson v. Metro Edison Co., 348 F. Supp. 954 (M.D. Pa. 1972), aff'd, 483 F.2d 754 (3d Cir. 1973), aff'd, 419
Charlesworth v. Mack, No. 90-345, 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20837, at *6 (D. Mass. Dec. 4, 1990).
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C.
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§ 9601-9675 (1994)
Tax Reduction Act of 1975, Pub. L. No. 94-12, 89 Stat. 26 (codified as amended in scattered sections of 26 U.S.C.).
FCC Broadcast Radio Services, 47 C.F.R. § 73.609 (1999).
Importation of Fruits and Vegetables, 60 Fed. Reg. 50,379, 50,381 (sept. 29, 1995) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. pt. 300).
