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Nexis Uni
Full-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 selected countries; patents. . .

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Legal Collection
Indexing and abstracts are provided for 250 scholarly publications on legal topics. Most titles are full-text, and some titles go back as far as 1965, but most do not.
HeinOnline
Full-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. Some British historical documents included.

The Supreme Court Database
Contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Court between the 1953 and 2008 terms. Examples include the identity of the court whose decision the Supreme Court reviewed, the parties to the suit, the legal provisions considered in the case, and the votes of the Justices. From Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.

ProQuest Congressional
ProQuest Congressional offers access to a variety of information 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-). Full text is available for many publications including testimony from congressional hearings (1824-); committee reports (1830-); bill texts and status (1989-); Statutes at Large/laws (1789-); Congressional Serial Set (1789-1969) and Congressional Record.

Full text is available for many publications including testimony from congressional hearings (1824-Present); committee reports (1817-Present); bill texts and status (1989-); Statutes at Large/U.S. Code (1789-); Congressional Serial Set (1789-2003); Federal Register (1980-); and the Congressional Record, including the Annals of Congress (1789-1997). It also provides information about members and committees.
GovInfo
Full-text databases, finding aids, and other resources for locating federal government information. Databases cover congressional publications, laws, regulations, and key statistical and administrative publications such as the Economic Report of the President, the Budget of the U.S. Government, and the U.S. Government Manual.

UNCITRAL
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) was established by the General Assembly in 1966 to assist in resolving disparities in national laws governing international trade.
Electronic Resource Guide from the ASIL
The American Society of International Law is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational membership organization.
United Nations Treaty Collection
Full text of treaties and international agreements registered or filed with the UN since 1946. The collection currently contains over 50,000 treaties. The database also includes other treaty-related data including Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General (status of more than 500 major treaties).

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