Black's Law Dictionary.
Defines words and phrases used in American and English law with pronunciation.
It is the standard dictionary for legal terms.
location: ref KF156 .B53 2004
West's
Encyclopedia of American Law.
Provides information on a wide range of legal topics. Includes case and statutory
citations for further research. Illustrated. Also available in print.
location: ref KF154 .W47
Great American Court Cases.
This four volume set lists the basic facts about, and an essay discussing
the significance of, almost 800 court cases; all but 60 are Supreme Court
cases. Each of the volumes groups cases by significant concept: Individual
Liberties, Criminal Justice, Equal Protection, Family Law, and Business and
Government. Each volume has an index, including case names, covering all four
volumes.
location: ref KF385 .A4G68 1999
Historic U. S. Court Cases: An Encyclopedia
Although this two-volume work covers only landmark cases concerning civil
liberties, for the cases included the summary and information about the significance
is extensive. Background details are provided as well as a brief bibliography
and an index of case names and subjects.
location: ref KF 385.A4 J64 2001
Search Connectors in Databases
Lexis-Nexis
Lexis-Nexis provides full-text access to (1) legal news, (2) law reviews,
(3) federal case law, (4) US Code, Constitution, and court rules, and (5)
state legal research. [Most important database for this course]
Index
to Legal Periodicals. 1981 - .
Provides cover-to-cover indexing of approximately 620 law periodicals from
the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. Indexes
book reviews and includes separate indexes by case name and by statutes discussed
in the articles. (Print set goes back to 1952: see a reference librarian.)
Academic Search Premier & MasterFILE Premier
Media Law Reporter. (1977 - 1992) [Med.L.Rptr.]
Book Stacks KF2750.A513
Provides the full-text of all U.S. Supreme Court decisions and important federal
and state cases and administrative agency rulings related to media law. Cases
are grouped together by category (as listed in the "Classification Guide"
in the front of each volume). Among the indexes are a broad subject index
(Topical Index) and a listing by case name (Table of Cases).
location: ref Indexes/Abstracts Book Case 28-A
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