PSC/ENV 314
Wildlife Law and Policy
Basic Library Services
Federal Courts System
Federal Judiciary Homepage
- Portal for the federal courts system.
- Provides news, educational information, links to circuit and district courts, and more.
- Tutorial on the federal courts system
- Maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Finding Case Law
LexisNexis
Academic
"Legal Research" section includes legal news, law review
articles, state and federal case law, state and federal statutory law,
federal regulations, tax law and European Union law
- Select the "LexisNexis Academic" link above
- If you are off-campus, you will be asked for your E-Spartan username and password. If you are on-campus, you will connect into LexisNexis Academic.
- On the red Search bar at top, select “Legal”
- On the far right menu, select “Federal and State Cases”
- A new search screen will appear. Try to search by citation number first.
FindLaw: Cases and Codes
- Free website for finding federal and state law, U.S. codes, and other legal resources
- Requires the creation of a free log-in account.
- Best for U.S. Supreme Court opinions.
Additional Sources
Law
Sources (Virtual Reference Shelf)
Page Author: Lynda Kellam
Data Services & Government Information Librarian
