Legal Research
Introduction to Legal Research
This page includes resources relevant to all areas of legal research, including information on the U.S. Constitution, statutes, and caselaw, as well as information on New York Law. You can also find links to databases for legal research and some suggested subject headings for searching our book catalog.
Interactive Constitution
Check out this interactive Constitution tool from ConstitutionCenter.org; it contains podcasts, videos, blog posts and more.
United States Constitution & Related Materials
- The Articles of Confederation
- The Bill of Rights – National Archives
- Declaration of Independence
- Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774 to 1789
- The Federalist Papers
- United States Constitution
- United States Constitution – Annotated
Statutes, Regulations & Congressional Materials
- Administrative Procedure Law
- American Memory
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Congress.gov
- Congressional Record
- Congressional Research Service
- Cornell – U.S. Code
- EPA Laws & Regulations
- Federal Register
- Federal Rules of Procedure
- U.S. Code
- U.S. Statutes at Large 1789-1875
- U.S. Statutes at Large 1951-
- Uniform Commercial Code
Case Opinions & Related Materials
- Cornell – U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
- CourtListener
- Justia – Court Opinions
- SCOTUSBlog – Petitions We’re Watching
- U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
- New York Court of Appeals – Livestream
- New York Court of Appeals – Recorded Arguments
- Oyez.org
- U.S. Supreme Court – Oral Arguments
Executive Orders & Presidential Materials
- American Presidency Project
- Codification of Presidential Proclamations & Executive Orders
- Executive Orders
- Presidential Memoranda
- Presidential Nominations & Appointments
- Presidential Proclamations
- Public Papers of the Presidents
- New York Case Law
- New York Constitution
- New York Court of Appeals
- New York Courts
- New York Federal District Court Case Law
- New York State Consolidated Laws
Searching for…
Here you can find some suggested databases for article research related to the law.
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice Collection
- General OneFile
- Google Scholar
-
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- Opposing Viewpoints
-
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Here you can find some databases allowing you to search multiple law reviews and law journals simultaneously.
For suggestions and links to individual law reviews, see the Law Reviews & Journals tab of this guide.
Here you can find some suggested subject headings for looking for books on the law in our catalog. Click one of the subject headings below to be directed to a search in our catalog.