Legal Resources Subject Guide
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of the U.S. Supreme Court
--Reference Stacks-- KF 8742 .A35 E53
Historic U.S. Court Cases 1690-1990: An Encyclopedia
--Reference Stacks-- KF 385 .A4 J64
Oxford Companion to American Law
--Reference Stacks-- KF 154 .O96
West's Encyclopedia of American Law
--Reference Stacks-- KF 154 .W47 (12 vol.)
Handbooks
Basic Legal Forms with Commentary
--Ready Reference-- KF 170 .H96
Great American Court Cases
--Reference Stacks-- KF 385 .A4 G68 (4 vol.)
Dictionaries
Black's Law Dictionary
--Ready Reference-- KF 156 .B53
Burton's Legal Thesaurus
--Reference Stacks-- KF 156 .B856
Guides to the Literature
Find the Law in the Library: A Guide to Legal Research
--4th Floor Stacks-- KF 240 .C63
Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law
--online-- netLibrary e-book
Legal Research in a Nutshell
--4th Floor Stacks-- KF 240 .C54
Magill's Legal Guide
--Reference Stacks-- KF 385 .M35
Directories
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
--Reference Stacks-- KF 190 .M3; also available online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research)
Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory
--Reference Stacks-- KF 190 .M33; also available online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research)
Martindale-Hubbell Corporate Law Directory
--Reference Stacks-- KF 190 .M334; also available online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research)
Style Manuals
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
--Reference Stacks-- KF 245 .B58
Supreme & Federal Court Reports
Federal Reporter
--online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research) Contains decisions of the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Federal Supplement
--online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research) Contains decisions of the U.S. District Court from 1932 to the present.
United States Reports
--3rd Floor Morrison Room Stacks-- JU 6.8: also available online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research)
Official reports of the United States Supreme Court.
U.S. Supreme Court Reports Lawyers' Edition (1st and 2nd Series)
--Reference Stacks-- KF 101 .A1 L3; also available online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research) Unofficial reporter that discusses the entire body of caselaw on issues ruled on by the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Reporter
--online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research) Unofficial record of the Supreme Court.
United States Supreme Court Digest Lawyers' Edition
--Reference Stacks-- KF 101.1 .D46 Encyclopedic arrangement of Supreme Court cases and principle laws. Uses West key number digest system.
US Laws & Regulations
United States Code
--3rd floor Morrison Room Index Tables-- Y 1.2/5: also available online.
Code of Federal Regulations
--3rd floor Morrison Room Stacks-- AE 2.106/3: also available online.
Federal Register
--3rd floor Morrison Room Stacks-- AE 2.106: also available online.
State of LA Court Reports
Southern Reporter, 2d Series
--Reference Stacks-- KFL 47 .A33; also available online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research) Unofficial record of appellate courts of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
Southern Reporter Louisiana Cases, 2d Series
--Reference Stacks-- KFL 47 .A34; also available online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research) Unofficial record of appellate courts of Louisiana.
West's Louisiana Digest, 1st and 2d Series
--Reference Stacks-- KFL 57 .L6 (Descriptive Word Index A-Z, Table of Cases A-Z, Words and Phrases A-Z) Encyclopedic arrangement of Louisiana Court cases and principle laws. Uses West key number digest system.
LA State Laws & Regulations
Louisiana Administrative Code
--3rd floor Morrison Room Louisiana Documents Index Table-- Go 50.5; also available online
Louisiana Register
--3rd floor Morrison Room Louisiana Documents Stacks-- Go 50.7; also available online
West's Louisiana Civil Code
--Reference Stacks-- KFL 30.5 .W4 A32; also available online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research)
West's Louisiana Rules of Court: State and Federal
--Reference Stacks-- KFL 31 .W4; also available online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research)
West's Louisiana Statutes Annotated
--Reference Stacks-- KFL 30.5 .W4; also available online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research)
West's Louisiana Statutory Criminal Law and Procedure
--Reference Stacks-- KFL 30.5 .W4 A52; also available online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research)
West's Session Law Service
--Reference Stacks-- KFL 6 .A31; also available online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research)
Citators & Finding Aids
Louisiana Law Finder
--Reference Stacks-- KFL 61 .W4
Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Names, Federal and State
--3rd floor Morrison Room Index Tables-- KF 90 .S5 (Part 1: Acts A-Z, Part 2: S-Z, Part 3: Cases A-Z)
Shepard's for U.S. Supreme Court Cases
--online-- LEXIS-NEXIS Academic (Legal Research)
Shepard's Louisiana Citations
--Reference Stacks-- KFL 59 .S5 (1993: Cases pt. 1-7, 1993: Statutes pt. 1-3, 1993/2003: Supplement)
Indexes and Databases
Academic Search Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.
Criminal Justice Abstracts-- Indexes and abstracts international journal articles, books, reports, dissertations, and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines.
Criminal Justice Periodicals-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of international criminal justice journal articles.
Government Periodicals-- Indexes periodicals published by United States governmental agencies.
Government Publications (Marcive)-- Indexes United States government documents published since July 1976. Includes some hyperlinks to Web-based documents.
LEXIS®-NEXIS® Academic-- Provides full-text of: U.S. and international newspapers; business, industry and market news; accounting literature; company financial reports and profiles; legal news and reviews; state and federal case law; state, U.S., Canadian, Commonwealth and E.U. codes and regulations; patents; medical news and journals; state and country profiles; biographies and quotations; polls and surveys and a world almanac.
ProQuest Research Library-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of popular and scholarly periodicals from many disciplines.
Sociological Abstracts-- Indexes and abstracts articles from scholarly journals covering sociology, anthropology, criminology, demography, education, law, social psychology, and urban studies.
Internet Sites
American Law Sources Online (ALSO!) -- The home of American Law Sources Online (ALSO!), providing a comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of United States and Canada legal web sites.
FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources -- Most comprehensive source of U.S. Supreme Court Opinions, U.S. Supreme Court Briefs, etc.
Jurist: The Legal Education Network -- The page, maintained by the University of Pittsburgh, provide links to legal news, legal resources, and legal education resources.
The Law Engine! - Legal Research and Law! -- The web's premier legal resource and research page, providing law professionals and consumers a quick overview of hundreds of legal sites.
LawHelp.org/LA -- Louisiana's online guide to free legal help
Legal Information Institute -- The page, maintained by Cornell Law School, provides links to law by topic, court opinions, and constitutions and codes.
Legal Information Institute: U.S. Code Table of Popular Names -- The page, maintained by Cornell Law School, provides links to the Table of Popular Names for legislative acts. The Legal Information Institute has linked the Popular Names items to its relevant section of the U.S. Code.
Legal Information Institute: U.S. Code-Title & Section -- The page, maintained by Cornell Law School, provides links to the contents and context of the U.S. Code Title & Section.
Legislative Branch Resources on GPO Access -- Maintained by the U.S. Government Printing Office, this page provides access to the full-text of bills, public and private laws, lists of Congressional committee members, and a number of other legislative materials.
Louisiana Statues and Codes -- The web portal of the Louisiana State Legislature. Provides links to Louisiana Statutes and Codes.
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator -- The leading lawyer directory on the Internet.
Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Database -- The Oyez Project is an archive of materials related to the United States Supreme Court, its justices, and decisions.
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet -- The Library of Congress maintains this site, which provides access to bills, Congressional committee reports, roll call votes, and other legislative information.
