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Expand your legal research options with online sources provided by the Gallagher Law Library. More
How do I search for laws on a particular subject? How can I compile a legislative history for a Washington (or federal) law? How can I locate court opinions about a topic? To answer these and other frequently asked questions, the reference librarians have prepared a series of legal research guides. Use these guides to get started on your research project when a reference librarian is not available to assist you or as a reminder as you conduct your research. More
Here, you will find a list of websites that provide legal information and materials (including laws, bills, court opinions, and related documents) and/or links to legal material. Most of these sites are freely available to all users with Internet access. Some sites are UW Restricted, that is, available to University of Washington faculty, students, and staff and visitors to UW Libraries.More
Updated April 1, 2010.
Prepared by Cheryl Nyberg, with updates by Julia Vinson (2009).
Legal researchers often find it helpful to read briefs submitted by the parties to an appellate court. Briefs contain legal arguments designed to persuade the court and they analyze legal issues and refer to both primary and secondary sources. Transcripts and recordings of oral arguments before appellate courts preserve the presentations made by attorneys for the parties and questions asked by the judges.
This guide identifies print, microfiche, and microfilm collections at the
Gallagher Law Library, free Internet sources, and databases available on
LexisNexis and Westlaw.
None of these collections are complete. If the brief you want is not found in a source available to you, consult the clerk of the court where the case was heard and/or attorneys for the parties.
UW School of Law faculty and students should consult a reference librarian about other possibilities.
The Law Library has microfiche/film reader/printers. A microfiche/film scanner permits users to create PDF images of briefs and save them to a flash drive, memory stick, or CD/DVD. Ask a reference librarian or member of the Circulation department for assistance.
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