Miscellaneous Guides

The following guides are either intended for members of the public or cover topics unrelated to regular legal research. Categories include guides for members of the public, nonlegal research, popular culture, UW courses outside of the School of Law, and other miscellaneous subjects.

Guides for Members of the Public

Books Written for Nonlawyers

Free Legal Information on Washington State Law

A Guide to Using the Gallagher Law Library

Legal & Law-Related Websites for Kids & Youth

Nonlegal Research

Grants & Foundations

Kids & Guns

Nonlegal Research covers directories, statistics, grammar, quotation, and medical sources.

People-Finding identifies print & online directory sources for attorneys, government officials, law professors & businesses.

September 11th Tragedy: News & Information Sources

Themis, Goddess of Justice

Popular Culture Guides

A Civil Action

The Hurricane

Law on TV, Video & Film

Guides for UW Courses Outside of the School of Law

English 535, Legal Research for "American Culture & Criticism: Law & Literature

English 569, Legal Discourse

Health Services 552, Introduction to Legal Research & Government Policy Resources

Information School 526, Judicial Branch Publications

Information School 592A, Finding Federal Government Publications on the Internet

Information School 593, Useful Websites for Documents Librarians

Law, Societies & Justice 367, Legal & Judicial Systems in Countries Around the World

Pharmacy 532 & 543, Secondary Sources for Pharmacy Law

Miscellaneous Subjects

Brown v. Board of Education Websites

Joan M. Fitzpatrick, 1950-2003, a late member of the School of Law Faculty

Judicial Humor

Law Libraries in Washington State & the US

Luvern Victor Rieke, 1922-2003, a late member of the School of Law Faculty

Most Cited Law Books

Ralph Johnson, 1923-99, a late member of the School of Law Faculty