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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
Expand your legal research options with online sources provided by the Gallagher Law Library.
These services are available to University of Washington Law School faculty, students, and staff; other University of Washington faculty, students, and staff; and users visiting the Gallagher Law Library. UW users who want to access these services from home should read Connecting to Online Library Resources. Contact the reference librarians for assistance by phone (206) 543-6794 or email.
Many more databases, indexes, and other research tools covering a wide variety of topics are available via the UW Libraries Research Databases list.
UW Law School faculty, students, and staff may also use LexisNexis and Westlaw. For more information, see CALR Access by UW Law Students, Faculty, Staff, and Librarians.
Many other free Internet legal sources are listed on the Internet Legal Resources page.
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Articles |
HeinOnline | Text & searchable database | Law Journal Library: 1,100+ US law reviews. Most titles begin with vol. 1. | Varies by title | |
| BNA | Text & searchable databases | 100+ newsletters | mid-1990s - date | ||
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BNA Email newsletters UW Law School users only |
Text | 100+ newsletters | mid-1990s - date | ||
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LegalTrac
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Index | 1,300+ English-language law reviews, legal newspapers & bar journals | 1980 - date | ||
| Text | 100+ selected law reviews | Varies by source | |||
| Legal Information Management Index | Index | 60+ library & law-library specific journals & newsletters | Varies by source |
Contents Ask the reference librarian to sign in with the password. |
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| Current Index to Legal Periodicals | Index & tables of contents | 500+ US law reviews | Weekly (last 6 weeks only) | ||
| Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals | Index | 550+ law reviews & legal periodicals, US & worldwide; international & comparative | 1985 - date | ||
US Judicial |
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| LLMC Digital | Text & searchable database | Court opinions from the US Supreme Court, Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit & Court of Customs & Patent Appeals | Varies by source | ||
| HeinOnline | Text & searchable database | US Supreme Court opinions & books about the Court | 1754 - date | ||
| Judicial Staff Directory | Searchable biographical directory | US & state judges & court staff; US Justice Department | Current | Ask the reference librarian to sign in with the password. | |
Status of Laws & Cases |
KeyCite | Searchable database | Prior & subsequent history of US & state cases, statutes (laws) & other legal sources; references to citing cases, law review articles & other sources | Daily | |
| LexisNexis Academic: Shepard's | Searchable database | Prior & subsequent history of US & state cases, statutes (laws) & other legal sources; references to citing cases, law review articles & other sources | Daily | Help | |
US Legislative |
ProQuest Congressional | Text, abstracts & searchable databases | Bills, laws, testimony & legislative history | Varies by source | |
| HeinOnline | Text & searchable database | U.S. Statutes at Large (chronological arrangement of laws passed by Congress) | 1789 - 2008 | Help | |
| HeinOnline | Text & searchable database | Federal Legislative History Library: an index to published histories, selected histories & guides | Help | ||
| Readex Congressional Serial Set | Text & searchable database | Congressional reports & documents | 1817 - 1980 |
Help | |
| LLMC Digital | Index & searchable database | Index to US laws enacted between 1874 & 1931 | 1874 - 1931 | ||
| Congressional Staff Directory | Searchable biographical directory | Members of Congress & Congressional staff | Current | Ask the reference librarian to sign in with the password. | |
US Administrative |
ProQuest Congressional | Text & searchable database | Code of Federal Regulations Federal Register |
1980 - date | |
| HeinOnline | Text, graphics & searchable database | Federal Register Library | 1936 - date | ||
| HeinOnline | Text, graphics & searchable databases | US Presidential Library: Executive orders, proclamations, messages & papers | Varies by source | ||
| HeinOnline | Text & searchable databases | Attorney general opinions | 1791 - 1996 | Contents | |
| LLMC Digital | Text & searchable database | Administrative decisions from various executive branch agencies | Varies by source | ||
| Federal Staff Directory | Searchable biographical directory | US President, agencies, commissions & staff | Current | Ask the reference librarian to sign in with the password. | |
Treaties |
HeinOnline | Text & searchable database | Treaties & Agreements Library | 1776 - date | |
| RIA Checkpoint | Text & searchable database | US tax treaties | In force treaties | ||
Subject-Specific Resources |
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Advertising |
CCH Intelliconnect | ||||
| Advertising Law Guide | Text & charts | Explanations, new developments, laws, state charts | Help | ||
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
International Commercial Arbitration in Asia | Text | 2006 | Ask the reference librarian to sign in with the password. | |
Antitrust |
CCH Intelliconnect | Searchable text | RICO Business Disputes Guide; State Unfair Trade Practices Law; Trade Regulation Reporter | Help | |
Banking |
Banking Law in the U.S. | Text & searchable database | Treatise on banking law | Varies |
Table of
Contents Ask the reference librarian to sign in with the password. |
| CCH Intelliconnect | Text & searchable datatabase | Federal Banking Law Reporter; State Banking Law Reporter | Help | ||
Bankruptcy |
CCH Intelliconnect | Text & searchable datatabase | Bankruptcy Law Reporter | Help | |
| HeinOnline | Searchable text | History of Bankruptcy | |||
Congress |
HeinOnline | Text & searchable database | Articles, books, Federal Judicial Center publications, legislative histories, regulations | Varies by source | |
Education |
Chronicle of Higher Education | Searchable newspaper | News about & affecting colleges & universities | 1989 - date | Ask the reference librarian to sign in with the password. |
Environment |
Environmental Law Reporter | Text & searchable database | US & state articles, briefs cases, laws, policies & regulations | Varies by source | How to Use |
| BNA | Text & searchable database | US, state & international laws, regulations, cases, policies & news | Varies by source | ||
Indian Law |
HeinOnline | Text & searchable database | Administrative agency decisions, articles, books, laws, legislative histories, regulations, related reports | Varies by source | |
Intellectual Property |
HeinOnline | Text & searchable databases | Administrative agency decisions, articles, books, examing procedure manuals, laws, legislative histories, regulations | Varies by source | About |
International Law |
HeinOnline | Text & searchable databases | International & Non-US Law Journals; Treaties & Agreements; Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court; European Center for Minority Issues | 1960 - date | Contents |
Labor & Employment |
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| BNA | Text & searchable database | U.S. & state cases & arbitrations; email newsletters summaries & full decisions | Varies by source | Quick Reference Card | |
Librarianship |
Legal Information Management Index | Index | 60+ library & law-library specific journals & newsletters | Varies by source |
Contents Ask the reference librarian to sign in with the password. |
Maritime Law |
Lloyd's Law Reports & Lloyd's Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly | Text & searchable database | English maritime, insurance & commercial cases | 1919 - date |
About Ask the reference librarian to sign in with the password. |
Tax |
BNA | Text | 20+ newsletters, US & international | Mid-1990s - date | |
| RIA Checkpoint | Text & searchable databases | Tax Court cases, Internal Revenue Code & regulations, tax treaties, administrative materials, tax journals, U.S. Tax Reporter & Federal Tax Coordinator | Varies by source | Quick Reference Guide | |
| LLMC Digital | Text & searchable database | Decisions from US Tax Court & Board of Tax Appeals | 1926 - 43 & 1970 - date |
About Help |
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