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Legal Databases & Indexes

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: 543-6794.

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

Hein Online

Text & searchable database Law Journal Library: 1,100+ US law reviews. Most titles begin with vol. 1.  Varies by title Contents
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BNA

Text & searchable databases 100+ newsletters mid-1990s - date Contents
Educational & Training Resources Materials
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BNA Email newsletters
UW Law School users only

Text 100+ newsletters mid-1990s - date  

LegalTrac

 

Index 1,300+ English-language law reviews, legal newspapers & bar journals  1980 - date Contents
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Text 100+ selected law reviews Varies by source

Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals

Index 550+ law reviews & legal periodicals, US & worldwide; international & comparative 1985 - date Contents
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Current Index to Legal Periodicals

Index & tables of contents 500+ US law reviews Weekly (last 6 weeks only) Contents
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US Judicial

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 About
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Hein Online

Text & searchable database US Supreme Court opinions & books about the Court 1754 - date Contents
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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 cases & laws

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 About
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US Legislative

LexisNexis Congressional

Text, abstracts & searchable databases Bills, laws, testimony & legislative history Varies by source Contents
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Hein Online

Text & searchable database U.S. Statutes at Large (chronological arrangement of laws passed by Congress) 1789 - 2002  

Hein Online

Text & searchable database Federal Legislative History Library: an index to published histories, selected histories & guides    

Readex Congressional Serial Set

Text & searchable database Congressional reports & documents 1817-1870
15th - 41st Congress, 2d session
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LLMC Digital

Index & searchable database Index to US laws enacted between 1874 & 1931 1874 - 1931 About
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Congressional Staff Directory

Searchable biographical directory Members of Congress & Congressional staff Current Ask the reference librarian to sign in with the password.

US Administrative

LexisNexis Congressional

Text & searchable database Code of Federal Regulations
Federal Register
1980 - date Contents
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Hein Online

Text, graphics & searchable database Federal Register Library 1936  - date Contents
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Hein Online

Text, graphics & searchable databases US Presidential Library: Executive orders, proclamations, messages & papers Varies by source Contents

Hein Online

Text & searchable databases Attorney general opinions 1791 - 1996 Contents

LLMC Digital

Text & searchable database Administrative decisions from various executive branch agencies Varies by source About
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Securities Mosaic

Tex & searchable databases Securities & Exchange Commission filings, forms & releases 2002 - date  

Federal Staff Directory

Searchable biographical directory US President, agencies, commissions & staff Current Ask the reference librarian to sign in with the password.

Treaties

Hein Online

Text & searchable database Treaties & Agreements Library 1776 - date Contents

RIA Checkpoint

Text & searchable database US tax treaties In force treaties  

Subject-Specific Resources

Alternative Dispute Resolution

ADRworld

Text & searchable databases US, state & international laws, legislation, cases, regulations, regulations, policies & news March 1999 - date  
International Commercial Arbitration in Asia Text   2006 Ask the reference librarian to sign in with the password.

Banking

Banking Law in the U.S.

Text & searchable database Treatise on banking law Varies Table of Contents
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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  

International Law

Hein Online

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

CCH Research Network: Labor & Employment Law

Text & searchable database US & state cases, laws & regulations; law summaries; newsletters & updates Varies by source Quick Reference Card
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BNA

Text & searchable database U.S. & state cases & arbitrations; email newsletters summaries & full decisions Varies by source Quick Reference Card

Maritime Law

Lloyd's Law Reports & Lloyd's Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly

Text & searchable database English maritime, insurance & commercial cases 1919 - date About

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Securities

Securities Mosaic

Text & searchable databases Securities & Exchange Commission filings, forms & releases; news; laws; regulations Varies by source  

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

User Guide

LLMC Digital

Text & searchable database Decisions from US Tax Court & Board of Tax Appeals 1926 - 43 & 1970 - date About
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