Guides: Legal Information: Home

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These are the most widely-used research databases for Legal Research:

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni is the new platform for LexisNexis Academic. It offers a streamlined, unified search of more than 15,000 news, legal and business sources. Resources include the full text of national and international newspapers; magazines; wire services; business and financial information; U.S. laws, regulations, and legal cases. Designed to meet student needs, it allows individual customization along with collaboration tools for creating shared work space for group projects.

How to Find Cases by Citation, Name, or Docket Number (Nexis Uni Video Tutorial)
This video will show you how to use Nexis Uni to find a case by its citation (410 U.S. 113) by name (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org.) or by docket number.
govinfo
Access online documents from all 3 branches of the Federal Government. Replaces FDSys, which was retired by the Government Publishing Office.

ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Index with some full-text for Congressional hearings, committee prints, reports and documents. For dates of coverage, see contents coverage chart.