Law Databases by Subject
See also: Law Databases A-Z.
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Business & Economics
Case Law (U.S.)
Catalogs
Citation Manuals
Consumer Law
eBook Collections
Education
General Legal
Government Documents
Immigration Law
International & Foreign Law
Legal History
Legal Periodicals & Indexes
Legislation/Legislative Affairs (U.S.)
Local Government Law
Medical & Health
News
Nonlegal
Reference
Scholarship
Statistics
Study Aids
Tax Law
United Kingdom
Administrative Law
Government Periodicals Index (ProQuest)
Index and links to full text articles from over 300 of the most important periodicals published by agencies and departments of the United States Federal government. Coverage: 1988-present.
govinfo
The official site of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), with full text of the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional bills and the Congressional Record, the U.S. Code, Presidential Papers, and more. Coverage: Varies by source.
Business & Economics
Bloomberg Law
(individual login/password required)
Comprehensive collection of federal and state laws, regulations, court decisions, dockets, and business information. Analytical materials including BNA publications. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
Business Source Complete
All disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance, and economics. Journal articles, books, market research reports, financial data, conference proceedings, case studies, etc. Coverage: Varies by title.
Oxford Legal Research Library: International Commercial Law
Provides integrated and searchable access to some of the leading works relevant to international business law. Contains Oxford University Press titles on the law of sales, including related areas such as the laws of contract and agency, insurance, shipping and the carriage of goods.
VitalLaw (Wolters Kluwer/CCH)
Practice-specific laws, treatises, and related materials. Covered areas include antitrust, cybersecurity & privacy, elder/estate law, IP, labor & employment, pensions/benefits, property, securities, and the practice of law & litigation. Coverage: Varies by source.
Case Law (U.S.)
AudioCaseFiles
(individual account required)
Edited audio and text files of the most commonly-assigned cases for 1Ls and 2Ls. Opinions include brief fact summaries and statements of the rule of law. Downloadable files for offline listening/reading. Take, share, view, and print notes. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
Bloomberg Law
(individual login/password required)
Comprehensive collection of federal and state laws, regulations, court decisions, dockets, and business information. Analytical materials including BNA publications. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
Fastcase
Nationwide database of case law, statutes, regulations, court rules, constitutions, and law review articles. Includes a limited number of secondary materials for select practice areas and jurisdictions. Coverage: Varies by series.
Lexis+
(individual login/password required)
Extremely comprehensive collections of feature-rich databases of U.S. and state laws, regulations, cases, and analytical materials. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
LexisNexis Courtroom Cast
(individual account required)
The world's largest online library of courtroom video. Thousands of hours of trials, hearings, and oral arguments from around the U.S. Search by practice area, jurisdiction, judge, attorney, or witness. Also includes AudioCaseFiles. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
Ravel Law
Federal and state caselaw research platform that deeply integrates with judicial, court, and attorney analytics. Primarily designed to facilitate preparation for litigation. Coverage: All published federal and state cases from inception of court; comprehensive coverage of unpublished decisions from 2015 on.
Supreme Court Records and Briefs (U.S.), 1832-1978
Contains the full text of the party and amicus briefs and the records from U.S. Supreme Court cases from 1832-1978. Searchable by keyword, author, or case name. Part of Gale's Making of Modern Law series.
U.S. Supreme Court Library (HeinOnline)
Complete coverage of the official U.S. Reports series as well as preliminary prints, slip opinions, and books and periodicals related to the U.S. Supreme Court. Coverage: 1789-present.
Westlaw Precision
(individual login/password required)
Extremely comprehensive collections of feature-rich databases of U.S. and state laws, regulations, cases, and analytical materials. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
Catalogs
WorldCat
Materials held by thousands of libraries in the U.S. and abroad. Books, websites, films, journals, magazines, papers, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, newspapers, sound recordings, etc. Use this source to locate items that are not available at W&M in order to request them through Interlibrary Loan.
Citation Manuals
Chicago Manual of Style
Searchable version of the most recent edition.
Consumer Law
NCLC (National Consumer Law Center) Digital Library
Current versions of NCLC's treatises on debtor rights, mortgages, foreclosures, credit, banking, deceptive practices, warranties, and consumer litigation.
eBook Collections
Cambridge Core
Provides electronic access to all law titles (over 3,300) published by Cambridge University Press as well as over 1.6. million Cambridge University Press journal articles across all academic disciplines.
Elgaronline
Collection of global and comparative law journals, reference works, and books (including scholarly monographs, Research Handbooks, companions and more) from Edward Elgar Publishing.
Legal Classics (HeinOnline)
A curated selection of thousands of works from some of the most important legal authors in history such as Joseph Story, Jeremy Bentham, William Blackstone, William Holdsworth, Henry Maine, Frederic William Maitland, Roscoe Pound, Benjamin N. Cardozo, and many, many more. Also includes rare items that are found in only a handful of libraries around the world.
LexisNexis Digital Library
Collection of selected current treatises and related materials published by LexisNexis and its subsidiaries. Many important works on Virginia law are found here, including Michie's Jurisprudence (the legal encyclopedia for Virginia and West Virginia), Bryson on Virginia Civil Procedure, and Friend's Virginia Pleading and Practice. Also has study aids published by Carolina Academic Press (including titles in the Understanding and Questions & Answers series). Has various other national and international materials.
Oxford Scholarship Online
Cross-searchable library containing the full text and abstracts of classic and newly-published Oxford books. Access includes Law materials, as well as biology, business & management, classical studies, economics & finance, history, and several other subjects.
ProView (Thomson Reuters/Westlaw)
(individual login/password required)
Hundreds of current treatises and guidebooks covering all areas of law. May be accessed online or through a ProView app (iTunes | Android). Restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
West Academic Study Aids
Online access to hundreds of study aids, treatises, and audio lectures. Includes the full sets of several series: the Nutshells, Short & Happy Guides, Gilbert Law Summaries, Concise Hornbooks, Legalines, Concepts & Insights, Sum and Substance Audio, and more. Create an individual account to enable additional features such as notetaking and highlighting. Coverage: Current editions.
Education
Chronicle of Higher Education
News and information about higher education, job listings in academia, discussion forums, and career-building tools such as online CV management, salary databases, and more. Coverage: 1989-present.
General Legal
Bloomberg Law
(individual login/password required)
Comprehensive collection of federal and state laws, regulations, court decisions, dockets, and business information. Analytical materials including BNA publications. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
Cambridge Core
Provides electronic access to all law titles (over 3,300) published by Cambridge University Press as well as over 1.6. million Cambridge University Press journal articles across all academic disciplines.
Fastcase
Nationwide database of case law, statutes, regulations, court rules, constitutions, and law review articles. Includes a limited number of secondary materials for select practice areas and jurisdictions. Coverage: Varies by series.
HeinOnline
Large collections of law journals, the U. S. Code, U. S. Statutes at Large, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U. S. Supreme Court opinions and reports, Congressional Record, classic law texts, foreign policy documents, presidential documents, treaties, Virginia court briefs, historical English laws, and much more. Coverage: Varies by title.
Legal Source
Contains detailed indexing for over 1,200 legal journals, law reviews, yearbooks, institutes, statutes, bar association and university publications, and some journals from Canada, Great Britain, and Australia/NZ. Includes full text for over 400 journals. Coverage: 1908-present.
Lexis+
(individual login/password required)
Extremely comprehensive collections of feature-rich databases of U.S. and state laws, regulations, cases, and analytical materials. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
LexisNexis Lawschool
(individual login/password required)
Portal to Lexis+ research system, classroom software, and training signups and materials. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
LexisNexis Digital Library
Collection of selected current treatises and related materials published by LexisNexis and its subsidiaries. Many important works on Virginia law are found here, including Michie's Jurisprudence (the legal encyclopedia for Virginia and West Virginia), Bryson on Virginia Civil Procedure, and Friend's Virginia Pleading and Practice. Also has study aids published by Carolina Academic Press (including titles in the Understanding and Questions & Answers series). Has various other national and international materials.
LLMC Digital
Digitized versions of hard-to-find older legal materials, including directories, party briefs, and out-of-copyright treatises. New titles are added from time to time.
Nexis Uni
Academic version of Lexis for non-law users. Contains cases, laws, and some secondary sources. (Formerly LexisNexis Academic.) Coverage: Varies by database.
Oxford Scholarship Online
Cross-searchable library containing the full text and abstracts of classic and newly-published Oxford books. Access includes Law materials, as well as biology, business & management, classical studies, economics & finance, history, and several other subjects.
Practical Law (Thomson Reuters/Westlaw)
Get up to speed quickly with an unfamiliar area of law. Checklists, form and document templates, practice guides, and more for a number of practice areas and law school courses.
ProView (Thomson Reuters/Westlaw)
(individual login/password required)
Hundreds of current treatises and guidebooks covering all areas of law. May be accessed online or through a ProView app (iTunes | Android). Restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
Ravel Law
Federal and state caselaw research platform that deeply integrates with judicial, court, and attorney analytics. Primarily designed to facilitate preparation for litigation. Coverage: All published federal and state cases from inception of court; comprehensive coverage of unpublished decisions from 2015 on.
Scholarship Repository (W&M Law School)
Open-access repository of the intellectual output of the W&M Law School community. Contains the full span of all current and past W&M law reviews and journals; journal articles, papers, lectures, and more from the Law School faculty; student publications; and various reports, brochures, and other items related to W&M Law School's history.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Working and accepted papers from academics. To find law articles, browse to Social Sciences and choose Legal Scholarship Network. Indispensable resource for student note pre-emption checks.
VitalLaw (Wolters Kluwer/CCH)
Practice-specific laws, treatises, and related materials. Covered areas include antitrust, cybersecurity & privacy, elder/estate law, IP, labor & employment, pensions/benefits, property, securities, and the practice of law & litigation. Coverage: Varies by source.
Westlaw Precision
(individual login/password required)
Extremely comprehensive collections of feature-rich databases of U.S. and state laws, regulations, cases, and analytical materials. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
Westlaw Patron Access (formerly Westlaw Pro)
Selected case, statute, regulatory, and secondary source databases from Westlaw for library visitors and other non-law users.
Government Documents
Congress.gov
The official website for U.S. federal legislative information. Full text of current and past Congressional Sessions' bills, including bill tracking and sponsorship information. Maintained by the Library of Congress and associated legislative offices. Coverage: Updated daily when Congress is in session. (free resource)
Congressional Documents (HeinOnline)
The complete Congressional Record bound version, as well as the daily version back to 1980, along with three predecessor series: Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-1837), and Congressional Globe (1833-1873). Also includes Congressional hearings (early 1900s-present), CRS Reports, and more. Offers a Daily to Bound Citation Locator, which enables users to quickly find cites from both versions of the Congressional Record.
Government Periodicals Index (ProQuest)
Index and links to full text articles from over 300 of the most important periodicals published by agencies and departments of the United States Federal government. Coverage: 1988-present.
govinfo
The official site of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), with full text of the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional bills and the Congressional Record, the U.S. Code, Presidential Papers, and more. Coverage: Varies by source.
ProQuest Congressional
Historic and current congressional information. Includes Committee Prints, Congressional Record, CRS Reports, Hearings, House and Senate Documents/Reports, Legislative Histories, Executive Branch Documents, and Presidential Materials. Coverage: 1789-present for some series; others vary.
VoxGovFederal
Real-time access to the largest and most comprehensive collection of official and informal information resources from federal agencies and congressional sources. Can set up alerts to track documents or topics.
Immigration Law
AILALink
A one-stop shop for immigration law research created and maintained by the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). Includes access to most AILA publications as well as case law, regulations, agency memos and decisions, and immigration policy manuals. Please use the "Sign Out" link in the upper right corner after completing your research session. Coverage: varies by source; updated frequently.
International & Foreign Law
AccessUN
United Nations documents and publications, including official records, masthead documents, draft resolutions, meeting records, and the UN Treaty Series. To access, scroll down to the bottom of the NewsBank page retrieved by this link. Coverage: 1991-present.
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
International affairs content, including working and occasional papers, foundation-funded research projects, conference proceedings, books, journals, policy briefs, case studies by international affairs experts, and course packs for history and political science classes. Coverage: 1991-present.
Elgar Advanced Introductions: Law
Concise introductions to major subject areas in international law, both public and private, as well as more foundational legal topics like globalization, freedom of expression, and comparative constitutional law. These titles interpret and articulate the law, often comparing systems or drawing lessons from other disciplines.
Elgaronline
Collection of global and comparative law journals, reference works, and books (including scholarly monographs, Research Handbooks, companions and more) from Edward Elgar Publishing.
Foreign and International Law Resources (HeinOnline)
The publications of the American Society of International Law, prominent Yearbooks from around the world, U.S. Law Digests, International Tribunals/Judicial Decisions, and more. Coverage: Varies by publication.
Foreign Law Guide
A country-by-country guide to the legal systems and specific laws of most nations of the world. Invaluable starting point for researching an unfamiliar jurisdiction. Coverage and updates vary by country.
ICLR Online (Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales)
Archive of official law reports from England and Wales. Citator information for each case includes topics considered by subsequent citing courts. Coverage: 1865-present. (For earlier law reports, see HeinOnline's English Law Reports pre-1865.)
IFAR (International Foundation for Art Research) Art Law & Cultural Property Database
Consists of two separate but linked sets of resources, International Cultural Property/Ownership & Export Legislation (ICPOEL) and Case Law & Statutes, related to the acquisition, ownership, attribution, and authenticity of artworks. The database has international legislation, contact information for relevant government officials, and summaries of case law, including hard-to-find out-of-court settlements.
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (HeinOnline)
Multilingual index to articles and book reviews appearing in over 500 legal journals published worldwide. Provides in-depth coverage of international law, comparative, and foreign law. Also analyzes the contents of selected collections of legal essays, Festschriften, Mélanges, and congress reports each year. Searchable coverage: 1984-present. (Browsable coverage: 1960-1983.)
International Encyclopaedia of Laws
Collections of in-depth analyses of selected countries' laws on topics such as torts, constitutional law, family & succession law, property, religion, and more. Each title covers a different set of countries. Updated periodically.
International Law Journals (HeinOnline)
A subset of HeinOnline's Law Journal Library containing journals on the subject of international law and journals published outside of the the U.S. Coverage for each journal is from inception through the latest issue allowed by the publisher, which for the vast majority of journals is the most recent issue.
Lexis+ UK
(login/password required)
A collection of materials from the United Kingdom, including Halsbury's Laws of England, UK Parliament Acts & Bill Tracker, and UK Parliament Statutory Instruments from 1786 to present (including current drafts). See a law librarian for login and password.
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law
Analytical comparative articles offering a global overview of constitutional law.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies
Peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on the range of lived experiences and textual traditions of Muslims as they are articulated in various countries and regions throughout the world. Bibliographies are browsable by subject area and keyword searchable.
Oxford Legal Research Library: International Commercial Arbitration
Provides integrated and fully searchable digital access to some of the leading works relevant to international commercial arbitration.
Oxford Legal Research Library: International Commercial Law
Provides integrated and searchable access to some of the leading works relevant to international business law. Contains Oxford University Press titles on the law of sales, including related areas such as the laws of contract and agency, insurance, shipping and the carriage of goods.
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law
Contains over 180 full-text online editions of market-leading reference works and treatises on international law published by Oxford University Press.
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) Index
Contemporary worldwide public policy and social, economic, and political issues. Citations to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, etc. Includes PAIS Archive. Coverage: 1915-present.
TradeLawGuide
Comprehensive research tools for international trade law, including World Trade Organization (WTO) law and regional trade agreements (RTAs). Includes public decisions, dispute documents, commentaries, and negotiating histories. A suite of citators provides comprehensive substantive jurisprudence references to WTO, pre-WTO and Vienna Convention provisions as well as cross-references within the jurisprudence.
Treaties and Agreements, U.S. (HeinOnline)
All available U.S. treaties, whether currently in-force, expired, or not-yet officially published. Includes TIAS (slip treaty) documents, the United States Treaties and Other International Agreements set (commonly referred to as "UST" or the "Blue set"), and historical sets from Bevans, Miller, Malloy and others. Treaties in Force, Guide to Treaties in Force, U.S. Treaty Index, and other finding aids are also part of the collection. Coverage: 1789-present.
United Nations Law Collection (HeinOnline)
Major United Nations legal publications, including the complete collection of the United Nations Treaty Series, the League of Nations Treaty Series, the Monthly Statement of Treaties & International Agreements, UNCITRAL Publications, UNIDIR Publications, the United Nations Legislative Series and more. Includes finding aids. Coverage: Varies by publication.
Westlaw Edge UK
(individual login/password required)
United Kingdom laws, regulations, articles, current awareness, and topical explanations. Includes some European Union materials, as well as UK treatises and Practical Law. See the Westlaw Edge UK User Guide for more information. Updated daily.
Legal History
Index to Legal Periodical Literature (Jones & Chipman) (HeinOnline)
Browsable/searchable six-volume set of indexes to early U.S. legal periodicals. Also known as the Jones & Chipman Index. Coverage: 1786-1937.
Legal Classics (HeinOnline)
A curated selection of thousands of works from some of the most important legal authors in history such as Joseph Story, Jeremy Bentham, William Blackstone, William Holdsworth, Henry Maine, Frederic William Maitland, Roscoe Pound, Benjamin N. Cardozo, and many, many more. Also includes rare items that are found in only a handful of libraries around the world.
LLMC Digital
Digitized versions of hard-to-find older legal materials, including directories, party briefs, and out-of-copyright treatises. New titles are added from time to time.
Legal Periodicals & Indexes
Government Periodicals Index (ProQuest)
Index and links to full text articles from over 300 of the most important periodicals published by agencies and departments of the United States Federal government. Coverage: 1988-present.
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (HeinOnline)
Multilingual index to articles and book reviews appearing in over 500 legal journals published worldwide. Provides in-depth coverage of international law, comparative, and foreign law. Also analyzes the contents of selected collections of legal essays, Festschriften, Mélanges, and congress reports each year. Searchable coverage: 1984-present. (Browsable coverage: 1960-1983.)
Index to Legal Periodical Literature (Jones & Chipman) (HeinOnline)
Browsable/searchable six-volume set of indexes to early U.S. legal periodicals. Also known as the Jones & Chipman Index. Coverage: 1786-1937.
International Law Journals (HeinOnline)
A subset of HeinOnline's Law Journal Library containing journals on the subject of international law and journals published outside of the the U.S. Coverage for each journal is from inception through the latest issue allowed by the publisher, which for the vast majority of journals is the most recent issue.
Law Journal Library (HeinOnline)
Contains the full text (PDF) of articles from more than 2,700 law and law-related periodicals on all areas of law. Coverage for each journal is from inception through the latest issue allowed by the publisher, which for the vast majority of journals is the most recent issue.
Legal Source
Contains detailed indexing for over 1,200 legal journals, law reviews, yearbooks, institutes, statutes, bar association and university publications, and some journals from Canada, Great Britain, and Australia/NZ. Includes full text for over 400 journals. Coverage: 1908-present.
Scholarship Repository (W&M Law School)
Open-access repository of the intellectual output of the W&M Law School community. Contains the full span of all current and past W&M law reviews and journals; journal articles, papers, lectures, and more from the Law School faculty; student publications; and various reports, brochures, and other items related to W&M Law School's history.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Working and accepted papers from academics. To find law articles, browse to Social Sciences and choose Legal Scholarship Network. Indispensable resource for student note pre-emption checks.
Legislation/Legislative Affairs (U.S.)
Congress.gov
The official website for U.S. federal legislative information. Full text of current and past Congressional Sessions' bills, including bill tracking and sponsorship information. Maintained by the Library of Congress and associated legislative offices. Coverage: Updated daily when Congress is in session. (free resource)
Congressional Documents (HeinOnline)
The complete Congressional Record bound version, as well as the daily version back to 1980, along with three predecessor series: Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-1837), and Congressional Globe (1833-1873). Also includes Congressional hearings (early 1900s-present), CRS Reports, and more. Offers a Daily to Bound Citation Locator, which enables users to quickly find cites from both versions of the Congressional Record.
CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Researcher
Issues and controversial subjects in the news. In-depth coverage of a variety of topics, with extensive text and bibliographies. Also covers international issues and crises. Coverage: 1991-present.
govinfo
The official site of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), with full text of the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional bills and the Congressional Record, the U.S. Code, Presidential Papers, and more. Coverage: Varies by source.
Legislative History Library, U.S. Federal (HeinOnline)
Compiled federal legislative histories published by the U.S. GPO and private publishers. Covered legislation mostly dates from the 20th century. Also includes Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories, a useful finding aid.
National Journal
Comprises several components: Daily, a roundup of the day's top political news; The Almanac, a Congressional and Federal Agency Directory that includes biographical information of members, committee makeups, and state/district demographic breakdowns; the Daybook, a comprehensive Congressional and regulatory calendar to track hearings, meetings, and events; and the Racetracker, an elections dashboard tracking polling and financials for every federal election in the current year. Also includes the Presentation Center and Axis Data Center.
Politico Pro
Real-time, customizable news and analysis on developments in policy, access to over 100 policy expert reporters, and a data-driven graphics/presentation tool.
ProQuest Congressional
Historic and current congressional information. Includes Committee Prints, Congressional Record, CRS Reports, Hearings, House and Senate Documents/Reports, Legislative Histories, Executive Branch Documents, and Presidential Materials. Coverage: 1789-present for some series; others vary.
Subject Compilations of State Laws (HeinOnline)
Access to more than 26,000 entries from the Subject Compilations of State Laws: An Annotated Bibliography series. Many records contain extensive annotations with links directly to articles and other documents residing in HeinOnline. Coverage: 1960-present (may lag a year or two behind present day due to compilation and publishing constraints).
VoxGovFederal
Real-time access to the largest and most comprehensive collection of official and informal information resources from federal agencies and congressional sources. Can set up alerts to track documents or topics.
Local Government Law
Municode
Selected municipal ordinances and codes from localities across the U.S. Currency varies by specific jurisdiction.
Medical & Health
Medline
Index to medical articles on topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, dentistry, nursing, and health care. Coverage: 1946-present.
News
Bloomberg Law
(individual login/password required)
Comprehensive collection of federal and state laws, regulations, court decisions, dockets, and business information. Analytical materials including BNA publications. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
Chronicle of Higher Education
News and information about higher education, job listings in academia, discussion forums, and career-building tools such as online CV management, salary databases, and more. Coverage: 1989-present.
CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Researcher
Issues and controversial subjects in the news. In-depth coverage of a variety of topics, with extensive text and bibliographies. Also covers international issues and crises. Coverage: 1991-present.
Law.com
ALM's legal news platform. Includes content from The American Lawyer, National Law Journal, Corporate Counsel, The Legal Intelligencer, VerdictSearch, and many other ALM titles. Create your own account to sign up for news alerts and newsletters.
Law360
Current news about litigation, policy developments, corporate deals, and more across dozens of practice areas, industries, and jurisdictions. Create your own account to sign up for a wide variety of daily newsletters and special reports.
Lexis+: News
(individual login/password required)
Thousands of domestic and foreign news sources. Advanced search options and alerts. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
National Journal
Comprises several components: Daily, a roundup of the day's top political news; The Almanac, a Congressional and Federal Agency Directory that includes biographical information of members, committee makeups, and state/district demographic breakdowns; the Daybook, a comprehensive Congressional and regulatory calendar to track hearings, meetings, and events; and the Racetracker, an elections dashboard tracking polling and financials for every federal election in the current year. Also includes the Presentation Center and Axis Data Center.
Newspaper Archive
Historical and/or current archives for selected newspapers: The Daily Press (Newport News, VA), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, The Times (London, United Kingdom), Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. Coverage: Varies by paper.
Newspapers.com
Newspapers.com is a historical database of newspapers across the globe, potentially going as far back as 1690 and up until the present day.
Politico Pro
Real-time, customizable news and analysis on developments in policy, access to over 100 policy expert reporters, and a data-driven graphics/presentation tool.
VoxGovFederal
Real-time access to the largest and most comprehensive collection of official and informal information resources from federal agencies and congressional sources. Can set up alerts to track documents or topics.
Westlaw Precision: News
(individual login/password required)
Thousands of domestic and foreign news sources. Advanced search options and alerts. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
Nonlegal
Academic Search Complete
Multidisciplinary database of journal articles, books, book chapters, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Coverage: 1887-present.
Business Source Complete
All disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, finance, and economics. Journal articles, books, market research reports, financial data, conference proceedings, case studies, etc. Coverage: Varies by title.
Chronicle of Higher Education
News and information about higher education, job listings in academia, discussion forums, and career-building tools such as online CV management, salary databases, and more. Coverage: 1989-present.
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
International affairs content, including working and occasional papers, foundation-funded research projects, conference proceedings, books, journals, policy briefs, case studies by international affairs experts, and course packs for history and political science classes. Coverage: 1991-present.
JSTOR
General (not law-specific) multidisciplinary full-text journal articles from 1,500 major journals. (Note: in many cases, JSTOR does not include the most recent 3 to 5 years of these journals.) Coverage: Varies by title. Access is also available to alumni who graduated in 2007 or later; sign in through my1693's JSTOR page.
Medline
Index to medical articles on topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, dentistry, nursing, and health care. Coverage: 1946-present.
Nexis Uni
Academic version of Lexis for non-law users. Contains cases, laws, and some secondary sources. (Formerly LexisNexis Academic.) Coverage: Varies by database.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies
Peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on the range of lived experiences and textual traditions of Muslims as they are articulated in various countries and regions throughout the world. Bibliographies are browsable by subject area and keyword searchable.
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) Index
Contemporary worldwide public policy and social, economic, and political issues. Citations to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, etc. Includes PAIS Archive. Coverage: 1915-present.
ProQuest Statistical Insight
Over 1 million statistical tables and reports from government, research, non-profit and corporate sources. Full-text searching and subject browsing available.
WorldCat
Materials held by thousands of libraries in the U.S. and abroad. Books, websites, films, journals, magazines, papers, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, newspapers, sound recordings, etc. Use this source to locate items that are not available at W&M in order to request them through Interlibrary Loan.
Reference
Chicago Manual of Style
Searchable version of the most recent edition.
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law
Analytical comparative articles offering a global overview of constitutional law.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies
Peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on the range of lived experiences and textual traditions of Muslims as they are articulated in various countries and regions throughout the world. Bibliographies are browsable by subject area and keyword searchable.
Subject Compilations of State Laws (HeinOnline)
Access to more than 26,000 entries from the Subject Compilations of State Laws: An Annotated Bibliography series. Many records contain extensive annotations with links directly to articles and other documents residing in HeinOnline. Coverage: 1960-present (may lag a year or two behind present day due to compilation and publishing constraints).
Scholarship
Scholarship Repository (W&M Law School)
Open-access repository of the intellectual output of the W&M Law School community. Contains the full span of all current and past W&M law reviews and journals; journal articles, papers, lectures, and more from the Law School faculty; student publications; and various reports, brochures, and other items related to W&M Law School's history.
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Working and accepted papers from academics. To find law articles, browse to Social Sciences and choose Legal Scholarship Network. Indispensable resource for student note pre-emption checks.
Statistics
ProQuest Statistical Insight
Over 1 million statistical tables and reports from government, research, non-profit and corporate sources. Full-text searching and subject browsing available.
Study Aids
Aspen Learning Library (formerly Wolters Kluwer Study Aids)
Online access to hundreds of study aids, including the following series: Casenote Legal Briefs, Examples & Explanations, Emanuel Law Outlines, Emanuel Crunchtime, Emanuel Law in a Flash, Glannon Guides, Aspen Student Treatises, Friedman's Practice Series, and others. Create an individual account to enable additional features such as notetaking, bookmarks, and highlighting.
AudioCaseFiles
(individual account required)
Edited audio and text files of the most commonly-assigned cases for 1Ls and 2Ls. Opinions include brief fact summaries and statements of the rule of law. Downloadable files for offline listening/reading. Take, share, view, and print notes. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
CALI Lessons
(access code required)
Over 1,000 Interactive tutorials that cover narrow topics of law. Lessons are authored by law professors and librarians. Access restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty. See a law librarian for an access code.
Carolina Academic Press Study Aids
Study aids in the Understanding and Questions & Answers series published by Carolina Academic Press can be found here as a collection within the LexisNexis Digital Library.
Exam Archive (hosted by the W&M Law Library)
Past exams and answer keys from a number of W&M Law faculty members. Restricted to current W&M Law students, staff, and faculty.
Practical Law (Thomson Reuters/Westlaw)
Get up to speed quickly with an unfamiliar area of law. Checklists, form and document templates, practice guides, and more for a number of practice areas and law school courses.
West Academic Study Aids
Online access to hundreds of study aids, treatises, and audio lectures. Includes the full sets of several series: the Nutshells, Short & Happy Guides, Gilbert Law Summaries, Concise Hornbooks, Legalines, Concepts & Insights, Sum and Substance Audio, and more. Create an individual account to enable additional features such as notetaking and highlighting. Coverage: Current editions.
Tax Law
Bloomberg Law: Tax
(individual login/password required)
Tax analysis, practice tools, IRS documents, statutes & regulations, and current news and awareness. Covers federal, state, and international tax law. Also includes the Daily Tax Report, a newsletter that can be viewed online or subscribed to by email.
Checkpoint (formerly RIA Checkpoint)
Comprehensive tax and accounting research database covering related laws and news on the international, federal, state and local levels. Provides access to a variety of primary sources, analysis, journals, news, and rulings. Coverage: Varies by source.
United Kingdom
ICLR Online (Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales)
Archive of official law reports from England and Wales. Citator information for each case includes topics considered by subsequent citing courts. Coverage: 1865-present. (For earlier law reports, see HeinOnline's English Law Reports pre-1865.)
Lexis+ UK
(login/password required)
A collection of materials from the United Kingdom, including Halsbury's Laws of England, UK Parliament Acts & Bill Tracker, and UK Parliament Statutory Instruments from 1786 to present (including current drafts). See a law librarian for login and password.
Westlaw Edge UK
(individual login/password required)United Kingdom laws, regulations, articles, current awareness, and topical explanations. Includes some European Union materials, as well as UK treatises and Practical Law. See the Westlaw Edge UK User Guide for more information. Updated daily.