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Law Research Guide

Westlaw Campus Research - Search cases, laws, regulations, journals, and encyclopedias [more details].
LexisNexis Academic - Search journals, cases, laws, and regulations [more details].
LexisNexis Congressional - Search Congressional documents, bills and laws, or member information [more details].
Catalog of Government Publications - Search U.S. government reports and testimony [more details].
CCH Tax Research - Search tax laws, tax regulations, tax cases, and analysis [more details].
Houston Code of Ordinances - Search Houston city laws and regulations.
Texas Municipal Codes and Ordinances - Search local laws in Texas cities.
Uniform Commercial Code - Browse the standard for state business laws.

Westlaw Campus Research - Search court cases, statutes, regulations, law journals and encyclopedias, and news [more details].
LexisNexis Academic - Search law review journals, court cases, statutes, and regulations [more details].
Legal Collection - Search 250 journals in law and related fields [more details].
Academic Search Complete - Search 9,300 publications in the social sciences and humanities [more details].
Business Source Complete - Search journals, company and industry reports, country profiles, and more [more details].
Google Scholar - Use Google's powerful search to find scholarly journals, books, and web sites [more details].
OmniFile - An index of 3,500 journals and magazines in almost every field of study [more details].

Library Catalog - Find books and videos in the UHD Library's print and electronic collections.
ebrary - Search electronic books from top academic and professional publishers [more details].
netLibrary -Search electronic books from academic, professional, and popular presses [more details].
WorldCat - Search 58 million books and other materials in libraries around the world [more details].

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Search several top encyclopedias of law and government for students [more details].
Gale Encyclopedia of Everday Law - A legal encyclopedia that focuses on practical applications of law.
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution - Essays on the constitution and major Supreme Court opinions.
Major Acts of Congress - Essays on the history and impact of major public laws in U.S. history.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law - A comprehensive encyclopedia of law for students.
Westlaw Campus Research - Search American Jurisprudence and American Law Reports [more details].

Westlaw Campus Research - Search court cases, statutes, regulations, law journals and encyclopedias, and news [more details].
LexisNexis Academic - Search law review journals, court cases, statutes, egulations, and news [more details].
Chicago Tribune - Full text articles from the Chicago Tribune newspaper with subject indexing for easy access [more details].
FindLaw Legal News - A web site with Information about recent developments in law and the legal profession.
Heiros Gamos Legal News Center - Links to legal news sources including web sites, journals, and other publications.
JURIST Legal News and Research - Real-time reports and commentaries with links to documents, videos, and live webcasts.
Legal Information Institute : Eye on the Courts - Quick access to appellate court decision that currently appear in the news.
Los Angeles Times - Full text articles from the Los Angeles Times newspaper with subject indexing for easy access [more details].
New York Times - Full text articles from the New York Times (1980 to present) with subject indexing for easy access [more details].
New York Times Historical - A cover-to-cover archive of the paper from 1851 to 2003 [more details].
Washington Post - Full text articles from the Washington Post newspaper with subject indexing for easy access [more details].

FindLaw - The most popular Internet guide for legal research.
Heiros Gamos - Another popular Internet guide for legal research.
Heiros Gamos Business Center - A guide legal web sites of interest to small business owners.
Legal Information Institute - A well-organized guide to major law sources online.
Library of Congress Guide to Law Online - Another well-organized guide to major law sources.
CatLaw - A guide to law web sites by topic and by region.

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