Law

The Holland and Terrell Libraries contain many resources for students and faculty interested in Law. If you have any questions not answered on the WSU Libraries website, or need assistance requesting a book or journal related to Law, please contact Mary Gilles. WSU librarians are also available for research assistance. For questions about law courses at WSU, consult the Washington State University Catalog.

Library Resources

• Library Catalog

  GRIFFIN Library Catalog. The library catalog includes holdings for all the WSU Library sites, in Pullman and across the state. Please note: Electronic journals and other "virtual" publications are included in the catalog.

• Indexes, Abstracts and Other Databases

  • Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: Provides full-text access to federal and State court decisions, federal and state codes and some foreign and international law sources.

  Reference Books

  The Holland and Terrell Libraries' reference section is on the 1st floor behind the reference desk. 
  • Black's Law Dictionary KF 156 B53 1990
  • West's Encyclopedia of American Law KF 154 W47 1998
  • Encyclopedia of the American Constitution KF 4548 E53 1986
  • Encyclopedia of the American Judicial System KF 154 E53 1987
  • American Jurisprudence KF 154 A42
  • Corpus Juris Secundum KF 154 C67x 2d ed.
  • Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law KF 240 E35 2000
  • Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court KF 4549 F56 2003

Electronic Journals

• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe: Provides full-text access to more than 450 law reviews and journals and other legal news sources. Dates of coverage vary.

Internet Links

• Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research: Gail Partin's thorough and up-to-date guide provides annotated links to the most reliable, substantive sites for U.S. Supreme Court research. The focus is predominately on information that is freely or inexpensively available on the Internet.
• American Law Sources Online (ALSO!): describes itself as "a comprehensive, uniform, and useful compilation of links to freely accessible online sources of legal information for the United States and Canada." Also includes a link to the Mexican Instito de Investigaciones Juridicas, which provides links to online legal sources for Mexico.
• European Union Law: An Integrated Guide to Electronic and Print Research. Excellent introduction with links to relevant web sites.
• FindLaw: This is the first-stop, premier law resource on the Web. It features a legal subject index, access to cases and codes, information about law schools, law reviews, and legal associations and organizations.
• lexisONE: This free site from Lexis-Nexis offers U.S. Supreme Court cases from 1790 and selected federal and state cases from January 1,1997; legal forms; links to more than 20,000 law-related Web sites organized into 36 practice areas, such as communications, constitutional, civil rights, education, Indian & tribal, international, international trade law; and much more. This site won the 2002 CODIE Award for “Best Online Professional Reference Product or Service.”
• Legal Information Institute at Cornell University: Find state laws, federal laws, and laws from around the world. This is the research tool of choice to find the text of laws.
• Law.com: In addition to providing legal application solutions to the legal profession, this commercial site provides free information such the day's top legal headlines, a law dictionary, and specialized resources for legal professionals, law students, business and the public.
• The Virtual Chase: A Research Site for Legal Professionals: Sponsored by a law firm, this site offers information pertaining to Internet resources and legal research strategies. Functions as a "self-help" resource for anyone interested in doing legal research using the Internet.
• American Bar Association
• Washington State Bar Association
• Washington State Courts: Washington State Law Library: Provides self-help resources for Washington citizens on topics ranging from "Antiharrassment" to "Wills," plus guides, instructions, court forms, full-text of recent court opinions, and more.
• Nolo: Law for All: This publisher of plain-English books and software on legal matters provides a wealth of free information at their Web site, focusing on topics of interest to consumers.
• Internet Legal Resource Guide: Provides over 1,750 free legal forms as well as a categorized index of more than 4000 web sites in 238 countries.
• Overview of Sources of Canadian Law on the Web, Revised: Louise Tsang's extensive guide assists researchers in locating the current and retrospective text of Canadian law on the Web.
• A Guide to the U.K. Legal System - Updated: Sarah Carter's guide describes the UK legal system and provides links to electronic sources.
• LLRX.com: a unique, free Web journal that provides, among other features, guides to online legal research in over 50 countries.
• Court Rules, Forms and Dockets: This site includes links to over 1,400 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets. Browse or search by keyword.