Legal Research

General Legal Research:

 Lexis Nexis (Academic version)

• Includes: case searches, news searches, company information, codes & regulations, patent research, and law reviews with full text.
• Instructions: go to the ACU homepage, click on library link.  Go to full-text resources and select “Lexis Nexis Universe.”  For searches other than cases, news or companies click on “Legal Research” tab.

FindLaw website

• URL: http://www.findlaw.com/
• Possible Resources: information about various federal and state statutes and about the following subjects: accidents & injuries, bankruptcy, car accidents, civil rights, criminal law, dangerous products, family law, employee rights, estate planning, immigration, small business, and taxes.

  Tarlton Law Library

• URL: http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/vlibrary/online/internet/index.html.
• Information: Searches for state law, federal law, foreign/international law, law (by subject), law organizations, and news & current events.

  LawGuru.com

• URL: http://www.lawguru.com/research.html
• Information: over 500 legal search engines and tools for several topics including: state cases, codes, and statutes; various federal regulations; and other legal engines.

University Legal Research:

• URL: http://counsel.cua.edu/
• : Primary focus is on compliance with federal regulations governing independent colleges and universities
• Possible Resources: student life issues, harassment, religious issues.

University Policy Research:

University of Central Florida Policies

• URL: http://www.ucf.edu/president/policies.php

Cornell University Policies

• URL: http://www.policy.cornell.edu/