Cornell Law Web Site

This site at Cornell University Law School provides a collection of links to legal resources for federal and state laws and other supporting information particularly useful for those researching state and federal statutes. A unique feature is the State Statutes by Topic page which provides links to statutes based on topic.

Federal and State Statutes

Legal Information Institute

State Statutes by Topic

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Evaluation assessment: This site exhibits a high level of authority, accuracy, and currency as evidenced by the following:

• hosted and sponsored by a recognized authority on intellectual property, Cornell University
• contact information is provided
• written to inform rather than to entertain or persuade despite the fact some of the pages contain advertisements which could indicate possible influence or bias.

LexisNexis

LexisNexis is one of the most prominent subscription based legal resources available. It can be found at many academic and law libraries and is heavily used by attorneys. This resource has broad appeal to those looking for case law, federal and state statutes and administrative rules, landmark cases, discussion and analysis provided in law review articles, legal reference, intellectual property resources, and tax law. Also provided in LexisNexis is wide ranging legal news from around the world and Shepard's Citations which helps a researcher track down where a given case is cited in other resources.

Below are some resources to help you get familiar with it:

Searching LexisNexis

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Citation Guides

AALL Universal Citation Guide

LexisNexis help with citation format

Evaluation assessment: This site exhibits a high level of authority, accuracy, and currency as evidenced by the following:

• hosted and sponsored by a recognized authority on legal research
• contact information is provided
• written to inform rather than to entertain or persuade