U.S. Legal System
- Sample Legal CitationsHow to read citations for cases, statutes and law reviews
Core Legal Databases
- Nexis UniNexis Uni contains primary sources for U.S. law and some foreign and international jurisdictions and law reviews. It is available to all members of the University of Chicago community.
- HeinOnlineHeinOnline contains a wide range of primary and secondary law, including PDF files of all U.S. law reviews back to the first date of publication.
- govInfo This link opens in a new window
Helpful Resources
- Black's Law DictionaryD'Angelo Law Reserve, D'Angelo Law Reference - XXKF156.B532 2014
The standard work for American law abbreviations and terminology. - Duhaime's Law DictionaryA freely-available legal dictionary.
- Finding Illinois Law: A Librarian's Guide for Non-LawyersThis resource is a resource for non-lawyers who need to locate and understand Illinois legal information. This resource is published and maintained by the Chicago Association of Law Libraries.
- Introduction to Basic Legal CitationBy Peter W. Martin, based on The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. Updated November 2020.
- Research GuidesThe D'Angelo Law Library's research guides address various legal topics and jurisdictions. The Cornell Law Library maintains a Legal Research Guide Search Engine which is helpful for locating guides to legal research on the Internet.
