Legal Environment of Business
Reference Books
Oxford Companion to American Law / Kermit Hall and David Scott Clark, eds.
KF154 .O96 2002
Books to Check Out
Books about the Law of the United States have call numbers that begin with KF. However, books about significant cases may have call numbers that place them elsewhere in collection, depending upon the subject matter of the individual case. Following is a partial list of books about notable trials:
Famous Trials in History / Elizabeth A. Cawthon
In Reckless Hands: Skinner v. Oklahoma and the Near Triumph of American Eugenics / Victoria F. Nourse
KF224 .S486 N68 2008
Reno v. ACLU: Internet Censorship / Joan Axelrod-Contrada
KF228 .U5 A96 2006
Research Databases for Full-Text Articles
- Subscription resources linked to the Online Databases page in the Learning Commons menu
- Require off-campus authentication using Canvas user name and password
A multi-disciplinary database that provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles
- Use Advanced Search function to search on court case title as Subject
Websites
- Search opinion summaries by court and legal topic
- Browse cases and codes
Oyez (Chicago-Kent College of Law)
- Major constitutional cases heard by the Supreme Court
- Click on the Cases tab and display lists by year
- Enter your search terms and limit to case law
- Limit results to state and federal courts of your choice
- Commentary on Supreme Court Cases
Internet Library of Law and Court Decisions
- summaries of over 600 court decisions about internet law
- “facts, analysis and pertinent quotes from cases of interest to those who do business on the Internet and in New Media”
Court Locator – United States Courts
- Interactive map allows you to locate and identify a specific circuit court