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Books
- Oxford Companion to American LawNew York: Oxford University Press, 2002
Case Reference KF156 .O94 2002 - Encyclopedia of the American ConstitutionNew York: Macmillan Reference, 2000
Case Reference KF4548.E53 200 - Legal Systems of the World: a political, social, and cultural encyclopediaSanta Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2002
Case Reference K48 .L44 2002 - Black's Law DictionarySt. Paul, MN: West, 2009
Case Reference KF156 .B53 2009 - 1001 Legal Words you Need to KnowOxford: Oxford University Press, 2003
Case Reference KF156 .A113 2003 - Constitutional Law DictionarySanta Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio,1985-1987
Case Reference KF4548.5 .C47 1985
Background Information
Reading text, and don't undertand the legal lingo? Looking for a good starting place for a topic? Here are some good places to start
- How Courts WorkFrom the Public Education Division of the American Bar Association (ABA). Four sections: Courts and Legal Procedure, Steps in a Trial, The Human Side of Being a Judge, and Mediation
- SCOTUSblogSponsored by Bloomberg Law, a source of news, updates, and commentary. Includes videos of speeches by justices and commentators, and a "Plain English" section: articles about cases which avoid legal jargon.
Citation Manuals & Writing Guides
ALWD Citation Manual: a professional system of citation
New York: Aspen Publishers, 2003
Case Reference KF245 .A45 2003
Guide to proper citation for legal materials.
Bluebook: a Uniform System of Citation
Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Law Review Association
Case Reference KF245 .B58
Guide to proper citation for law resources. Select portions online
OWL Online Writing Lab (from Purdue)
Unrestricted Access. Some full text available. Guide to proper citation for law resources. Select portions online