Law
books in Library
Basic Legal Research
A great resource for coverage of specific tools and strategies you
need to understand and find cases and regulations for your
research topic.
REF KF240.S66 2003
Black's Law Dictionary
Authoritative source for legal terms.
REF KF156B53 2004
Dictionary of legal abbreviations Used
in American Law Books
Not sure what all those legal
citations stand for? This book will list the most
common abbreviations.
REF KF246 - .B46
Law Research in a
Nutshell
Reference work and teaching tool to make you a more effective
researcher.
REF KF240.C54 2003
Mass Media and the
Constitution: An Encyclopedia of Supreme
Court Decisions
This volume discusses judicial decisions concerning communication
law; coverage of cases are from 1878-1988.
REF KF2750 A59 H58
Web
Sites
Finding
Case Law from a Known Citation
Very detailed information on finding cases - note - locations
refer to University of Albany - not Albert S. Cook Library.
FindLaw
One of the largest legal portals, FindLaw organizes their information
first by target audience (business person, student, legal
professional, etc.) then by subject area.
Internet Resources on Media Law
A wonderful resource by Karla Tonella of University of Iowa
Media
Law Professor Blog
Current topics in the news from a media law perspective
Oyez the Supreme
Court - multimedia
Hear the court cases!
Supreme Court of the United
States
Online
Database
Lexis Nexis
Supreme Court opinions and documents from 1790-2003, copied from the U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Lawyers' Edition.
Common
Citations
| FCC |
Federal
Communication Commission |
FCC |
| U.S.P.Q. |
United
States Patents Quarterly |
Lexis-Nexis |
| F2d |
Federal
Reporter, Second Series |
District Court
Baltimore County |
| F |
Federal
Reporter |
District Court
Baltimore County |
| U.S. |
United States Supreme Court Reports |
Lexis -Nexis |
| S.
Ct. |
Supreme Court Reporter |
Lexis -Nexis |
|
L.Ed. 2d |
Lawyer's Edition US Supreme Court Reports, Second Series |
Lexis-Nexis |
|
N.E.2d |
North Eastern Reporter, Second Edition |
Lexis-Nexis |
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Med.L.Rptr |
Media Law Reporter |
available at UB Law and UM Law Libraries -
how
to use
AND through Lexis-Nexis
using this format
"14 Media L. Rep. 1465"
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Fed.Reg. |
Federal Register |
Federal
Regulations -
Lexis Nexis |
Regulations
Federal Register
Code of Federal Regulations
FCC - use this search
tool for FCC rules and other regulations
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