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	Legal Citation
	*Introduction to Basic Legal Citation* by Peter W. Martin http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/
	Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Ref KF156 B53	Black's Law Dictionary. 8th ed. 2004.
	*FindLaw Legal Dictionary* http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/
	*'Lectric Law Library's Legal Lexicon* http://www.lectlaw.com/def.htm
	*law.com Dictionary* http://dictionary.law.com
Ref KF47.5 C47 v. 2	*The Constitutional Law Dictionary: Government Powers*.1987. Focuses on concepts of constitutionalism and American constitutional law, biographical sketches of leading Supreme Court justices and landmark Supreme Court cases.
Ref KF65 M3	*Corpus Juris Secundum* : a complete restatement of the entire American law as developed by all reported cases. 1936-
Ref KF154 W47	*West's Encyclopedia of American Law*. 12 v. 1998- Includes summaries and significance of important cases and definitions and significance of legal concepts and laws. Also available full text online from the Cook Library Web site at: http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/databasesByTitle.cfm#W [Use your Library ID to access this from off campus.]
Ref KF154 O96	*Oxford Companion To American Law*. 2002. Over 450 alphabetically arranged articles on people, central legal concepts, controversial legal issues, and important legal cases. Includes extended overviews of substantive and procedural areas of American law.
Ref KF154 A44	*American Justice*. 3 v. 1996. Includes summaries and significance of important Supreme Court cases and definitions and significance of legal concepts and laws.
Ref KF4548 E53	*Encyclopedia of the American Constitution*. 6 v.2000.
	Legal Web Directories
	Cramer, Jane. "Guide to Free Online Legal and Legislative Resources." Reference Services Review 2002:150+ Emerald. 11 November 2002 <http://www.emeralinsight.com/>. Link for on-campus access Annotated bibliography with links for finding: federal laws, legislation, and regulations; Supreme and other court decisions; state, local, and international resources; legal reference materials; historical legal information.
	*Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School* http://www.law.cornell.edu Searchable directory of topical index to the law. Covers constitutions & code, court opinions. Includes state, federal, and law from around the world.
	*Guide to Law Online [Law Library of Congress]* http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/index.html Indexes online resources for legal information worldwide. Divided into four sections: US, Nations, International and Multinational, and Subjects.
	*LLRX: Law Library Resource* http://www.llrx.com Includes
	*The Virtual Chase: Legal Research on the Internet* http://www.virtualchase.com/ Includes
	*American Law Sources On-Line* Law, commentary, and practice in United States, Canada, and Mexico. http://www.lawsource.com/also
	The Constitution & The Federalist
	*Charters of Freedom: The Constitution of the United States of America* http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution.html Full text of the US Constitution from NARA.
Ref KF4527 J39	*The Constitution of the United States of America*
	*The Federalist* http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/federalist The Federalist Papers in full text.
	*The Federalist Papers* http://thomas.loc.gov/home/histdox/fedpapers.html The Federalist Papers in full text, searchable by keyword, from the Library of Congress.
	Federal Law
	*FindLaw* http://www.findlaw.com Searchable directory of Web sites covering all aspects of law including opinions and subject guide to case law, law schools, organizations, and legal forms. Includes
	*FedLaw* http://www.thecre.com/fedlaw/default.htm Subject guide to federal laws, rules, and regulations on the Web.
	*Supreme Court of the United States* http://www.supremecourtus.gov Home page of the Supreme Court; docket information; court schedule & calendar; court rules; bench opinions 1992-1999.
	Washington Post Online: Supreme Court http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/courts/supremecourt/ Registration required, but no cost.
Ref KF4548 O97	*The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions*. 1999. Analysis of the 440 most important cases in the Court's history with case and topical indexes; tables on justice selection and service; glossary of terms.
KF101.1 D5	*U.S. Supreme Court Digest, annotated*. 1948- Subject guide to Supreme Court decisions covering 1-422 US, 1-100 L Ed, 1-45 L Ed 2d, 1-95 S Ct : with cumulative pocket supplements : table of cases
Ref KF101 A313 Suppl.	*United States Supreme Court Reports. Lawyer's edition* Quick case table with annotation references. Annual. 1991- An alphabetical list of cases with annotations.
KF101 A313	*U.S. Supreme Court Reports. Lawyers' edition*. 1790 - 1955. Opinions of the Supreme Court with annotations.
KF101 A313 Ser. 2	*U.S. Supreme Court Reports. Lawyers' edition*. 2nd Series. 1956 - Opinions of the Supreme Court with annotations.
Ref KF175 U5	*U.S. Law Week*. 1975- Provides official slip opinions and other current Supreme Court case information. Subject and case indexes.
	Maryland Law
	*Researching Maryland Law* http://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/researchguides/TMLLguide/chapter9.pdf
	*Reference Guides from the Maryland State Law Library* http://www.lawlib.state.md.us Pathfinders on Maryland law regarding topics such as Change of Name, Emancipation of Children, Guardianship of Adults, Landlord-Tenant Law, Right-to-Die and Medical Decisions, and Seat Belt Law.
	*Baltimore County Circuit Court Law Library* http://www.co.ba.md.us/Agencies/circuit/library/ Provides access to the Circuit Court Law Library Catalog and links to Maryland and Federal legal resources.
	Online Databases available through Cook Library home page http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/databasesByTitle.cfm [Use your Library ID to access these databases from off campus.]
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	*LexisNexis Academic* Search under Legal Research. Primary resources include full text of case law opinions, codes and regulations, and patents. Secondary resources include legal news and law reviews. For general news, click on Guided News Search. Then select, General News and Major Papers Full text of major newspapers including New York Times (1980 - ) and Washington Post (1977 - ).
	*Academic Search [Ebsco]* Search for abstracts and some full text articles from magazines and journals in various disciplines including Political Science, Law and History.
	*America: History and Life* Search for abstracts of articles from scholarly journals in History.

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