American Law

Books

Introduction to the Law of the United States

Case Law

Databases

Coverage: Coverage varies (Full text)

LII is provided by the Cornell Law School and offers access to selected United States primary and secondary sources. These include Court opinions, Constitutional Law resources, subject guides, directories and special reference libraries.

Thomson Reuters Westlaw

Comprehensive database of primary and secondary legal research materials, including cases, statutes, and journal articles from a number of jurisdictions. Extensiveness of coverage differs between jurisdictions.

Dictionaries

Blacks Law Dictionary

Also available on Westlaw using the US research tab.

Statutes

Congress.gov

Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information.

United States Code

The United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. This site allows the code to be searched.