Library: Conservation Law Enforcement: How-tos

Find important court cases

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Full text access to an extensive collection of law journals, the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations (through 1983), Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, U.S. Supreme Court opinions, U.S. Attorney General Opinions, U.S. Statutes at Large, and U.S. Treaties.

Official opinions of the Supreme Court are published in the U.S. reports. This database has all volumes in pdf. To find a case by title, go to the U.S. Supreme Court library:

Click on advanced search. Change the dropdown to case name and enter your case:

For a case tried in a different court, you can search in the search bar at the top of any page. As you search, it will ask you what you want to search. Choose title:

For information on a case, search any of the databases listed on the Best Bets page, or Google.

For more information, see How tos for legal research. Note that call numbers (e.g., REF KF127 .W48) refer to the Reference section on Athens campus.

Find journal articles

You can search for journal articles in O.W.L. or GALILEO. The videos below have some searching tips that might help you.

The search tips in the above video can apply to other library databases as well, especially the one about using strong words.