LibGuides: COMM 310: Media Law and Ethics: Finding Legal Cases

Getting Started -- Case Overview & Discussion

Landmark Supreme Court Cases REF KF8742 H37

Historic U.S. Court Cases REF KF352 Z9 H57
Arranged by topic area. Use the case index to find which pages discuss your case.

Historic U.S. Court Cases 1690 – 1990 REF KF385 A4 J64 1992
Use the case index to find pages with history about your case.

Westlaw Next Campus Research This link opens in a new window
Includes decisions (case law) from courts in all 50 states, D.C., and the federal courts, laws from all 50 states and federal statutes published in the USCA, federal regulations from the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations.
Hein Online This link opens in a new window
Legal resource collections including Law Journal Library, World Treaty Library, World and State Constitutions, the U.S. Code, U.S. Congressional Documents, U.S. Reports, U.S. Supreme Court Library and more. For more information see the Hein Online Libguides

In addition to finding Supreme Court Cases in Lexis-Nexis Academic and Westlaw Campus, you may also find them at these web sites:

Westlaw Next Campus Research This link opens in a new window
Includes decisions (case law) from courts in all 50 states, D.C., and the federal courts, laws from all 50 states and federal statutes published in the USCA, federal regulations from the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations.
Hein Online This link opens in a new window
Legal resource collections including Law Journal Library, World Treaty Library, World and State Constitutions, the U.S. Code, U.S. Congressional Documents, U.S. Reports, U.S. Supreme Court Library and more. For more information see the Hein Online Libguides
Index to Legal Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Coverage and access to scholarly articles, symposia, jurisdictional surveys, court decisions, legislation, books, book reviews, and more.