Research Guides: Locating Articles about the Law: Web Resources

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Law and the Multiverse
Even Superheroes and comic book characters may have legal issues to contend with. Check out this fun blog produced by lawyers.
Constitution Annotated
The complete Constitution with amendments, along with interpretation that cites Supreme Court cases, the Federalist papers, & other relevant sources
United States Code
General and permanent laws of the United States
Ohio Revised Code Online
The laws and rules of the state of Ohio
Google Scholar
Select the "case law" option under the Google Scholar search box for a convenient way to search and read legal cases. Regular GS search will find articles in law reviews
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Justice, crime, and drug information from the Department of Justice
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Established in 1972, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a federally funded resource offering justice and drug-related information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.
FindLaw.com
Provides information on legal matters, profiles of lawyers and a place to pose questions to help the user make the "best legal decisions."
NCJRS Abstracts Database Search
Provides abstracts of articles, studies, research reports, etc. Many are produced by local and national government agencies, and are available online, or by interlibrary loan.
NCJ Thesaurus Search
Identifies the set vocabulary to use when searching the NCJRS Abstracts Database.