A – Z LAW DATABASES







ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct
From BNA: "Well known among the nation's lawyers as the most authoritative source for news and guidance on
virtually every aspect of attorney conduct and legal ethics, trust the ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional
Conduct to help you practice ethically. The Manual is organized into four main sections: the Practice Guides,
Ethics Rules, Current Reports, and Ethics Opinions."
AccessUN
This commercial service provides online access to current and retrospective United Nations documents and
publications from 1946 to the present. Advanced search capabilities.
American Historical Newspapers Online
A guide to locating digitized American newspapers for the period prior to the advent of electronic newspapers
(before 1995).
American Indian Law Collection
With more than 700 unique titles and 350,000 pages dedicated to American Indian Law, this collection includes
an expansive archive of treaties, federal statutes and regulations, federal case law, tribal codes, constitutions,
and jurisprudence. This library also features rare compilations edited by Felix S. Cohen that have never before
been accessible online.
American Law Institute Library
Publications of the American Law Institute, including the Restatements and the Model Penal Code.
Art Law and Cultural Property
Includes two sets of resources, International Cultural Property Ownership and Export Legislation and Case Law
and Statutes.
Asian Law Online
Bibliography of English language materials on law and society covering all of Asia both by region and country.
Includes books, chapters in books, journal articles and theses. Subject browse allows search by country, broad
categories with titles listed by date. Document delivery available.
Avon Global Center for Women and Justice
"This Web site provides access to treaties and other international and regional documents, statutes and case
law from around the world relating to gender-based violence." (Quote taken from the Web site)
Bloomberg Law
Research platform that integrates legal information with business news and intelligence. Provides a legal citator,
points of law, cases, statutes, news, and transactional documents. Personal accounts are available for
members of the Cornell Law School community. Contact Law Library reference for information on setting up an
account.
Bloomberg Professional
Stand-alone terminal in the Cornell Law Library Reading Room. Bloomberg Professional provides access to
real-time and historical business and legal news, competitive intelligence, litigation tools, and even some court
dockets through PACER.
BNA
Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) publishes daily, weekly, and monthly reports on the latest in legal news. BNA
offers numerous databases on the following topics: antitrust, banking, bankruptcy, corporate and securities,
criminal law, employee benefits, employment and labor, environment and safety, ethics, family law, health care,
homeland security, intellectual property, international, international tax, litigation, product liability, tax, and trade
and commerce. Many of these databases offer automatic email updates for members of the Cornell Law School
community. Sign up in the appropriate database.
BNA Accounting Policy & Practice Report
News, articles and cases about accounting policy and practice.
BNA Alternative Investment Law Report Legal and regulatory developments affecting alternative investment
vehicles.
BNA Antitrust & Trade Regulation Resource Center
Resources for antitrust and trade regulation law, including news, federal and state statutes, federal regulations,
and BNA Portfolios.
BNA Banking Daily
Banking Daily from the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) provides the latest news and analysis on banking law
developments throughout the United States and the world. Researchers can search the archive back to 1998.
Daily email updates are available; click "Sign Up for E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Banking Report
Banking Report from the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) gives researchers the latest new and analysis on
banking law developments throughout the United States and the world. Researchers can search the archive
back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Bankruptcy Law Resource Center
"[A] comprehensive resource for bankruptcy attorneys, with authoritative, in-depth, and practice-oriented news,
full text of cases, the federal Bankruptcy Code and Rules with BNA annotations, and legal analysis . . .
[p]ractitioner-authored portfolios, BNA Insights, expert analysis from American Bankruptcy Institute authors,
forms and checklists, and a Bankruptcy Court Directory with contact information for judges and clerks."-Publisher information















BNA Benefits Practice Resource Center
The Benefits Practice Resource Center consolidates all of BNA's information on employee benefits and
pensions. Email updates of news highlights are available.
BNA BioTech Watch
BioTech Watch provides the latest information on regulations, legislation, cases, and other legal developments
pertaining to biotechnology. Major topics include intellectual property issues. Researchers can search the
archive back to 2001. Daily email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Broker/Dealer Compliance Report
Broker/Dealer Compliance Report is "designed to keep you informed of changes in federal and state securities
laws, Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal agency regulations, and National Associations of
Securities Dealers, Inc. and other self-regulatory organizations' policies that affect broker/dealers compliance
responsibilities." Researchers can search the archive back to 1999. Weekly email updates are available; click
"Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Bulletin to Management
Legal news, including cases, of interest to managers, with an emphasis on labor and employment.
BNA Chemical Regulation Reporter
Chemical Regulation Reporter provides information on current legal developments pertaining to chemical
regulation. Major topics include asbestos, biotechnology, chemical weapons, hazardous materials
transportation, PCBs, pesticides, pipeline safety, risk assessment, testing, persistent organic pollutants,
enforcement, emergency planning, and more. Researchers can search the archive back to 1996. Weekly email
updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Class Action Litigation Report
Class Action Litigation Report provides discussion and analysis of the latest major developments affecting class
action and multiparty litigation in the U.S. Major topics include antitrust, attorney fees, class certification, class
actions filed, consumer issues, employment discrimination, health care, mass torts, product liability, rule reform,
securities, verdicts, and settlements. Researchers can search the archive back to 2000. Semi-monthly email
updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Computer Technology Law Report
Computer Technology Law Report covers the latest state, federal, and international legal developments
pertaining to computer technology. Major topics include antitrust, exports, copyright protection, defective
products, design patents, digital assets, network security, open source software, reverse engineering, software
licensing and pirating, and more. Researchers can search the archive back to 2000. Semi-monthly email
updates are available; click "Sign Up for E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Construction Labor Report
Construction Labor Report provides news of developments related to segments of the construction industry.
Researchers can search the archive back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For EMail" on the database home page.
BNA Corporate Law Resource Center
News and analysis, cases, federal and state statutes and regulations, BNA Portfolios, and BNA titles including
Corporate Compliance Manual, Executive & Director Compensation Reference Guide, Corporate Law &
Accountability Report, Corporate Counsel Weekly, Corporate Governance Report, and Prevention of Corporate
Liability
BNA Criminal Law Reporter
BNA Criminal Law Reporter provides biweekly news and analysis on developments and trends affecting U.S.
criminal law. Reports include news about cases, legislation, and regulations, and actions taken by the Justice
Department, the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and other federal agencies. Researchers can search the archive
back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up for E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Daily Environment Report
Daily Environment Report provides information on current legal developments pertaining to chemical regulation.
Major topics include asbestos, biological diversity, biotechnology, brownfields, CAFE standards, the Clean Air
Act, the Clean Water Act, climate change, emissions trading, the Endangered Species Act, energy efficiency,
nuclear energy, oil spills, recycling, superfund sites, wetlands, and more. Researchers can search the archive
back to 1994. Daily email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Daily Labor Report
From BNA: "With reliable, analytical coverage of key labor legislation, court decisions, regulatory actions, and
administrative rulings, this is your best source for advance information on labor relations issues and
developments." Researchers can search the archive back to 1996. Daily email updates are available; click "Sign
Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Daily Report for Executives
Daily Report for Executives provides the latest information to help corporate executives "make sound business,
lobbying, and legal decisions." Key features include analysis and perspective, economic news, lobbying
registrations, Congressional calendar, President's calendar, calendar of events, and Web Watch (links to online
resources selected by BNA). Researchers can search the archive back to 1998. Daily email updates available;
click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Daily Tax Report
Daily Tax Report provides news on the latest developments affecting taxation, pensions, and accounting. Major
topics include alternative minimum tax, capital gains, charitable contributions, corporate taxes, employee
benefits, health insurance, international taxation, IRS, tax credits, tax accounting, transfer pricing, and more.















Researchers can search the archive back to 1994. Daily email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail"
on the database home page.
BNA eDiscovery Resource Center
"[L]egal analysis and practice tools from the nation's leading digital discovery experts together with our
renowned news coverage, research tools, and comprehensive primary source information."--Publisher
information. Includes the newsletter Digital Discovery & e-Evidence.
BNA Electronic Commerce & Law Report
Electronic Commerce & Law Report provides the latest legal news related to e-commerce. Major topics include
consumer protection, copyright and trademark, database protection, domain name disputes, electronic
signatures, Internet governance, online gambling, trade regulation, and more. Researchers can search the
archive back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up for E-Mail" on the database home
page.
BNA Employment Discrimination Report
From BNA: "Featuring uniquely comprehensive and objective coverage of judicial, legislative, and regulatory
developments in the area of equal employment opportunity, the Report spans all areas of EEO policy and
practice." Researchers can search the archive back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up
For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Environment & Safety Resource Center
BNA's Environment & Safety Library provides information pertaining to federal and state environment and safety
laws and regulations. The Library also includes the full text of regulations and directives from Canada, Mexico,
and the European Union as well as the full text of cases from United States federal, state, and administrative
courts. Primary sources are enhanced by annotations, analysis, and commentary.
BNA Environment Reporter
Environment Reporter provides information on current legal developments pertaining to environmental topics,
including air pollution, climate change, waste control and cleanup, water pollution, and more. Researchers can
search the archive back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the
database home page.
BNA Environmental Due Diligence Guide Report
Includes analysis, guidance, primary source material, and current news about environmental due diligence.
BNA Expert Evidence Report
Expert Evidence Report provides news and analysis of the latest developments "relating to Daubert and its
progeny, including court rulings, legislative proposals, and rule reforms..." Researchers can search the archive
back to 1999. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
Researchers can search the archive back to 2001. Semi-monthly email updates are available; click "Sign Up
For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Export Reference Library
BNA's Export Reference Library provides information on international trade, including information on country
profiles, trade blocs, exporting fundamentals, working across borders, U.S. export regulations, international
agreements, interactive forms, STAT_USA (the U.S. government's subscription trade database with statistics
and other information), and links to other helpful information on the Internet.
BNA Family Law Reporter
The BNA Family Law Reporter is a weekly service tracking changes and developments in all areas of family law
at the state and federal levels, including adoption, grandparent rights, custody, alimony, marital debt and
bankruptcy, property, tax, divorce, and domestic violence. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up
For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Federal Contracts Report
Reports on "issues affecting the federal acquisition of goods and services"; major topics including accounting,
acquisition reform, aerospace industry, bid protests, contract disputes, cost accounting and pricing, defense
contracting, labor standards, and more. Researchers can search the archive back to 1996.
BNA Government Employee Relations Report
Government Employee Relations Report provides "full coverage of the latest developments in employee
relations at federal, state, and local levels." Researchers can search the archive back to 1996. Weekly email
updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-mail" on the database home page.
BNA Health Care Policy Report
Health Care Policy Report provides up-to-date news on information pertaining to health care regulation and
policy. Major topics include access, cost containment, e-health, managed care, medical errors, Medicare,
Medicaid, and SCHIP, organ transplants, pharmaceuticals, physician bargaining, plan regulation and liability,
privacy, telemedicine, and more. Researchers can search the archive back to 1996. Weekly email updates are
available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Health Insurance Report
Health Insurance Report provides the latest information on the "managed care industry, including state and
federal laws and policies affecting health plans and providers." Major topics include access, accreditation,
advertising, antitrust, class action litigation, collective bargaining, costs, coverage, financing, fraud and abuse,
information technology, Medicare, medical records, mergers and acquisitions, pharmacy benefits, practice
management, plan administration, plan regulation, PPOs, quality of care, and more. Researchers can search
the archive back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home
page.
BNA Health Law & Business Library












From BNA: "The Health Law & Business Library offers authoritative, in-depth, and practice-oriented legal
analysis of important issues affecting the health care industry, in combination with full text of the statutes,
regulations, and agency documents health lawyers need in daily practice, a digest of recent state legislative
activity, multiple topical surveys of state law, and a news archive."
BNA Health Law Resource Center
"[P]ractice-oriented news, legal analysis, and practice tools addressing important issues affecting the health
care industry, in combination with full text of the statutes, regulations, agency documents and case law . . . ,
[p]ractitioner-authored portfolios, treatises, BNA Insights articles, and checklists and forms . . . , new state
legislation, ongoing regulatory activity, and topical state law surveys"--Publisher Information
BNA Homeland Security Briefing
From BNA: "Homeland Security Briefing provides essential details on significant federal and state actions
related to security and antiterrorist policies, focusing on developments at the...Department of Homeland
Security, congressional oversight and funding of the agency, and the effects of nationwide implementation of
the federal PATRIOT Act." Researchers can search the archive back to 2003. Daily email updates are available;
click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA HR & Payroll Resource Center
The HR & Payroll Resource Center provides access to BNA's Human Resources Library, Payroll Library,
Compensation & Benefits Library, and the Decision Support Networks for HR, International HR, and Payroll.
BNA Intellectual Property Law Resource Center
BNA's Intellectual Property Law Resource Center is designed to enhance IP research by providing the full-text
of all cases reported in United States Patents Quarterly from 1929 to the present, the USPQ Classification
Outline and Topical Index, the full text of IP law statutes from the U.S. code, and Harmon on Patents: BlackLetter Law and Commentary, all in one location.
BNA International Environment Reporter
International Environment Reporter provides the latest information in "environmental news, laws, regulations,
and policies--in all major industrialized and developing nations, as well as in international governmental and
nongovernmental organizations." Researchers can search the archive back to 1996. Biweekly email updates
are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA International Tax Monitor
From BNA: "International Tax Monitor delivers daily news and analysis from the world’s financial and business
centers, focused on tax and accounting developments affecting transnational enterprises." Major topics include:
corporate income taxes, electronic taxes, foreign tax credits, income sourcing, international accounting
standards, IRS regulations, the OECD, tax treaty negotiations and implementation, and more. Researchers can
search the archive back to 2001. Daily email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database
home page.
BNA International Trade Daily
International Trade Daily "covers U.S. and foreign trade policy, with a focus on topics such as export incentives,
financing, licensing, foreign investments, limits on imports, import relief, and adjustment assistance." Major
topics include agricultural trade, balance of trade, banking, export incentives, financing, foreign investments,
import relief, information technology, insurance, licensing, limits on imports, steel, taxation, telecommunications,
textiles, trade in services, negotiations and agreements, and the WTO. Researchers can search the archive
back to 1998. Daily email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA International Trade Reporter
International Trade Weekly covers significant developments in U.S. and foreign trade policy and international
business. Major topics include agricultural trade, balance of trade, banking, export controls, financing, foreign
investments, insurance, licensing, limits on imports, textiles, negotiations and agreements, the WTO, and more.
Researchers can search the archive back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For EMail" on the database home page.
BNA Labor and Employment Law Resource Center
BNA's Labor and Employment Law Resource Center provides analysis, news, and primary sources on a variety
of labor and employment law topics including fair employment, employment rights, Equal Employment
Opportunity compliance, the Americans with Disabilities Act, wages and hours, affirmative action, and
occupational safety.
BNA Labor Relations Week
Labor Relations Week provides weekly coverage of developments affecting labor relations and labor law issues.
Researchers can search the archive back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For Email" on the database home page.
BNA Life Sciences Law & Industry Report
Life Sciences Law & Industry Report provides information on current legal issues in the life science industry.
Major topics include antitrust, bioinformatics, biotechnology, bioterrorism countermeasures, clinical research,
data banks, drug delivery, emerging technologies, the FDA, fraud and abuse, intellectual property, marketing,
securities, stem cells, tissue banks, and more. Researchers can search the archive back to 2007. Biweekly
email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Media Law Reporter
Media Law Reporter provides the latest news on developments affecting media law, including cases, pending
legislation, state activities, and important meetings. The database contains the full-text opinions of cases
decided at all levels of the federal and state court systems along with explanatory headnotes. Finding aids help












researchers identify important cases and news. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail
Highlights" on the database home page.
BNA Medical Devices Law & Industry Report
Medical Devices Law & Industry Report covers major news and developments in the medical devices industry.
Major topics include adverse event reporting, advertising, approvals, bioethics, classification, coverage,
diagnostic equipment, FTC, FDA, gainsharing, implants, instruments, intellectual property, investment capital,
off-label use, pricing, manufacturing, pediatric safety and review, public policy, recalls, user fees, and more.
Researchers can search the archive back to 2007. Biweekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For EMail" on the database home page.
BNA Medical Research Law & Policy Report
Medical Research Law & Policy Report covers regulatory and legal developments affecting medical research.
Major topics include accreditation, bioterrorism, clinical trial mishaps, cloning, conflicts of interest, data
monitoring committees, genetic research, human subject protections, informed consent, institutional review
boards, intellectual property, patients' rights, privacy, misconduct, and stem cell research. Researchers can
search the archive back to 2002. Bimonthly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the
database home page.
BNA Medicare Report
Medicare report provides the latest news and analysis of legal, legislative, and regulatory developments
affecting Medicare. Major topics include the appeals process, budgetary proposals, coverage policy, durable
medical equipment, fraud and abuse, HHS Inspector General's Office, home health care, managed care,
Medigap insurance, nursing homes, prescription drugs, Provider Reimbursement Review Board, and more.
Researchers can search the archive back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For EMail" on the database home page.
BNA Mergers & Acquisitions Law Report
Mergers & Acquisitions Law Report provides "comprehensive, in-depth coverage of federal, state, and
international M&A news in litigation, legislation, and regulation." Topics include corporate law, securities,
environment, tax, labor and employment, intellectual property, and more. Researchers can search the archive
back to 1999. Weekly email updates available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Money & Politics Report
Money & Politics Report covers news affecting "campaign finance, lobbying, and government ethics issues at
federal, state, and local levels." Major topics include campaign spending, election administration, Federal
Election Commission, gift bans, Lobbying Disclosure Act, Office of Government Ethics, recordkeeping and
reporting, and more. Researchers can search the archive back to 1997. Daily email updates are available; click
"Sign Up for E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal
BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal provides the latest information on cases, statutes, and other
developments affecting intellectual property law. Major topics include biotechnology, cable TV and digital audio
recording technology, claim construction, compilations, software, derivative works, dilution, fair use, first-to-file
system, generic drugs, international patent harmonization, means plus function claims, public performance, tariff
and trade agreements, trademark actual use requirements, and more. Researchers can search the archive back
to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily
BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily provides the latest information on cases, statutes, and other
developments affecting intellectual property law. Major topics include biotechnology, cable TV and digital audio
recording technology, software, derivative works, dilution, fair use, first-to-file system, gene patenting, generic
drugs, international patent harmonization, public performance, tariff and trade agreements, trademark actual
use requirements, and more. Researchers can search the archive back to 1998. Daily email updates are
available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Pension & Benefits Daily
Pension & Benefits Daily provides current information on the latest developments in employee pension and
benefits practice. Researchers can search the archive back to 1997. Daily email updates are available; click
"Sign Up For E-mail" on the database home page.
BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter
BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter helps researchers "monitor the laws, regulations, cases, and issues that
influence pension and benefits policy, design, and administration." Researchers can search the archive back to
1996. Key features include a blog. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-mail" on the
database home page.
BNA Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Report
Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Daily covers the latest "regulatory and litigation developments affecting the
pharmaceutical and biotech industries." Major topics include reforms to the Hatch-Waxman Act, fraud and
abuse investigations, FDA regulation of advertising and marketing, FTC antitrust enforcement actions, generic
drugs, state Medicaid formularies, biotechnology patents, Medicare drug benefits, and drug pricing lawsuits.
Researchers can search the archive back to 2001. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For EMail" on the database home page.
BNA Privacy & Security Law Resource Center
Includes "practice-oriented news, legal analysis, and practice tools addressing important issues in privacy and
information security, in combination with full text of the statutes, regulations, agency documents and case law"
related to privacy and security.--Publisher Information














BNA Product Safety & Liability Reporter
Product Liability Daily provides news and analysis of the latest developments affecting product liability law,
litigation, and regulation. Major topics including asbestos, the Consumer Product Safety Act, lead paint, drugs
and medical devices, motor vehicles, pending litigation, product recalls, and more. Researchers can search the
archive back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home
page.
BNA Right-to-Know Planning Guide Report
The Right-to-Know Planning Guide Report provides the latest news "on all facts of emergency planning and
community right-to-know issues." Major topics include chemical safety, emergency planning, enforcement, fall
protection, hazard communication, Hazmat transport, pollution prevention, reporting, toxic release inventory,
workplace safety, and more. Researchers can search the archive back to 1999. Biweekly email updates are
available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Securities Law Daily
Securities Law Daily provides "the day's top stories in securities law and futures regulation." Researchers can
search the archive back to 1998. Daily email updates available; click "Sign Up For Email" on the database home
page.
BNA Securities Regulation & Law Report
Securities Regulation & Law Report provides the week's top stories in securities law and futures regulation.
Researchers can search the archive back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For EMail" on the database home page.
BNA State Environment Daily
State Environment Daily provides information on "major environmental legislative, regulatory, and judicial
developments, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia." Major topics include air pollution, chemicals,
drinking water, federal preemption, hazardous waste, Hazmat transportation, legislation, motor vehicles,
pesticides, radioactive waste, recycling, waste management, and more. Researchers can search the archive
back to 1998. Daily email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Tax and Accounting Center
BNA's Tax and Accounting Center offers "analysis, news, primary sources, and practice tools covering federal,
international, and state tax issues and financial accounting."
BNA Tax Management Transfer Pricing Report
This publication "provides news and analysis on U.S. and other governments' tax policies regarding
intercompany transfer pricing and helps companies structure their operations to avoid double taxation. It
provides analytical news and feature articles...on the most recent transfer pricing developments in U.S. courts,
at the IRS, in Congress, and around the world." Researchers can search the archive back to 1992. Biweekly
email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Tax Management Weekly Report
Tax Management Weekly Report provides news and analysis of the latest developments affecting tax law,
including articles on emerging areas. Major topics include federal income taxation, estates, gifts & trusts, estate
planning, valuation, foreign income taxation, partnerships, S corporations, corporate taxes, compensation
planning, IRS procedure, and more. Researchers can search the archive back to 1999. Weekly email updates
are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Tax Management Weekly State Tax Report
Tax Management Weekly State Tax Report provides news and analysis of the latest developments affecting
state tax law, including state-by-state analysis of state tax codes. Major topics include federal constitutional
limitations on state taxation, nexus, allocation and apportionment, pass-through entities, bankruptcy, appeal
procedures, exemptions, banks, and more. Researchers can search the archive back to 1997. Weekly email
updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Tax Planning International Asia-Pacific Focus
This publication provides "in-depth articles on tax developments, legislative updates, and tax planning issues in
Asia-Pacific countries, as well as essential tax briefings on the region." Researchers can search the archive
back to 2003. Twice-weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home
page.
BNA Tax Planning International European Tax Service
This publication provides the latest news, analysis, case reports, and technical articles regarding developments
in EU tax legislation and implementation. Researchers can search the archive back to 2003. Monthly email
updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Tax Planning International Indirect Taxes
This publication provides detailed information and analysis about indirect taxes across the globe, including EU
VAT, sales tax, customs, and the UK stamp duty. Researchers can search the archive back to 2003. Monthly
email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Tax Planning International Review
This publication provides news and analysis of developments related to cross-border taxation issues. Major
topics include holding companies in Asia, China's easing restrictions on foreign investment, taxation of share for
share exchanges, treatment of stock options, and tax treaty updates. Researchers can search the archive back
to 2003. Monthly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA TaxCore













TaxCore provides full-text access to tax-related documents from the IRS, Congress, and many other sources.
Researchers can search the archive back to 1997. Daily email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail"
on the database home page.
BNA Toxics Law Reporter
Toxics Law Reporter provides "coverage of significant developments in toxic tort, hazardous waste, and related
insurance litigation, plus analysis from top litigators." Major topics include allocation issues, business and real
estate transactions, CERCLA/Superfund, contribution protection, cost recovery and cleanup litigation, due
diligence, environmental exposure, government enforcement actions, hazardous waste, insurance, personal
injury, product liability, property damage, RCRA citizen suits, spills, tort reform, and more. Researchers can
search the archive back to 1996. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the
database home page.
BNA Transfer Pricing International Journal
This publication provides news and analysis of legislative developments related to transfer pricing regulation.
Major topics include: cross-border guarantees, allocation of profits to Permanent Establishments, tax-efficient
IP, successful transfer pricing strategy, and technical information on transfer pricing rules across the globe.
Researchers can search the archive back to 2003. Monthly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For EMail" on the database home page.
BNA Transportation Watch
Transportation Watch "offers comprehensive coverage of federal transportation policy, regulation, litigation, and
spending, especially in relation to the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century." Major topics include
airline mergers, Amtrak funding, environmental compliance, highway spending, mass transit, taxes, and
trucking. Researchers can search the archive back to 1999. Daily email updates are available; click "Sign Up
For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA Union Labor Report Newsletter
News, including cases, about union labor.
BNA United States Law Week
United States Law Week covers the most significant legal developments in all areas of law throughout the
United States including judicial, regulatory, and legislative developments. Researchers can search the archive
back to 1997. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA White Collar Crime Report
BNA White Collar Crime Report provides biweekly news and analysis on developments affecting the defense
and prosecution of white collar crimes in the United States. Reports include news about cases, legislation, and
regulations, and actions taken by the Justice Department and U.S. Sentencing Commission. Researchers can
search the archive back to 2006. Biweekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up for E-Mail" on the
database home page.
BNA Workplace Immigration Report
News, including cases, about employment-related immigration.
BNA Workplace Law Report
From BNA: "Workplace Law Report provides weekly coverage of key federal and state court rulings under
employment and labor laws, plus information on regulatory actions and administrative rulings." Researchers can
search the archive back to 2003. Weekly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-mail" on the
database home page.
BNA World Communications Regulation Report
From BNA: "World Communications Regulation Report provides details of international regulation of
communication technologies (land-line phone, mobile, handhelds, or desktop computer) giving an insight into
the latest legal developments relating to issues such as electronic signatures, data privacy, Internet
governance, domain names, technological protection measures to prevent copying or file sharing, broadcastingplus related legal issues such as Antitrust and law enforcement measures including wiretapping." Researchers
can search the archive back to 2006. Monthly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the
database home page.
BNA World Data Protection Report
BNA World Data Protection Report provides news coverage of developments affecting privacy laws across the
globe. Major topics include direct marketing regulations, subject access requests, identity theft, encryption,
electronic data interchange standards, monitoring and surveillance in the workplace, network security,
infrastructure protection, data protection policies, and more. Researchers can search the archive back to 2006.
Monthly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
BNA World Securities Law Report
From BNA: "World Securities Law Report provides monthly news of developments in the regulation of
transactions involving securities around the world, as well as expert analysis of and practical guidance
regarding these developments. Focuses particularly on developments affecting cross-border transactions."
Researchers can search the archive back to 2004. Monthly email updates are available; click "Sign Up For EMail" on the database home page.
BNA WTO Reporter
WTO Reporter covers the activities of the World Trade Organization. Major topics include: accession of
members, antidumping measures, competition, customs, dispute resolution decisions, duties, electronic
commerce, General Council meetings, rules of origin, and more. Researchers can search the archive back to
2000. Daily email updates are available; click "Sign Up For E-Mail" on the database home page.
Byer's Civil Motions

















Practice guide to procedural and substantive aspects of civil motions in New York courts. Includes a method
pinpointing the subject matter with relevant discussion and the cases which are supportive of the principle
involved.
CALI
CALI provides more than 300 interactive, computer-based lessons covering 28 legal education subject areas.
The lessons are designed to augment traditional law school instruction and give students immediate feedback
on their comprehension and analysis in a specific area of law. Cornell Law students create their own accounts
using an authorization code.
Canada Supreme Court Reports
The official bilingual series published under authority of the Supreme Court Act. Coverage begins in 1876.
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
Produced by staff of Information Services (INSRV), Cardiff University, Wales. According to the Index's "About"
page, it "mainly covers law reports and law periodicals, but some legislative publications and major textbooks
are also included," and over 295 jurisdictions are featured.
CenStats
CenStats databases provide US statistical data on building permits, business patterns, international trade,
occupational data by race and sex, and USA counties.
Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates (1774-1875). Presents digital images of the most complete
collections of U.S. Congressional documents in their original format, including the records and acts of Congress
from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention through the 43rd Congress, as well as the first
three volumes of the Congressional Record, 1873-75. Keyword searchable.
Chile Declassification Project
The collection includes several thousands of government reports, memos, and correspondence detailing the
relationship between US Government and Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet who ruled Chile from 1973-1990.
The online Research Guide to the CDP contains a brief history of the Pinochet reign in Chile, an archival list of
the library's holdings, and annotations to related print and online research sources.
Code of Federal Regulations
Comprehensive set in PDF Format of the Code of Federal Regulations. Covers 1938 to present.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
An online source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from
1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from
NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
Congress and the Courts
Collection featuring William H. Manz's Congress and the Courts: A Legislative History 1787-2010. Includes all
relevant documents prepared by Congress relating to the purpose, formation, organization, and restructuring of
the federal government; Federal Judicial Center Publications; and other related links and works.
Congress.gov
The congressional information system from the Library of Congress. For the Library of Congress's previous
congressional information system (still kept up to date), see THOMAS.
Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research
CISER assists Cornell affiliates with empirical social and economic research projects. CISER provides
computing systems support, software consulting, access to data sets and consulting, workshops, and other
training.
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
This is an extensive bibliographical compilation of books, contributions to books, casebooks, articles, working
papers, web sites, and other publications authored by faculty over the course of their careers, searchable by
individual faculty member and keyword.
Cornell University Law Library Trial Pamphlets Collection
Contemporary popular accounts of trials from the 1600s to the 1800s. The trials involved prominent citizens or
dealt with especially controversial or lurid topics. They were sold to an eager public as both a form of
entertainment and as cautionary tales. Some include the details and illustrations of scandalous crimes and
others include “execution sermons,” which were meant to serve as moral examples to the readers.
Cornell University Statistical Databases
Cornell University Library offers many statistical resources and raw data sets.
Cornell’s Foreign and International Law Guide
A selective guide to Web sites providing links to texts of laws and court decisions, research guides and
commentary on laws, international documents, directories, trade information, and statistics, maintained by
librarians at Cornell Law Library.
CQ Congress Collection
CQ Congress Collection is a full text research and reference database allowing historical analysis of Congress
from the 97th (1981) and covering members, their legislative voting behavior, interest groups, and their
interactions in crafting public policy. The database integrates encyclopedic entries, legislative policy histories,
chronologies, statistics, biographies, ratings, maps, demographic and electoral data, as well as roll call votes
(with key votes since the 91st Congress). Among site features are comparative and advanced analysis,
weblinks, and the CQ Electronic Library (CQEL) Search option.
CQ Politics in America

















Designed for use by political professionals, government officials, students, scholars, and interested citizens, this
resource contains in-depth profiles of every congressional member as well as data on their constituencies,
apportionment, and redistricting. Detailed member profiles provide concise insight and candid analysis of
personalities, political styles, legislative agendas, political ambitions, and reputations at home and on the Hill.
CQ Press Electronic Library
Includes CQ Researcher and online editions of CQ Press reference books.
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher provides articles on current and controversial world issues. Each article gives historical
background, a description of the current situation, chronology of events, arguments pro and con, and a
bibliography for further study. For more information, click here.
CQ Voting and Elections Collection
CQ Voting and Elections Collection integrates data, analyses, explanations, and historical material to provide a
research and reference tool on the American voter, major and minor political parties, campaigns and elections,
and historical and modern races for Congress, the presidency, and governorships.
CQ Weekly
CQ Weekly provides non-partisan resources on information on Capitol Hill, with complete coverage of bill
status, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering. The Web version
includes access to the full text of all articles published since 1983. In addition some articles are available before
they appear in print.
Criminal Justice Abstracts
Full-text journal articles and abstracts related to criminal law, criminal justice, and criminology. Covers hundreds
of journals from around the world.
Current Digest of the Chinese Press
A collection of articles from key Chinese newspapers on topics including politics, international relations,
security, and economics. Articles are selected from a wide variety of Chinese sources targeted at a domestic
audience. Each article is translated into English.
Current Index to Legal Periodicals
Subscription-based current awareness service for legal research. Provides subject indexing and listing of tables
of contents for more than 500 law journals. Covers 1999 to current issue.
Declassified Documents Reference System
This database includes keyword searchable full-text PDF documents declassified by the US government. The
database ranges from the years immediately following World War II, when declassified documents were first
made widely available, through the 1970s. Nearly every major foreign and domestic event of these years is
covered.
Discover Plus
Complete access to Practising Law Institute’s treatises, course handbooks, legal forms, program transcripts and
answer books.
Donovan Nuremberg Trials Collection
The Donovan Nuremberg Trials collection consists of nearly 150 bound volumes of Nuremberg trial transcripts
and documents from the personal archives of General William J. Donovan (1883-1959).
EDGAR (SEC)
All companies regulated by the SEC, both foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements,
periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR. Anyone can access and download this
information for free. Here you'll find links to a complete list of filings available through EDGAR and instructions
for searching the EDGAR database.
ELR: Environmental Law Reporter
Environmental law and policy research site providing access to over 40 years of ELR analysis, extensive links to
statutes, regulations and policies, a comprehensive subject matter index, and many other tools.
Empirical Legal Resources, Cornell Law School
Cornell Law School Professors Theodore Eisenberg and Kevin Clermont developed this Web site that provides
helpful tools for conducting empirical research, including several extensive databases of federal and state
cases, instruction modules on statistics, scholarly articles, and lists of statistical resources available at Cornell
University.
Encyclopedia of Law and Economics
The Encyclopedia of Law and Economics attempts to survey and analyze the entire literature of Law and
Economics. Entries are organized by topic and contain extensive bibliographies.
English Reports (HeinOnline)
Page images of the original bound reprint edition, including more than 100,000 cases, the indexes, and Book of
Charts. Collection also includes Statutes of the Realm (1235-1713).
Fastcase
Fastcase is a comprehensive, searchable legal database that provides access to statutes, cases, regulations,
constitutions, and court rules from the federal government and all 50 states.
FDsys (Federal Digital System)
Online portal and preservation system for information produced by the federal government, providing free online
access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. Collections include current
and historical Federal Register, United States Code, court opinions, Congressional hearings, Presidential
documents, and much more


















Federal Register Collection
Page-images of the complete Federal Register from 1936 to present. Also includes the Code of Federal
Regulations (1936-), United States Government Manual (1935-2011), Administrative Procedure Act (19441946), Federal Register Indexes (1936-), Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1965-2009), Daily
Compilation of Presidential Documents (2009-), and Code of Emergency Federal Regulations (1965).
Foreign & International Law Resources Database
This HeinOnline database includes international yearbooks and periodicals, law digests, international tribunals
and judicial decisions (primarily from the Hague Permanent Court of International Justice), as well as other
significant works related to foreign and international law. Historical materials currently emphasized. Cornell
community only.
Foreign Law Guide (Reynolds & Flores)
The Reynolds and Flores Foreign Law Guide is perhaps the most well-known and respected research aid for
foreign law. For every country in the world, it provides a brief political history, a description of the legislative and
judicial system, identifies all primary and some secondary sources of law by title, and provides subject access
into each country's statutory code. Links to official websites are given where available. Keyword searching is
available. Funding for this resource is generously provided through the International and Comparative Law
Collections Fund established by Jack G. Clarke, Esq., LLB '52.
Foreign Relations of the United States
The official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic
activity (1861-1976).
Gale Encyclopedia of American Law, 2011
Covers today’s leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law,
and important documents. Includes topics such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment,
domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and more.
Globalization and Labor Standards (GALS)
The GALS Bibliographic Library contains abstracts of recent articles from English-language law journals from
around the world that explore international labor standards and rights in the global economy.
GuideStar
GuideStar provides information about nonprofit organizations, including data, financials, tax exempt status,
leadership, and reviews. Search by topic to identify organizations that are involved in particular causes and
compare organizations side-by-side. Some historical information is available.
HeinOnline
Access to PDF versions of many different American, foreign, and international legal sources, including law
journals, ALI restatements, foreign case reports, federal administrative regulations, federal statutes, U.S.
treaties and agreements, historical legal treatises, among others.
HeinOnline Law Journal Library
The HeinOnline Law Journal Library provides full coverage of almost all American law journals from their
inception, as well as some international law journals. PDF versions of all sources available. Note that most
recent issues are not available.
History of Bankruptcy
Legislative histories, treatises, and other documents relating to bankruptcy in America.
History of International Law
More than 725 titles on International Law subjects such as International Arbitration, War & Peace, Law of the
Sea, and Hague Conference & Conventions. Also includes a bibliography of other works and links to scholarly
articles. Coverage begins in 1690.
ICPSR
ICPSR, the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, is a consortium of roughly 700
universities from around the world that provides training and standards for data access, analysis, and
preservation in the social sciences. ICPSR provides free access to more than 500,000 social science datasets.
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
(1985 – Present) Database contains citations to articles in over 450 legal journals, as well as essay collections,
festschriften, and US Congressional reports. Coverage includes comparative, municipal, and public and private
international law of countries other than the US, the UK and the British Commonwealth.
Index to Legal Periodical Literature (1786-1922)
One database among many included in the 19th Century Masterfile. Provides citations to articles from legal
journals and law reviews. Keyword searchable.
Index to Legal Periodicals (1981–present)
Includes journals, yearbooks, institutes, bar associations, law reviews, book reviews, and government
publications originating in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective (1908-1981)
A retrospective database indexing over 750 legal periodicals published in the United States, Canada, Great
Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Annual surveys of the laws of a jurisdiction, annual surveys of the
federal courts, yearbooks, annual institutes, and annual reviews of the work in a given field or on a given topic
are also covered.
IntelliConnect (CCH): Capital Changes
Capital Changes reports on corporations' capital changes that may have tax consequences for shareholders.
IntelliConnect (CCH): Environmental Compliance


















Environmental Compliance is a searchable database that provides primary sources of law including case law,
statutes, and regulations and also secondary sources such as treatises, forms, articles, and news. Topics
include air quality compliance, hazardous waste compliance, wastewater and water quality compliance, and
environmental laws and regulations.
IntelliConnect (CCH): Federal Tax
IntelliConnect (CCH) is a searchable database that provides primary sources of law including case law,
statutes, and regulations and also secondary sources such as treatises, forms, articles, and news.
IntelliConnect (CCH): Food, Drugs, and Devices
Food, Drugs, and Devices is a searchable database that provides primary sources of law including case law,
statutes, and regulations and also secondary sources such as treatises, forms, articles, and news related to the
topic.
IntelliConnect (CCH): State Tax
IntelliConnect (CCH) is a searchable database that provides primary sources of law including case law,
statutes, and regulations and also secondary sources such as treatises, forms, articles, and news.
IntelliConnect: Labor and Employment Law
Primary and secondary sources of labor and employment law, including materials on Benefits, Human
Resources, OSHA, Payroll, Pension, Safety, Unemployment, and Social Security.
IntelliConnect: Health Care Compliance & Reimbursement
Includes primary sources of law including case law, statutes, and regulations and also secondary sources such
as treatises, forms, articles, and news.
International Court of Justice
The Cornell Law Library maintains an official mirror site of the ICJ, which is the main judicial organ of the United
Nations. The ICJ Web site reproduces dockets, decisions, and other court publications. Our site also provides
research guides and other important documents.
International Encyclopaedia for Labour Law and Industrial Relations
Online version of the 36-volume looseleaf: International Encyclopaedia of Industrial Labour Law and Industrial
Relations. It features country overviews of over 60 countries, English translations of the important labour and
industrial relations laws of over 20 nations, and coverage of individual as well as collective labour relations.
International Labour Organization
The Cornell Law Library maintains an official mirror site of the ILO, which is the UN specialized agency that
seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights. Our site also
provides a research guide for the ILO and a bibliography.
Investment Arbitration Reporter
From the IA Reporter Web site: "Investment Arbitration Reporter is an electronic news service tracking crossborder arbitrations between foreign investors and their host governments." A searchable database of previous
articles and analyses is available. Funding for this resource is generously provided through the International and
Comparative Law Collections Fund established by Jack G. Clarke, Esq., LLB '52.
Israel Law Reports
Funding for this resource is generously provided by Arthur Rosenbloom. Israel Law Reports provides English
translations of select cases from the Supreme Court of Israel. Database includes access to Israel Law Review.
JustCite
Legal citator for UK and European law. Find all cases citing a UK or European case. Search algorithms consider
the relationships between cases. Includes a visualization tool.
KluwerArbitration.com
Funding for this resource is generously provided through the International and Comparative Law Collections
Fund established by Jack G. Clarke, Esq., LLB '52
Law360
Legal news for a wide variety of practice areas. Updated every business day.
LawnB's Legal Information Service
A collection of South Korean legal materials. Includes 50 categories of resources such as statutes, precedents,
commentaries, administrative documents and statistics, academic articles, law journals, e-books, and lawrelated news. Korean language. Accessed via E-Korean Studies portal.
Leadership Library
Search and browse directories for government officials (federal, state, and municipal), law and lobbying firms,
professional and non-profit organizations, news media, corporations, foreign representatives, financial
institutions, accounting firms, and more. Allows searching and browsing within individual directories or across all
14 directories using single or multiple criteria, such as name, job title, industry, and geographical location.
Legal Classics
More than 2,500 classics of legal literature. Also includes rare items found in only a few libraries.
Lexis AS ONE
Lexis AS ONE (formerly LexisNexis JP) provides access to Japanese legislation, archived codes, cases, case
commentaries, court forms, law books, and legal journals, including the Hanrei Times (Case Law Times),
Junkan Kinyu Houmujijyou (Financial Legal Affairs), Kinyu Shouji Hanrei (Financial and Commercial Case Law),
and Rodo Hanrei (Labor Law Cases). Database is in Japanese. Funding for this resource is generously
provided through the International and Comparative Law Collections Fund established by Jack G. Clarke, Esq.,
LLB '52
LexisNexis Academic


















Provides access to full text of many law reviews and journals. Also includes resources for current and general
news; business and financial information; newspapers; company directories; government and politics; medical
and health topics; accounting, auditing, and tax; federal and state laws; legal cases; and regulations. Citing
service available for US Supreme Court cases.
LexisNexis State Capital
Provides access to bills, laws, constitutions, proposed and enacted regulations, legislature membership and
newspapers of record for all the states.
LLMC Digital
LLMC provides access to digital images from over 7,500 titles of historic legal literature and government
documents. Keyword searchable.
Making of Modern Law: Foreign Primary Sources, 1600-1970
Includes historical legal codes, statutes, regulations, and commentaries on codes from the United Kingdom,
France, Germany, and other countries in northern Europe. Also searchable through Artemis Primary Sources.
Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International Law, 1600-1926
Brings together foreign, comparative, and international titles from 1600 to 1926 in a single resource. The
Foreign Law component features foreign legal treatises of a variety of countries. Because the term "treatise" is
more of a common-law category, the equivalent works in civil-law systems may have other names such as
commentaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, monographs, or festschriften. Also searchable through Artemis
Primary Sources.
Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800-1926
The Making of Modern Law features a fully searchable database of more than 21,000 Anglo-American legal
works including casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters,
speeches and more. Also searchable through Artemis Primary Sources.
Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources
Includes early U.S. state codes, municipal codes, constitutional conventions and compilations, legal
dictionaries, and other documents from the United States and published records of the thirteen British colonies.
Fully searchable digital images of original published works. Also searchable through Artemis Primary Sources.
Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926
Full-text collection of Anglo-American trials. Includes both published trial transcripts and popular printed
accounts of sensational trials, in digitized images of the original publications. Also searchable through Artemis
Primary Sources.
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public Int'l Law
This resource is a scholarly, comprehensive encyclopedia on public international law from Oxford University
Press. Articles are updated regularly. Funding for this resource is generously provided through the International
and Comparative Law Collections Fund established by Jack G. Clarke, Esq., LLB '52.
National Archives and Records Administration
NARA, an independent Federal agency, is America's national recordkeeper. Its mission is to ensure ready
access to the essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials,
and the national experience.
New York City Administrative Code
Online access to the New York City Administrative Code.
New York City Charter
Online access to the New York City Charter.
New York Judges’ Part Rules
Part Rules are court rules for individual judges. This database includes a comprehensive listing of Part Rules for
all New York judges in the Federal Court and State Appellate and Supreme Court in the First and Second
Departments.
New York Law Journal
New York Law Journal provides the latest developments and trends for the New York legal environment.
New York State Assembly
This information system contains general information about the current two-year legislative session, including
detailed information on legislation, Assembly committee and floor calendars, the state constitution, and laws of
New York State.
New York State Assembly Bill Search
This information system contains general information about the current two-year legislative session, including
detailed information on legislation, Assembly committee and floor calendars, the state constitution, and laws of
New York State.
New York State Laws, Court Acts, and Rules
Online access to New York Consolidated and Unconsolidated Laws, Court Acts, Assembly Rules, and Senate
Rules through the New York State Legislature's Web site.
News Research: Finding the News
A chronological overview of the major resources for finding the news, both historical and recent, with advice for
the news researcher.
19th Century Masterfile
An online reference service for scholars, bibliographers, and students of the Nineteenth Century providing PDF
images from 19th century sources. Specific sources of note for the legal researcher include Index to Legal
Periodical Literature (1786-1922) and numerous patent and government document indices from the US and

















England. Also available: newspaper indices and limited periodical indices with full text links. Keyword
searchable.
Oxford Bibliographies–International Law
Includes 48 articles guiding researchers to the best scholarship available in international law. The articles
combine the features of annotated bibliographies and a high-level encyclopedia.
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History
Covers key events, historical actors, presidential elections, court cases, and larger political and legal trends
throughout American history.
Oxford Reports on International Law
Contains domestic cases in international law from over 65 jurisdictions and cases on international criminal law
and international human rights law. Features expert commentary, full texts of judgments in their original
language and translations of key passages of non-English judgments into English. Archive includes cases
dating back to 2000. Offers multiple options for searching or browsing decisions by country, keyword, or full text
search. User may sign up for free case alerts via e-mail. Funding for this resource is generously provided
through the International and Comparative Law Collections Fund established by Jack G. Clarke, Esq., LLB '52.
PACER
PACER provides access to docket information and case filings to U.S. District, Appellate, and Bankruptcy
Courts. Most PACER content is available through Bloomberg Law.
Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law Publications
Collection of full-text searchable images of notable foreign and comparative law titles. Includes Szladits'
Bibliography on Foreign and Comparative Law: Books and Articles in English.
Pentagon Papers
United States Department of Defense history of the United States' involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967.
Officially titled "United States-Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense."
Permanent Court of Arbitration
An official documents Web site for the Permanent Court of Arbitration maintained by Cornell Law Library.
PKULaw (Chinese)
PKULaw(formerly ChinaLawInfo) is a comprehensive and authoritative database of Chinese legal information,
which contains all the laws, regulations, and cases in Chinese since 1949. It also includes all issues of 35
domestic law journals, with over 100,000 full-text articles in Chinese. Funding for this resource is generously
provided through the International and Comparative Law Collections Fund established by Jack G. Clarke, Esq.,
LLB '52.
PKULaw (English)
PKULaw (formerly LawInfoChina) provides English-language versions of Chinese Laws & Regulations and
Cases, as well as Legal News and Legal information databases in full text. The Gazettes and Law Journals
databases provide the complete table of contents of the official gazettes of various government entities as well
as a variety of Chinese legal journals. Funding for this resource is generously provided through the International
and Comparative Law Collections Fund established by Jack G. Clarke, Esq., LLB '52.
Policies and Laws of China (PLOC)
Comprehensive, full-text Chinese-language database of Chinese laws, policies and regulations of both the
national and regional levels from 1949 onward.
Practical Law Company
Free accounts available for law students, faculty, and staff; sign up on Practical Law Company's Web site.
Practical Law Company provides practical information about corporate & securities law and finance.
Recommended for students interested in transactional work.
Practising Law Institute (PLI) Discover Plus
Complete access to Practising Law Institute’s treatises, course handbooks, legal forms, program transcripts and
answer books
Presidential Directives
Presidential directives are signed or authorized by the President and are issued by the National Security
Council. While many recent ones are classified, this guide from the Library of Congress will help you find the
unclassified directives available on the Internet.
ProQuest Congressional Publications
Contains materials pertaining to the U.S. Congress including the complete U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 18172014; bills, laws, hearing transcripts, committee reports, documents, and the Congressional Record. Includes
digital images of many bills and resolutions.
ProQuest Digital Microfilm
Features full page images of major American newspapers, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. Images are usually available six to eight weeks
after original publication.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Includes searchable full-text and full-image articles for newspapers from the 19th century through the early
2000s. For most titles, the collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue, cover to
cover, in downloadable PDF files. Titles include the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and other major
historic American and foreign newspapers. For more current images, see Proquest Digital Microfilm.
ProQuest Legislative Insight


















Includes over 18,000 thoroughly researched legislative histories, including the full text of the enacted public law,
all versions of related bills, and related Congressional Record excerpts, committee hearings, committee reports,
committee prints, Presidential signing statements, and miscellaneous congressional publications.
Revised Statutes of Canada
Canada's federal statutes. Includes 1886, 1906, 1927, 1952, 1970, and 1985 (most recent) editions.
Scholarship@Cornell Law
A service of the Cornell Law Library, Scholarship@Cornell provides open, global access to the scholarship of
Cornell Law School faculty, students, and visiting scholars. The repository provides free permanent online
access to conference papers, lectures, reports, workshop presentations, pre-prints and other works in progress,
and published articles.
Session Laws Library
Contains images of the official bound session laws of all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, from
inception to date. The session laws for all states are current within 60 days of printed publication. Also includes
Acts of the Parliaments of Australia (1901-2011) and of Canada (1792-2011) and the Official Gazette of the
Bahamas (1968-1996).
Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) provides scholarly working papers and published articles in the
social sciences, including the Legal Scholarship Network (LSN) and the Economics Research Network (ESN).
Abstracts and PDFs of articles available.
State & Local Government on the Net
Comprehensive gateway to sites controlled by state and local governments organized by state; also provides a
wide selection of links to the federal government, regional compacts, and professional organizations related to
public administration. Includes search engine.
Subject Compilations of State Laws
Identifies and describes over 20,000 multiple-state law surveys in hundreds of different sources. Includes links
to items otherwise included in HeinOnline.
Supreme Court Library
HeinOnline's Supreme Court Library includes complete coverage of all Supreme Court opinions in PDF; historic
treatises analyzing the Court, its jurisprudence, and its Justices; and two journals devoted to the Court, the
Supreme Court Review and the Supreme Court Economic Review.
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint is a comprehensive tax and accounting research database covering tax and
accounting laws and news on the international, federal, state and local levels; includes treaties, statutes, codes,
rules, regulations, decisions, tax citators, IRS publications, legislative materials, current awareness tax news
sources, and periodicals.
TradeLawGuide
TradeLawGuide provides comprehensive access to WTO law, including agreements, rules of interpretation, and
jurisprudence. Features include a citator, a subject navigator, full text searching, and jurisprudence pending.
Funding for this resource is generously provided through the International and Comparative Law Collections
Fund established by Jack G. Clarke, Esq., LLB '52.
Treaties and Agreements Library
This library of HeinOnline is a comprehensive and searchable collection of treaties to which the United States
has been a party. Includes all currently in-force treaties, expired treaties, and yet-to-be published treaties in an
original, image-based format.
U.S. Attorney General Opinions
Official opinions of the U.S. Attorney General, as well as many other documents from the Department of Justice.
U.S. Federal Legislative History Library
Includes federal legislative histories published by both the U.S. Government Publishing Office and private
publishers and a finding aid based on Nancy Johnson's "Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories."
U.S. International Trade Library
Includes US International Trade Commission publications, legislative histories, CFR and U.S. Code Titles 15
and 19, notable publications, and scholarly articles.
U.S. Presidential Library
Includes Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Public Papers of the Presidents, Daily and Weekly
Compilation of Presidential Documents, and other documents related to U.S. Presidents.
U.S. Statutes at Large
Complete page-image set of the Statutes at Large. Includes browsing and searching options.
U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals
Reports, decisions, and records of federal agencies including Federal Communications Commission, National
Labor Relations Board, and Securities and Exchange Commission.
U.S. Supreme Court Records & Briefs
This database contains nearly 11 million pages of records and briefs brought before the U.S. Supreme Court in
the period 1832-1978.
UNBISnet (U.N. Bibliographic Information System)
Catalog of all UN publications and documentation. Includes PDF images of documents as available. Also
provides voting records for all adopted resolutions, an index to speeches, and some non-UN publications held in
the collection of the Dag Hammarskjöld Library.
















UNILEX
A database of international case law and bibliography of articles on the United Nations Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) and on the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial
Contracts from 1988 - present. Text of instruments in English, with contracting info by country. Cases and
bibliographies/articles can be browsed by date, country, arbitral award, author, subject, etc. Full text documents
where available in the vernacular.
United Nations Official Documents
Official repository for documents published by the United Nations. The full text of documents dating back to
1992 is accessible in PDF in all official languages of the United Nations. Documents are stored in two
databases: (1) UN Documentation, which includes documents back to 1992; and (2) UN Resolutions, which
includes resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and Trusteeship
Council since 1946.
United Nations Treaty Collection
Provides online access to PDFs of primary publications, including Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with
the Secretary General, United Nations Treaty Service, Texts of Recently Deposited Multilateral Treaties (4/03 –
present), and League of Nations Treaty Series (7/5/20 – 10/3/44).
United States Code
Page-images of all editions of the United States Code (from 1925-1926 through 2006) as well as a large
collection of federal statutory compilations predating the United States Code.
United States Code
The United States Code from the Office of the Law Revision Counsel.
Voxgov
"Voxgov is a discovery platform with a wealth of analytics providing fast and reliable access to unfiltered original
source news, media and information direct from all branches of the U.S. Federal Government. Voxgov enables
users to easily find who in government is saying what and when on any subject throughout all phases of the
political, legislative and regulatory process."--Publisher information.
Women and the Law
A collection of books, biographies and periodicals dedicated to women’s roles in society and the law. Includes
more than 70 titles from Emory University Law School’s Feminism and Legal Theory Project.
World Constitutions Illustrated - HeinOnline
World Constitutions Illustrated from HeinOnline contains every country's constitution in its original language
(many English translations are also available), books about the development of constitutional law, and links to
scholarly articles and Internet resources on foreign constitutional law.
WorldTradeLaw.net
Provides primary source documents related to international trade law, a full-text search engine for GATT/WTO
decisions, and a large collection of links to other sources of information. "Dispute Settlement Commentary"
provides summary and critical analysis of all new WTO Panel and Appellate Body reports within 1-3 weeks after
they are circulated to the WTO Members. Funding for this resource is generously provided through the
International and Comparative Law Collections Fund established by Jack G. Clarke, Esq., LLB '52.
World Trials Library
HeinOnline's collection includes complete sets of American State Trials, Howell's State Trials, and the
Nuremburg Trials. It also includes trial transcripts, critical court documents, monographs about famous trials,
and biographies of trial lawyers.
x Banking Law Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Bankruptcy Law Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Criminal Law Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Criminal Procedure Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Dispute Resolution Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Employment Law Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.















x Environmental Law Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Family Law Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Foreign Law Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Intellectual Property Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x International Law Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x International Trade Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Law and Medicine Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Legal History Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Politics Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Product Liability Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Property Law Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Search InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library, which highlights valuable law-related Web sites.
Law librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject
access to them. InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication, and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Search Web sites in InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Securities Law Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library that highlights valuable law-related Web sites. Law
librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject tags.
InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication and as a keyword-searchable database.
x Taxation Web sites from InSITE
InSITE is a current awareness service of Cornell Law Library, which highlights valuable law-related Web sites.
Law librarians (research services librarians) at Cornell select useful sites and provide commentary and subject
access to them. InSITE is available as a print or electronic publication, and as a keyword-searchable database.
Major Legal Databases












Bloomberg Law
Research platform that integrates legal information with business news and intelligence. Provides a legal citator,
points of law, cases, statutes, news, and transactional documents. Personal accounts are available for
members of the Cornell Law School community. Contact Law Library reference for information on setting up an
account.
BNA
Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) publishes daily, weekly, and monthly reports on the latest in legal news. BNA
offers numerous databases on the following topics: antitrust, banking, bankruptcy, corporate and securities,
criminal law, employee benefits, employment and labor, environment and safety, ethics, family law, health care,
homeland security, intellectual property, international, international tax, litigation, product liability, tax, and trade
and commerce. Many of these databases offer automatic email updates for members of the Cornell Law School
community. Sign up in the appropriate database.
Fastcase
Fastcase is a comprehensive, searchable legal database that provides access to statutes, cases, regulations,
constitutions, and court rules from the federal government and all 50 states.
HeinOnline
Access to PDF versions of many different American, foreign, and international legal sources, including law
journals, ALI restatements, foreign case reports, federal administrative regulations, federal statutes, U.S.
treaties and agreements, historical legal treatises, among others.
Intelliconnect (CCH)
Intelliconnect (CCH) provides access to CCH looseleaf services that contain primary law, treatises,
commentary, and analysis of a wide variety of topics, including intellectual
property, labor and employment, and tax.
Lexis Nexis
Comprehensive legal research system providing access to U.S. federal and state statutes, case law, news,
treatises, and more. Individual accounts are available for members of
the Cornell Law School community.
LexisNexis Digital Library
Legal treatises, practice guides, and study aids in ebook format.
Practising Law Institute (PLI) Discover Plus
Complete access to Practising Law Institute’s treatises, course handbooks, legal forms, program transcripts and
answer books
ProQuest Congressional Publications
Contains materials pertaining to the U.S. Congress including the complete U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 18172014; bills, laws, hearing transcripts, committee reports, documents, and the Congressional Record. Includes
digital images of many bills and resolutions.
ProQuest Legislative Insight
Includes over 18,000 thoroughly researched legislative histories, including the full text of the enacted public law,
all versions of related bills, and related Congressional Record excerpts, committee hearings, committee reports,
committee prints, Presidential signing statements, and miscellaneous congressional publications.
WestlawNext
Comprehensive legal research system providing access to U.S. federal and state statutes, case law, news,
treatises, and more. Individual accounts are available for members of
the Cornell Law School community.
World Law Portals





Commonwealth Legal Information Institute
A search engine for cases, laws, treaties and more from over 400 databases from over 25 Commonwealth
countries. Operated by the Australasion Legal Information Institute.
Cornell Legal Information Institute: Global
Laws from around the world.
Electronic Embassy
Links to foreign embassies in Washington, DC.
Foreign Government Web Resources
From the Univ. of Toronto. Includes General Country Information, Governments , Constitutions/Laws/Treaties
and Statistics.
Foreign Law
D'Angelo Law Library, Univ. of Chicago.




Government Gazettes Online
A project of the University of Michigan School of Information Alternative Spring Break.
HG.org
Law and Government Resources for 230 Countries. Internet Links section provides access to compilations of
government sites.
Web Sites of National Parliaments
Inter-Parliamentary Union.
World Law Guide
More than 50.000 Links to Legal sites in over 160 countries.