PSCI 447: American Constitutional Law
Databases | Constitutional Law Websites | Benner Library’s Constitutional Law Collection | Other Resources & Notes
Databases for Legal Research:
Constitutional Law Websites:
General:
- Yale University Library: guide to beginning your research
- http://confinder.richmond.edu: This resource provides access to various constitutions, amendments, and related documentation with global applications
- Library of Congress’ Website
- Official website for the United States Supreme Court: numerous sources
Specific Cases:
- http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/constitution/ - Gives full text of the United States Constitution including Articles and Amendments
- Cornell Law School: Gives summaries of the major American Constitutional law cases (including Regents of the Univ. of Cal. v. Bakke (1978); Roe v. Wade (1973); New York Times Co. v. United States (1971); Miranda v. Arizona (1966); Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964); Gideon v. Wainwright (1963); Mapp v. Ohio (1961), Brown v. Board of Education (1954); Shelley v. Kraemer (1948) and more…)
Other Legal Resources:
- University of Virginia Law library
- Human and Constitutional Rights Cases. Connected with Columbia Law School,
- Supreme Court of the United States Blog
- OYEZ.org: Multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States
Browse the 3rd-Floor shelves to find Constitutional Law books. See these call numbers:
- 342-Constitutional & administrative law
- 342-Constitutional & administrative law
- 347-Procedure & courts
- 349-Laws of specific jurisdictions
- Connect to eBooks through the Library Catalog
Other Resources
Need further help? Call the Northern Illinois University Shapiro Law Library Reference Desk, (815) 753-0519, they can usually offer further help.