Databases

The Law Library subscribes to a broad range of databases and eResources that provide legal and legislative information for the U.S. and around the globe. Note that some commercial databases are available only to researchers while on-site in a Library of Congress Reading Room.

Complete list of Library's Databases and eResources

General

Name of Database/Web Site	Description	Availability
Bloomberg Law	Practitioner resources including, court dockets and documents, litigation analytics, sample forms. Secondary sources including Bloomberg BNA publications (current awareness sources and law reports), treatises from ABI, ABA, Wiley Press and others. Includes US federal and state case law, statutes, and regulations. Also includes BCite citator.	Access only available on one specific Library computer in the Law Library Reading Room
Gale Legal Forms Library	Includes thousands of state and federal legal forms, centered around the areas of business, personal use, and litigation, which can be personalized by users.	On-site Only
HeinOnline	Includes U.S. federal and state and international legal materials. Sources include government publications from judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government (court opinions, statutes, and administrative materials) and secondary sources such as treatises and legal periodicals; with historic and current coverage.	On-site Only
Leadership Connect	Comprehensive directory with profiles of over 800,000 professionals and over 150,000 government, business, media, legal, and nonprofit organizations. Organized into categories including Congress, Federal Government, State & Local Government, Law Firms, and Courts.	On-site Only
LLMC Digital	Includes historical U.S. federal and state primary law materials from the judicial, legislative, and executive branches of government (court opinions, statutes, and administrative materials) and historical secondary sources such as treatises, broadside, and government publications. Contains indigenous law materials, international legal materials, and select foreign law materials.	On-site Only
Nexis Uni	Comprehensive coverage of US federal and state case law, statutes and regulations. Includes secondary source materials such as law reviews, newspapers, treatises and patent information. Also includes Shepard’s Citations Service.	On-site Only
Westlaw Patron Access	Comprehensive coverage of US federal and state case law, statutes, and regulations. Includes select secondary sources such as American Law Reports, legal encyclopedias, treatises, law review articles, 50 state surveys, legal forms, and Restatements. Also includes the citator KeyCite.	Access only available on Library computers in the Law Library Reading Room; limit of 3 simultaneous users

Legislative and Statutory Resources

Name of Database/Web Site	Description	Availability
American State Papers, 1789-1838	Contains the legislative and executive documents of Congress for the period 1789 to 1838.	Free Access
Avalon Project	Digital primary source documents selected by the Yale Law School relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government.	Free Access
Congress.gov	Contains full-text of legislation from the 103rd Congress (1993) to the present and member profiles from the 93rd Congress (1973) to the present.	Free Access
Congressional Record	Contains the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress from Volume 140 (1994) to the present.	Free Access
CQ.com	Congressional Quarterly, including Congressional Weekly, provides in-depth legislative news and analysis of the United States Congress.	On-site Only
Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)	U.S. Department of State site presenting the official documentary historical record of major United States foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity, primarily covering 1945 to 1980.	Free Access
Guide to Law Online	Vast network of links to content-based Web sites of primary and secondary legal information from foreign jurisdictions and all U.S. federal, state and territorial government entities.	Free Access
Historical Native American Constitutions and Legal Materials	Digital copies of historical American Indian constitutions and other legal material, some in the vernacular languages of the tribes.	Free Access
LLMC Digital	Searchable databases of earlier primary U.S. federal and state government documents as well as various foreign jurisdictions and international organizations.	On-site Only
Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800 – 1926	Searchable collection of Anglo-American legal treatises containing works from casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and more.	On-site Only
NCSL State Legislative Websites Directory	Searchable database providing links to Web sites of State Legislatures, Legislators and political developments.	Free Access
Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives (FDsys)	Includes Deschler’s, Cannon’s, and Hinds’ Precedents; contains rulings made by the chair of the House of Representatives.	Free Access
ProQuest Congressional	Provides access to U.S. legislative information, including hearings, reports, prints, documents, bills, laws, regulations, and CIS Legislative Histories (1969-present).	On-site Only
ProQuest Legislative Insight	Provides various browsing and searching options for selected compiled legislative histories, for the 24th Congress (1835-1837) through the 112th Congress (2011-2013).	On-site Only
U.S. Congressional Documents (HeinOnline)	Contains fulltext collection of the Congressional Record and its three predecessor titles, congressional committee reports, congressional hearings and prints, the U.S. Congressional Serial Set, and the Congressional Directory.	On-site Only
U.S. Federal Legislative History Library (HeinOnline)	Collection of compiled federal legislative histories published by the U.S. GPO and private publishers, the expanded Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories database, and Eugene Nabors’ Legislative Reference Checklist.	On-site Only
U.S. Congressional Serial Set (Readex)	Contains all the reports, documents, and journals of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, from the 15th Congress (1817) through the 97th Congress (1982).	On-site Only
U.S. Statutes at Large	Digital copies of the U.S. Statutes at Large, from Congress 1 (1789) through Congress 81 (1950).	Free Access

Judicial Resources

Name of Database/Web Site	Description	Availability
Early American Case Law (HeinOnline)	Includes federal and state court cases from the late 1700s through the 1920s including the Federal Cases 30 book series (1894-1897).	On-site Only
How to Find Free Case Law Online	This Law Library of Congress research guide includes links to free websites which contain full text federal and state court decisions.	Free Access
Making of Modern Law: Landmark Records and Briefs of the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Part 2: 1891-1950	A digital collection of records and briefs filed in U.S. Courts of Appeals from 1891 to 1950. Search the full-text of these federal court documents by keyword, subject, or citation.	On-site Only
Making of Modern Law: Trials 1600-1926 (Gale)	Contains transcripts of precedent-setting cases covering constitutional and historical issues. Trials covered include the Dred Scott case, the Scopes “Monkey” Trial, and the Amistad Slavery case.	On-site Only
LLMC Digital	Includes federal and state judicial materials, with particular emphasis on historical or early court cases and reporters.	On-site Only
OYEZ	A multimedia database about the United States Supreme Court which includes audio files of oral arguments, abstracts of key constitutional cases, and information on Supreme Court justices.	Free Access
ProQuest Indian Claims Insight	Contains docket materials for all Indian Claims Commission cases, as well as cases that preceded and followed the existence of the Commission (1946-1978). The materials include docket books, expert testimony and proceeding transcripts, briefs, and decisions of the Indian Claims Commission, as well as ICC Journals, treaties, maps, and a legislative history for the Indian Claims Commission Act of 1946.	On-site Only
ProQuest Supreme Court Insight	Provides access to U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs, opinions, dockets, and joint appendices from 1933 to present, with oral arguments coverage starting in 1955.	On-site Only
State Reports: A Historical Archive (HeinOnline)	A digital version of Hein's State Report Checklist including links to the full text of historical state court reporter volumes.	On-site Only
U.S. Supreme Court Library (HeinOnline)	Includes complete coverage of published cases in official sources from 1754 to the last full calendar year for the United States Supreme Court.	On-site Only
U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832 - 1978 (Gale)	A collection of U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs including documents filed in over 150,000 distinct cases. Does not include the text of court opinions.	On-site Only
World Trials Library (HeinOnline)	Contains select court documents and trial transcripts from famous cases, monographs analyzing the cases, and biographies of select trial lawyers. Covers 1600s to the present.	On-site Only

Foreign, Comparative, and International Law

Name of Database/Web Site	Description	Availability
ASIL Electronic Resource Guide	Electronic resource guide that sets out basic international law search strategies and lists resources on various topics.	Free Access
Audiovisual Library of International Law	Contains documents, tapes - both audio and video - and other materials on subjects of international law.	Free Access
Australasian Legal Information Institute Databases	AustLII contains primary legal and legislative materials for Australia and New Zealand.	Free Access
British and Irish Legal Information Institute Databases	BAILII contains primary legal and legislative materials for England and Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, and the European Union.	Free Access
Canadian Legal Information Institute Databases	CanLII contains primary legal and legislative materials for Canada.	Free Access
DOINet	DOINet provides public legal documents for Brazil.	On-site Only
Foreign Law Guide	Provides an overview of individual legal systems with references to current sources of codes and basic legislation for each jurisdiction.	Access only available in the Law Library
Foreign Legal Gazette Guide	Online tool for locating foreign legal gazettes available in the Law Library of Congress collection in print, microform, CD-ROM, or digitized format via our onsite-only Stacks repository or open access digital collection. This collection tool is continually updated and currently captures information for approximately half of the 240 jurisdictions for which the Law Library of Congress collects foreign legal gazettes.	Free Access
Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)	U.S. Department of State site presenting the official documentary historical record of major United States foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity, primarily covering 1945 to 1980.	Free Access
Human Rights Library	Digital copies of core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments.	Free Access
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (via HeinOnline)	A multilingual subject index to legal articles and book reviews published in over 550 sources worldwide.	On-site Only
Institute for Transnational Law Foreign Law Translations	English translations of French, German, Austrian, and Israeli legal materials in the fields of constitutional, administrative, contract and tort law.	Free Access
Law nB – Korean Law Database	Provides access to cases, statutes and other legal references for Korea.	Access only available in the Law Library
London Gazette Archive	An official newspaper of record in the United Kingdom for publishing legal notices, including insolvency (bankruptcy) notices.	Free Access
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law	Comprehensive work covering the central and essential topics in international law since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.	On-site Only
NATLEX	Contains over 55,000 records covering over 170 countries and territories on national labour, social security and related human rights legislation.	Free Access
Oxford Constitutions of the World	Contains the full-text of constitutions from over 187 countries, including English translations and introductory and comparative notes.	On-site Only
RDB de Rechtsdatenbank	Provides access to a large number of Austrian legal journals, collections of cases, and other resources related to the laws of Austria.	Access only available in the Law Library
World Legal Information Institute (WorldLII)	Provides access to worldwide law from countries in six continents.	Free Access

Legal Periodicals and Indexes

Most of the databases listed below are journal indexes that may provide the full-text of a journal article. Indexes list bibliographic information about the article such as: article title, author, journal name, volume, issue, page number, date and subject headings or descriptors.

If the full-text of an article does not appear in your results, check to see if there is a button next to the bibliographic information. If so, use this reference tool to help locate a copy of the article, either in print (through the Online Catalog or electronically (by pointing you to an alternative online full-text database).

Name of Database/Web Site	Description	Availability
Find It! Article Finder	Library of Congress tool to help you locate the full-text of an article by providing citation information.	Internet
HeinOnline	Offers a full-text searchable database of law reviews and journals.	On-site Only
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (via HeinOnline)	A multilingual subject index to legal articles and book reviews published in over 550 sources worldwide.	On-site Only
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books Full Text (1981-present)	Covers over 1,000 legal journals, yearbooks, law reviews, and more from the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.	On-site Only
Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective (1908-1981)	Index to over 750 legal periodicals, including law reviews, bar association journals, and government publications.	On-site Only
LegalTrac	Index to more than 2,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals.	On-site Only

Treaties

Name of Database/Web Site	Description	Availability
Congress.gov	Contains full-text of legislation from the 103rd Congress (1993) to the present and member profiles from the 93rd Congress (1973) to the present.	Free Access
Human Rights Library	Digital copies of core human rights documents, including treaties and other primary international human rights instruments.	Free Access
Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties	Digital copies of documents dealing with the legal status and laws, government relations, and treaties of North American Indians.	Free Access
Indigenous Law Portal	Links to legal documents, including full-text constitutions, charters and, other legal material.	Free Access
Treaties and Agreements Library from HeinOnline	Includes both official and unofficial primary treaty resources in addition to helpful guides.	On-site Only
United States Treaty Series	Digital copies of historical treaties (1795-1945) compiled by Charles I. Bevans.	Free Access

Regulatory Information

Name of Database/Web Site	Description	Availability
CCH IntelliConnect	Includes federal, state, and international tax primary law materials such as regulations, administrative decisions, statutes, and treaties. Also includes secondary tax resources such as tax articles, practice tools, state and federal tax guides and reporters. Resources in the fields of accounting and audit and financial and estate planning are included.	On-site Only
Code of Federal Regulations/The Federal Register Collection (via HeinOnline)	Provides search and browse options to the PDF of the Federal Register and Federal Register Index back to 1936; the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) back to 1938; and details on C.F.R. sections affected back to 1949.	On-site Only
CyberRegs	Provides the full-text of the US Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, state registers, state statutes and forms, and state environmental, safety, health and transportation regulations.	On-site Only
Federal Register	Provides the full-text of the Federal Register, volumes 1-58, 1936-1993.	Free Access
ProQuest Regulatory Insight	Includes compiled regulatory "histories" of U.S. federal regulations promulgated pursuant to specific U.S. Public Laws. Covers U.S. federal administrative law histories for the period 1936-2017 organized by federal statute and Executive Order. This includes Federal Register documents, Code of Federal Regulations documents, and Executive Orders.	On-site Only
Regulations.gov	Allows for browsing and searching of proposed and final federal regulations, submitted comments regarding proposed regulations, supporting agency documentation, and reports related to regulations.	Free Access

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