Aspen Learning Library
Online library of quality study aids in ebook format, as well as audio and video content.
Black’s Law Dictionary
The standard authority for legal definitions since 1891.
CALI (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction)
A library of over 1,300 interactive legal tutorials written by law professors and geared towards law students, as well as casebooks and other legal education material. Kahn Law Library patrons, please email [email protected] for your registration link.
Cardiff Index to Legal Abbreviations
A way to find the meaning of domestic, comparative, or international legal terminologies and abbreviations, including the preferred and alternative abbreviations and jurisdiction information.
FastCase
Access to cases at the federal and state levels, either by searching a phrase, i.e., “admissibility of evidence”; a citation (in proper Bluebook format); or the case name, using quotation marks.
HeinOnline
A premier legal documents collection, HeinOnline also includes audio transcripts of Supreme Court cases, legislative histories, articles from law reviews, and fulltext linking to case law using Fastcase.
Law Journal Library
More than 2,800 law and law-related periodicals featuring subjects such as criminal justice, political science, technology, human rights, and more. Coverage for all journals is from inception and goes through the most currently published issues allowed based on contracts with publishers.
LegalTrac
Provides indexing for more than 1,200 major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals, including more than 200 titles in full text. The database offers coverage of federal and state cases, laws and regulations, legal practice and taxation, as well as British Commonwealth, European Union, and international law.
Lexis+
LexisNexis is a full text research system for legal materials, including cases, statutes, regulations, and news.
LII / Legal Information Institute
Developed by Cornell University, LII/Legal Information Institute is a not-for-profit organization that provides open access to primary state and federal legal materials as well as links to a wide array of US and international legal reference websites. Contents include access to WEX, a free online legal encyclopedia.
West Academic Study Aids Collection
The West Academic Study Aids Collection is an online subscription-based service that provides electronic access to hundreds of study aids, written by noted law school professors, that cover virtually every law school course. To set up your account, click “Create an account,” enter your information including your HPU email, and choose High Point University School of Law from the institution dropdown menu.
Westlaw
Westlaw is a research platform for primary sources of law: federal and state statutes, cases and administrative regulations. It also has a strong library of secondary sources of law and practice materials.
Code of Federal Regulations
The codified general and permanent rules and regulations published in the Federal Register.
Congressional Record Daily
The daily edition of Congressional Record is a report of each day’s proceedings in Congress.
Core U.S. Government Resources
These resources are vital sources of information about the workings and essential activities of the U.S. Government.
Early American Case Law
Coverage of cases from the late 1700s-1920s, including the entire Federal Cases 30-book series (1894-1897). Also includes the Trinity Series (American Decisions, American Reports, and American State Reports).
Federal Register
The daily publication of the rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, along with executive orders.
Military Legal Resources
Contains publications produced by the JAG on military justice, war crimes, and international law. Also contains rare 19th century works on military law and justice and the complete works of Colonel William Winthrop.
Oyez
Oyez (pronounced OH-yay)—a free law project from Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (LII), Justia, and Chicago-Kent College of Law—is a multimedia archive devoted to making the Supreme Court of the United States accessible to everyone. It is the most complete and authoritative source for all of the Court’s audio since the installation of a recording system in October 1955.
Supreme Court of the United States
This is the official website of the U.S. Supreme Court. Coverage includes the Court calendar, docket information, bar admission information, court rules, slip opinions, and oral arguments. Oral arguments and slip opinions are archived back to 2008.
U.S. Code
The codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States, divided by broad subjects into 53 titles.
U.S. Copyright Office
The Copyright Office provides online access to copyright records, resources for registering a new copyright, and transfer of copyright interest.
U.S. Courts
Information on federal judicial officers, court forms, and court records.
U.S. Federal Legislative History
Includes comprehensive federal legislative histories published by the U.S. GPO and private publishers, as well as a finding aid based on Nancy Johnson’s award-winning work, Sources of Compiled Legislative Histories.
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Patents, trademarks, and intellectual property research.
U.S. Presidential Library
Messages and papers of the presidents, daily and weekly compilations of presidential documents, public papers of the presidents, documents relating to impeachment, Title 3 of the CFR, and other related works.
U.S. Statutes at Large
Complete coverage of the Statutes at Large, featuring every law, public and private, ever enacted by Congress. Also includes early federal codes and compilations of statutes, as well as other related works.
National Center for State Courts
Resources for and by state courts to improve access and efficiency.
North Carolina Administrative Code
Regulations (also known as rules) of North Carolina administrative agencies.
North Carolina General Assembly
Source of North Carolina legislative history resources, North Carolina session law and historical newspapers. Particular attention should be paid to the Bills & Laws page.
North Carolina General Statutes
Search the entire full text collection of North Carolina General Statutes by keyword, citation lookup, or by browsing the Table of Contents by chapter.
North Carolina Register
The North Carolina Register is published twice monthly and contains information relating to agency rulemaking, executive orders, and other notices required by or affecting Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.
North Carolina Resources on Lexis
North Carolina Resources on Westlaw
Strong’s North Carolina Index via Westlaw
Encyclopedia featuring practical and detailed coverage of the civil and criminal law of North Carolina — both substantive and procedural — based on state statutes and state and federal case law.
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of North Carolina Reports
Publishes the opinions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals in three forms: slip opinions, advance sheets, and print and PDF volumes.
Municode
Municode is the largest private, online publisher of local laws, and it provides access to ordinances from all fifty states. Note, however, that not every county or municipality is included in its online database.
American Legal Publishing
American Legal is a private company that publishes codes of ordinances and provides online access for a variety of U.S. states—over half of the fifty states. Browse ordinances by a county or municipality’s table of contents or search using keywords. If you cannot find a North Carolina county listed in Municode, it is likely to be found on American Legal.
British and Irish Legal Information Institute
British and Irish case law & legislation, European Union case law, Law Commission reports, and other law-related British and Irish material.
English Reports 1220-1867
Exact page images of the original bound reprint edition, containing more than 120,000 cases, together with the Indexes and Book of Charts. Includes multiple navigation tools, such as a Case Locator and Chart Tool.
English Reports Online 1220-1873
This database contains the English Reports (1220-1873) and is based on data provided by Justis.
Eur-Lex: European Union Law
Access to EU law and legal documents, updated daily.
GlobaLex
GlobaLex is an open-access electronic legal publication by NYU Law dedicated to international, comparative, and foreign law research.
International Criminal Court: Elements of Crimes
Ebook edition of the International Criminal Court’s Elements of Crimes, under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, that “shall assist the Court in the interpretation and application of articles 6 (genocide), 7 (crimes against humanity) and 8 (war crimes).”
International Statistics Sources by Country
Compiled by HPU Libraries, this page lists links to national data reports from the governments of over 230 countries.
Law of War Manual Online
In addition to the Geneva Convention, and 1977 Protocol, this manual is a guide to the rules of customary international law accepted by the United States.
Oceans and Law of the Sea
Comprehensive guide to the law of the sea and associated problems, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, establishing rules governing all uses of the oceans and their resources.
Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols
Access to the foundations of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions of 1949 as well as additional protocols and commentaries.
Revised Statutes of Canada
Complete coverage of all six revisions from the official printed volumes of the Revised Statutes of Canada.
Treaties in Force – U.S. Department of State
Treaties and other international agreements of the United States compiled by Office of Treaty Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
United Nations Treaty Collection
The United Nations Treaty Collection contains information regarding the activities of the Treaty Section of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, including international law, treaty law, depositary practice, and legal treatises.
United Nations Treaty Handbook
Guide to the depositary practice of the Secretary-General and the registration practice of the Secretariat.
WIPO Lex
Intellectual property law and treaties by country.
World Constitutions Illustrated
Access the current constitution for every country in its original language format along with an English translation, as well as substantial constitutional histories for each country. Additional materials illuminating the constitutions are also provided. Additional materials illuminating the constitutions are also provided.
World Legal Information Institute
One-stop shop for domestic, comparative, foreign and international law, treaties, selected cases, selected journals and other legal materials from different countries.
World Trade Organization – Documents and Resources
Official documents of the WTO’s councils and committees, as well as a range of other resources, such as trade statistics, economic research, WTO publications, videos, audio and photos. Here you can also find the “legal texts” — the body of WTO agreements that collectively form the legal framework of the WTO.