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Primary Sources Research Guide

This guide gives information about primary sources and how to locate them in the Library Catalog, our databases, and external sites.

Where to Locate Primary Sources - Law

Where to find primary sources - Law

Here is a list of the kinds of resources that are considered "primary" for this discipline:

Codes

Statutes

Court opinions

Legislative reports

Agency rules and regulations

Presidential orders

 

Some EFSC databases that may have some of these primary-source documents:

Criminal Justice

Nexis Uni

Opposing Viewpoints

Academic Search Complete

Issues & Controversies

CQ Researcher

 

Some websites that may be helpful for locating primary sources for the Law discipline:

Law Library of Congress

Congress.gov

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers

American Prison Newspapers, 1800s-present: Voices from the Inside

U.S.A. Periodical & History Archive

Legal History on the Web, from Duke Law School