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Over 81,000 trial court opinions.
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Fastcase
Federal and state cases, select statutes, and more. Coverage varies by state.
HeinOnline
Historical and current legal materials.
LexisNexis Digital Library
Over 250 eBooks (2,400 vols) including treatises, forms, and federal and state law.
NewsBank
11,000+ news sources, 300+ from Pennsylvania.
PA Legal Forms
Access over 5700 fill-in ready forms on a range of legal topics in Pennsylvania.
ProQuest Congressional
Congressional Record, Hearings, Committee Reports, Prints, and more.
Cases
Databases
Fastcase
Federal and state cases.
HeinOnline
United States Reports, early American case law, and famous historical world trials.
LLMC Digital
U.S. court cases and Pennsylvania nominative and select side reports.
Philadelphia City Solicitor Opinions
Over 2,100 opinions issued by the Philadelphia City Solicitor from 1952-2012.
Pennsylvania County Cases
Over 81,000 trial court opinions from 67 Counties.
Research Guides
Pennsylvania Cases - Appellate Level
Lists resources to find opinions from the Pennsylvania Supreme, Superior, and Commonwealth Courts.
Pennsylvania Cases - Trial Level
Lists resources on finding county level case decisions.
Statutes & Regulations
Databases
Fastcase
Federal and select state statutes and regulations. Coverage varies by state; limited for PA.
HeinOnline
Federal statutes and regulations, state session laws, historical statutes, and more.
LexisNexis Digital Library
United States Code Service and select state statutes.
LLMC Digital
Select state session laws and historical federal and state laws.
ProQuest Congressional
Federal statutes and regulations, and related U.S. Congressional materials.
Research Guides
Pennsylvania Statutes
Lists different ways to access the Pennsylvania statutes.
Pennsylvania Code & Bulletin
Lists different ways to access the Pennsylvania Code and Bulletin.
Treatises & Forms
Databases
HeinOnline
Historical legal classics and more.
Law Journal Press Online Books
Over 150 legal and business books, many with forms included.
LexisNexis Digital Library
Over 250 eBooks (2,400 vols) including treatises, forms, and more.
LLMC Digital
Historical legal treatises from the U.S. and select foreign jurisdictions.
NCLC Digital Library
All 20 NCLC treatises, with supplemental materials and forms.
Nolo
Hundreds of publications and thousands of legal forms.
PA Legal Forms
Over 5,700 downloadable forms for use in Pennsylvania.
Treatises on Fastcase
Over 130 practice books, many with forms.
West Academic Digital Library
250 West Academic Nutshells, Hornbooks and Concise Hornbooks.
Research Guides
Pennsylvania Secondary Materials
Lists some common encyclopedias, practice guides, and treatises to use when practicing in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Forms
Lists some popular form sets to use when practicing in Pennsylvania.
Law Reviews & Periodicals
Databases
General OneFile
A wide range of legal and non-legal periodicals.
HeinOnline
Law reviews, bar journals, ABA periodicals, and non-legal periodicals.
LegalTrac
Major law reviews, bar journals, and legal newspapers.
NewsBank
Over 8,500 newspapers and magazines from around the world.
ProQuest Congressional
Political news including the Washington Post (1997-present) and social media.
Popular Newspapers
Philadelphia Inquirer
Digital images of the daily Philadelphia Inquirer since 2018 and unlimited access to articles written by Inquirer and Philly.com staff.
Legislative Histories
Databases
HeinOnline
Federal Legislative History Library.
LLMC Digital
Select historical federal legislative histories.
Pennsylvania Legislative Histories
PA legislative histories that have been compiled by Jenkins librarians upon request.
ProQuest Congressional
Federal legislative histories on enacted bills from 1970-present.
Research Guides
Pennsylvania Legislative History
A step-by-step guide on how to compile Pennsylvania legislative histories online and in print.
Administrative Decisions
Databases
HeinOnline
U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals.
LLMC Digital
Historical materials from federal agencies and Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Research Guides
Federal Administrative Decisions
Lists resources to help find decisions from federal agencies.
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