Secondary Sources
Where to find common secondary sources that are used in legal research
Last Updated: Aug 27, 2025 12:39 PM
ALR (American Law Reports)
ALR (American Law Reports)
Why should I use ALR?
To find cases from many different jurisdictions on a very narrow topic. It allows you to see trends in case law across jurisdictions.
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American Law Reports (ALR) (LEXIS)The ALR database contains the full text of the annotations included in the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Federal, Federal Second, and Federal Third Series of the American Law Reports (ALR), all published by West
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American Law Reports (ALR) (Westlaw)Includes the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Federal, Federal Second, and Federal Third Series of the American Law Reports (ALR)
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American Law Reports (ALR) (Westlaw Campus Research)Includes the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Federal, Federal Second, and Federal Third Series of the American Law Reports (ALR)
Available in Library:
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American Law Reports(ALR)
Call Number: KF132 .A...(Law Library Federal Core)The series includes: ALR, ALR2d, ALR3d, ALR4th, ALR5th, ALR6th, ALRFed, ALRFed2d.
See Index: KF132.6 .A47 (Federal Core – 2nd floor).
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