Research Guides: Legal Databases by Subject: A-Z Law Databases

A-Z Law Databases

Alphabetical list of selected databases at UB with law-related content:

African-American Newspapers: The 19th Century This link opens in a new window
Complete text of seven 19th century African-American newspapers. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
African American Newspapers, Series 1 & 2 This link opens in a new window
Full-text access to more than 350 U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African-American experience. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
AILALink This link opens in a new window
Provides online access to laws, regulations, cases, forms, treatises, and practitioner handbooks in immigration law. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection This link opens in a new window
A vast collection of American historical periodicals, 17th-20th century. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
American Founding Era Collection (Rotunda) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the papers of some of the major figures of the early republic such as: John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and more. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
American Legal Publishing’s Code Library This link opens in a new window
Full text municipal codes from selected jurisdictions across the United States. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
Aspen Learning Library This link opens in a new window
Digital study aids for legal coursework (ebook, audio, video). More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

Avalon Project at Yale Law School Library
Digitized documents in law, history and diplomacy.
Collections include:
--Ancient Documents 4000bce - 399
--Medieval Documents, 400 - 1399
--15th Century Documents, 1400 - 1499
--16th Century Documents, 1500 - 1599
--17th Century Documents, 1600 - 1699
--18th Century Documents, 1700 - 1799
--19th Century Documents, 1800 - 1899
--20th Century Documents, 1900 - 1999
--21st Century Documents, 2000 -
--Major Document Collections
--Project DIANA - An Online Human Rights Archive
--International Military Tribunal for Germany - A Document Collection

British History Online This link opens in a new window
A database of primary and secondary English and Irish history resources. More Info
UB ONLY
C-SPAN: The Supreme Court This link opens in a new window
Audio recordings of U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments, and other recordings of speeches and appearances of Supreme Court Justices. More Info
Streaming Media PUBLIC
Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new window
see Cambridge Core More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Catalog of US Government Publications This link opens in a new window
Finding tool for federal government publications, both electronic and print. More Info
PUBLIC
Central Referral Service This link opens in a new window
A directory leading to information on more than 1400 Western New York health & human services agencies. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
China Academic Journals (English Search Interface) This link opens in a new window
Index to Chinese-language periodicals. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Digitized images of America's historical newspapers. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC

Canadian Human Rights Reporter CHRR Online database will close on December 31, 2020.

CIAO This link opens in a new window
International affairs-related research. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY

Collective Bargaining Agreements (Digital Collection)
Provided by the provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University. "A collective bargaining agreement is a labor contract between an employer and one or more unions...."

Comtrade - (United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database) This link opens in a new window
Detailed foreign trade statistics. More Info
Data PUBLIC
Congress.gov This link opens in a new window
Congressional and legislative information. More Info
PUBLIC

Court Help Centers & Community Organizations (NYS)
"Court based Help Centers provide free information about the law and court procedure, to people who do not have an attorney. Help Center staff do not provide legal advice and are unable to represent you. If you need to start a case or if you received papers telling you that someone has started a case against you, a Help Center can guide you through the court process. "On this page, you will find the contact information for court-based Help Centers and Community Organizations that may be able to help you."
CourtListener
"CourtListener is a free legal research website containing millions of legal opinions from federal and state courts. With CourtListener, lawyers, journalists, academics, and the public can research an important case, stay up to date with new opinions as they are filed, or do deep analysis using our raw data.

CQ Press Library This link opens in a new window
Covers public policy issues & U.S. Congress news & analysis. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
CRS (Congressional Research Service) Reports This link opens in a new window
A section of the Library of Congress that prepares background reports for Congress upon request. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
E & E Publications This link opens in a new window
Provides access to E&E Daily, Greenwire and E&ENews PM.
A publication that strives to be an objective, timely, and comprehensive resource for professionals who track environment and energy policy news. More Info
UB ONLY
Early American Imprints I This link opens in a new window
Definitive resource for researching every aspect of 17th- and 18th-century America. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Early English Books Online This link opens in a new window
22 million digital page images of every work printed in the English language as well as works printed in Great Britain and its dependencies from 1473-1700 in any language. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
eBook Collection - (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Search and view full text of eBooks. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

eCode360 (from General Code)
Search more than 2,000 municipal Codes from 25 States.
Edgar (U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission)
"All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, periodic reports, and other forms electronically through EDGAR." Search and download documents (free)

Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
This collection contains every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom between the years 1701 and 1800. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Encyclopedia of Human Rights This link opens in a new window
Offers in depth coverage of all aspects of human rights theory, practice, law, and history. More Info
UB ONLY
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Deep coverage in environmental studies. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY

EOIR Virtual Law Library
The Law Library and Immigration Research Center (LLIRC) is at the Executive Office for Immigration Review's (EOIR) headquarters.
Database includes: Agency Decisions, Amicus Invitations, Country Conditions Research, Federal Register, TPS, FAQs, 8 Code of Federal Regulations, Immigration and Nationality Act.

Factiva This link opens in a new window
News, business, the Wall Street Journal & much more. Replaces Dow Jones Interactive. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Fastcase This link opens in a new window
Law resource that includes cases, statutes and other primary law, along with federal and state pleadings, briefs, and motions. More Info
IN-HOUSE
Financial Times This link opens in a new window
A leading global financial newspaper. More Info
Full-Text LAW ONLY
FirstSearch WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Discover books and many other types of materials held by libraries around the world. More Info
UB ONLY

Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) & Foreign Affairs Handbook (FAH) (U.S. Dept. of State)
"The Foreign Affairs Manual (FAM) and associated Handbooks (FAHs) are a single, comprehensive, and authoritative source for the Department's organization structures, policies, and procedures that govern the operations of the State Department, the Foreign Service and, when applicable, other federal agencies. The FAM (generally policy) and the FAHs (generally procedures) together convey codified information to Department staff and contractors so they can carry out their responsibilities in accordance with statutory, executive and Department mandates. "

Foreign Law Guide This link opens in a new window
Sources of codes and basic legislation in jurisdictions of the world. More Info
UB ONLY
Gale Primary Sources This link opens in a new window
Search portal provided by Gale. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new window
Full-text entries from encyclopedias and reference works published by Gale Group More Info

Full-Text UB ONLY
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
Women & gender-related research & information full-text entries from encyclopedias and reference works published by GenderWatch More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

Global Legal Monitor
"The Global Legal Monitor is an online publication from the Law Library of Congress covering legal news and developments worldwide. It is updated frequently and draws on information from official national legal publications and reliable press sources. "

Govinfo This link opens in a new window
Government Publishing Office's (GPO) database of documents published by Congress and executive agenciesMore Info
Data PUBLIC
HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Subject access to full-text articles on a wide variety of law-related topics appearing in over 700 legal journals and periodicals. More Info

Full-Text UB ONLY
Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) This link opens in a new window
Cover all aspects of homeland security and emergency management from terrorist threats through natural disasters. More Info

Full-Text PUBLIC
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals This link opens in a new window
Indexes approximately 450 worldwide legal journals providing coverage of international, comparative and foreign law. More Info
UB ONLY
Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective This link opens in a new window
Indexes over 750 legal periodicals from 1908-1981. More Info
UB ONLY

International Law Links (American Society of International Law)
Among the several features under Current Developments, Analysis & Documents are ERG and EISIL. The ERG (Electronic Resource Guide) sets out basic strategies to find international legal materials and examine what resources are available on international environmental, economic and criminal law, private international law, human rights, treaties, international organizations, and the United Nations. The EISIL (Electronic Information System for International Law) has been designed as a database of authenticated primary and other materials across the breadth of international law.
Jones & Chipman's Index to Legal Periodical Literature
v.1 (1770/1886)-v.6 (1932/1937)
"One hundred and fifty-eight different law journals and reviews have been
indexed; and also the articles relating to matters of law and legislation.
and to biographies of judges and lawyers, in one hundred and thirteen of the
principal American, British, and Colonial literary magazines and reviews."
Available online in HeinOnline database.
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Also available in the UB Law Library in print format: K9 .N319 (Law Library General Collection)

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full-text of the most important journals in the social sciences, humanities, general sciences as well as in the fields of mathematics, botany & ecology. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Law360 This link opens in a new window
Law360 is a LexisNexis information database. More Info
IN-HOUSE
Law and Corpus Linguistics Technology Platform This link opens in a new window
Searchable database of large collections of historical texts to assist legal researchers and others to determine the meanings of words and phrases in their historical contexts. More Info
PUBLIC

Legal Journals Index (Westlaw Edge)
Legal Journal Index indexes articles from legal journals published in the United Kingdom and Europe as well as journals covering topics pertaining to the laws of the European Community and its Member States.

Legal Scholarship Network (LSN) This link opens in a new window
Distributes quality research, including working papers, related to law, economics, and business. More Info
UB ONLY
LegalTrac (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Includes articles on all areas of law. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Lexis+ (Law School) This link opens in a new window
Primary and secondary legal sources. More Info
Full-Text LAW ONLY
LexisNexis Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Lexis Nexis Digital Library provides access to selected primary federal law and New York law, as well as secondary sources such as treatises and legal study aids. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
LLMC Digital This link opens in a new window
Full-text image based searchable database of legal publications. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative, and International Law, c. 1600-1926 This link opens in a new window
Collection of legal treatises, historical records and written material. More Info
UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: Foreign Primary Sources, 1600-1970 This link opens in a new window
Collection of foreign codes and laws. More Info
UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800-1926 This link opens in a new window
Collection of British and American treatises. More Info

UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources I & II, 1620-1970 This link opens in a new window
Information for researchers of American legal history. More Info
UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600-1926 This link opens in a new window
Primary documents focused on court activities in America, the British Empire, and the world. More Info
UB ONLY
Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 This link opens in a new window
Records and briefs brought before the United States Supreme Court. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

NOLO Lawyer Directory
Select practice area, then state, then county
Martindale.com Directory of Attorneys & Law Firms
Searchable directory covering the U.S. and Canada.
Browse by Areas of Practice
Browse by Location
Martindale.com Directory of Bar Associations
Includes contact information and links to state, national, and selected international bar associations.
Martindale.com - Legal Library Search
Searchable database of law firm articles and other documents

Max Planck Encyclopedia of Comparative Constitutional Law This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive online resource containing analytical comparative articles offering a global overview of constitutional law. More Info
IN-HOUSE
Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law Online This link opens in a new window
Fully revised online Encyclopedia is written by over 650 scholars and practitioners from around the world. More Info
IN-HOUSE
Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles of all aspects and branches of the military and government. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

MuniCode
National Conference of State Legislatures
NCSL 50-State Searchable Bill Tracking Databases

National Journal Group's Policy Central This link opens in a new window
Online access to the National Journal and resources on United States government and public policy. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
NCJRS Virtual Library This link opens in a new window
Indexes articles and books dealing with all aspects of criminal justice and law enforcement. More Info
PUBLIC
Neighborhood Change Database 2010 This link opens in a new window
Provides electronic access to U.S. Census data from 1970-2010, with data normalized to 2010 Census tracts. For use with statistics and GIS applications. More Info
Data UB ONLY
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online This link opens in a new window
Reference tool on economics and other related disciplines. More Info
UB ONLY
New York Law Journal (Law School) This link opens in a new window
Newspaper covering New York legal news and cases as well as national legal issues. More Info
Full-Text IN-HOUSE
NYCRR Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
The NYCRR Digital Archive provides free access to the superseded pages ("take outs") of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations for the years 1945-2001 in pdf format. In order to use the NYCRR Digital Archive you must agree to the terms of use. More Info
PUBLIC
OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
Content from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. More Info
UB ONLY
Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History This link opens in a new window
Covers legal history from ancient to modern times. More Info
UB ONLY
Oxford Scholarship Online (Law Collection) This link opens in a new window
A collection of Oxford University Press monographs available in e-book format. More Info
UB ONLY
Oxford Scholarship Online (OSO) This link opens in a new window
Oxford's collection of monographs available in e-book format. More Info
UB ONLY
Oxford University Press Online Journals This link opens in a new window
Full-text of selected journals published by Oxford University Press. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Oyez This link opens in a new window
A free law project offering audio recordings of U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments as far back as 1955. More Info
Streaming Media PUBLIC
PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records) This link opens in a new window
The PACER service provides on-line access to U.S. Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy court records and documents nationwide. More Info
IN-HOUSE
PAIS International Online This link opens in a new window
Provides historical perspective on many of the 20th century's public and social policies. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law This link opens in a new window
A reference work covering numerous international law topics including diplomatic law, criminal law, human rights, and more. More Info
UB ONLY
Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Search and access reports from more than 300 think tanks and research organizations. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
ProQuest British Parliamentary Papers Collection, 18th-21st Centuries This link opens in a new window
The Parliamentary Papers empowers researchers to explore the British perspective on historical and contemporary events through a vast and authoritative archive of official government documents spanning three centuries. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Legislative documents (U.S. Congress). More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Over 200,000 authoritative ebooks at your fingertips. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
ProQuest Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1945 This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Executive Branch Documents contains documents produced by Federal government departments, agencies, and commissions, spanning the years from our nation's founding through the mid-20th century. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2013) with Index (1851-1993) This link opens in a new window
see New York Times (1851-2012) with Index (1851-1993). More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
ProQuest History Vault This link opens in a new window
ProQuest History Vault provides access to millions of primary source, cross-searchable, full-text/full-image documents on the most widely studied topics in 19th and 20th-century American history, including African American studies, women’s studies, political science, social sciences, sociology, and international studies. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
ProQuest Indian Claims Insight This link opens in a new window
Indian Claims Insight is a research tool that provides researchers with the opportunity to understand and analyze Native American migration and resettlement throughout U.S. history, as well as U.S. Government Indian removal policies and subsequent actions to address Native American claims. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
ProQuest Legislative Insight This link opens in a new window
Congressional documents, legislative histories, and historical background. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive single source for U.S. statistics. More Info
Data UB ONLY
ProQuest Statistical Insight This link opens in a new window
Indexes government publications of the US federal & state governments as well other intergovernmental, trade & professionals organizations. More Info
Data UB ONLY
ProQuest Supreme Court Insight (1975 – present) This link opens in a new window
Records, briefs, and other documents from recent U.S. Supreme Court cases. More Info
UB ONLY

Public Access Law Libraries (NYS)
New York State court libraries listed by county. Many of the public access law libraries are closed or open by appointment only due to the coronavirus pandemic. Check the list on the website for status, and also call individual libraries for current status.
Refworld (UNHCR)
Database includes:
Laws
Case Law
Country Information
Resources
The Office of the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) was established on December 14, 1950, by the United Nations General Assembly. The agency is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide.

Reuters Legal News This link opens in a new window
Legal news covering Litigation, Transactional, Government and Legal Industry. Registration is FREE. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
Serial Set Digital Collection and Serial Set Digital Collection Part II This link opens in a new window
see U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection. More Info
UB ONLY

SHARIAsource Portal
"SHARIAsource is a project of the Program in Islamic Law at Harvard Law School, that aims to provide comprehensive content and context on Islamic law in a way that is accessible and useful. It is a Portal into the digital world of Islamic legal studies and related tools from data science and AI. Working with a global team of advisors, senior scholars, and editors,[their] mission is to organize the world’s information on Islamic law."

Slavery and Anti-Slavery, Parts 1-4 This link opens in a new window
Primary source documents on all aspects of the phenomenon of slavery and its abolition in the US, Latin America, the Caribbean, and other regions. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This link opens in a new window
Devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research. More Info
UB ONLY
Social Sciences Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Topical & cited reference searching from ISI Web of Knowledge - select "Full Search" option to limit to this database. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
see ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States . More Info
UB ONLY
Thomson Reuters Checkpoint This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collection of tax-related materials. More Info
UB ONLY
Trellis This link opens in a new window
Online access to state trial court records and judicial analytics. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY

U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) Forms
Links to online forms (free, downloadable pdfs), guidance, fee information, and non-USCIS forms.
Includes "Explore my options" for guidance to select desired form.
U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) Laws & Policy
Includes:
Legislation
Regulations
Policy Manual
Policy Memoranda
Handbooks
Other Resources

U.S. Serial Set Digital Collection This link opens in a new window
An ongoing collection of U.S. Government publications compiled under the directive of Congress. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
U.S. Supreme Court Case Documents This link opens in a new window
Provides access to dockets from 2001 to present and to electronic images of most filings submitted in U.S. Supreme Court cases from November 13, 2017 to present. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument Transcripts (1968 - present) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to oral argument transcripts from 1968 to present; new transcripts are posted the same day an argument is heard by the Court. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
UNdata This link opens in a new window
United Nations' statistical database. More Info
Data PUBLIC
United Nations Common Database This link opens in a new window
see Undata. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
United Nations Treaty Collection This link opens in a new window
Treaties and international agreements. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
USA.gov This link opens in a new window
One stop shopping mall for government information. More Info
Full-Text PUBLIC
USA Trade Online This link opens in a new window
A dynamic data tool that gives users access to current and cumulative U.S. export and import data.More Info
Data PUBLIC
VerdictSearch This link opens in a new window
VerdictSearch is a verdict reporter that collects jury award and settlement information based on injuries, jurisdiction, and plaintiff demographics.More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
A leading newspaper in business and finance. More Info
UB ONLY
Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
Westlaw's Campus Research provides access to primary and secondary law at the federal and state level for all United States jurisdictions. This includes: cases, statutes, and regulations. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Westlaw (Law School) This link opens in a new window
Primary and secondary legal sources. More Info
Full-Text LAW ONLY
West Study Aids This link opens in a new window
Online access to more than 500 study aids including case briefs, outlines, overviews and exam prep titles. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary database that includes full-text journal articles and some full-text reference sources. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
Women’s Studies Archive: Issues and Identities This link opens in a new window
Primary source documents from the 19th and 20th centuries covering the social, political, and professional aspects of women’s lives and spanning multiple regions. More Info
Full-Text UB ONLY
WorldCat Discovery This link opens in a new window
Information about books and many other types of materials held by libraries around the world. More Info
UB ONLY
WorldTradeLaw.net This link opens in a new window
Law resource More Info
UB ONLY
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive index and abstract that covers approximately 2,500 serial titles, about 60% published outside of the United States, and indexes books, book chapters, reviews of books and other media as well as dissertations. More Info
Partial Full-Text UB ONLY

Subject List of Law-Related Databases

KEY Legal Databases
American Indian Law
Animal Rights
Arbitration, International
Archives
Books/ E-Books
Business & Securities
Banking
Bankruptcy
Canada
Communication Law
Congressional Documents
Constitutional Law
Consumer Law
Criminal Law
Cyber Law & Internet Regulation
Data & Statistics
Directories
Dockets
Empirical Legal Research
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
Ethics
Environmental Law
Foreign & Comparative Law
Health Law
Immigration
Intellectual Property
International Law
International Organizations
Journals & Indexes
Labor & Employment
Law Reviews
Legal History
Legislative History
Libraries
Litigation
Local/Municipal Law
Military
New York
News
Policy
Property
Religion & Law
Slavery
Statistics
Statutes and Regulations
States (U.S.)
Study Aids
Tax
Trade
Treaties
United Kingdom
United Nations
U.S. Congress
U.S. Courts / Cases
U.S. Federal Law
U.S. Government Documents
U.S. Presidency
U.S. Supreme Court
Women
Western New York

Key to Symbols

UB ONLY - Restricted to current UB-affiliated students, faculty and staff.

LAW ONLY- Restricted to current LAW students and LAW faculty.

IN-HOUSE- Accessible only in designated location (UB library or building).

PUBLIC- Free resource on the Internet, available to everyone.

Lexis+ (UB law students only)

Westlaw Edge (UB law students only)

In-House (inside UB Law Library only)

Public (free on the Internet)

UB Only (UB credentials required)