LexisNexis is a library database that provides access to federal and state cases and includes:
Shepard's Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789
U.S. Supreme Court decisions from January 1790-present
U.S. District Court decisions from 1789-present
All Federal laws from 1988-present
Patents from 1971-present
Law reviews from 1969-present
Use the widget below to search by keyword, or click on the above link and use the "Look Up a Legal Case" widget to search by citation, party, or topic.
Special version of Google's index to scholarly content on the web. Connects to full-text resources available to IU users.
oogle Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
Connecting to Google Scholar from off-campus? The IUB Libraries already provide access to many of the journal articles indexed in Google Scholar. Look for IU-Link, which will lead you to information about full-text content you can access via the Libraries' subscriptions.
There are many federal courts in this country, and this website is the easiest way to access these courts' websites, materials, and court rules. It also offers general information on court structure in the US.