Spotlight On: HeinOnline

HeinOnline is a legal research collection where you can find laws, legal texts, and journals. Categories include: Law Journals, Bar Journals, Civil Rights and Social Justice, Executive Privilege, Code of Federal Regulations, Foreign Relations in the US, US Code, State Constitutions, US Congressional Documents, US Federal Agency Documents, US Presidential Library information, Immigration Law, and more.

We also recently obtained access to additional materials on a state level including comprehensive coverage of all laws passed by all 50 states, as well other US territories, a historical archive of state statutes, a library containing over 140 state and local bar journals, a collection of reports and opinions from state attorney generals, and more.

Some collections of note in HeinOnline include Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law, which contains legal and historical materials relating to the practice of slavery, and Women and the Law, which contains books, biographies, and periodicals dedicated to the role of women in society and the law.

Most, if not all, of these materials are available as downloadable, high-resolution, searchable PDFs. You can search these materials through a simple one-box search or delve in more advanced queries. You can limit your searches to specific areas of content as well.