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LAW SCHOOL RESEARCH DATABASES

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ABA/BNA Lawyer's Manual on Professional Conduct (BNA)News, guidance, court decisions, and ethics decisions relating to attorney conduct, professional responsibility, and legal ethics.

Antitrust and Trade Regulation Report (BNA)Primary and secondary materials related to competition and deceptive trade practices.

Bankruptcy Law Reporter (BNA)Recent developments in state and federal bankruptcy law.

BNA E-Mail SummariesCurrent law students and faculty can sign up to receive regular e-mails with recent developments in numerous areas of law.

Boston Business JournalCurrent business news, full text of the print edition of the journal, and searchable archives.
Password required for some content. Please see reference librarian.

CCH Business & Finance ResearchPrimary and secondary source materials in the following areas: securities, exchanges and SROs, corporate governance, investment management, mergers and acquisitions, international business, banking, antitrust and trade regulation, insurance coverage litigation, products liability and safety, government contracts, intellectual property - computer and Internet law, federal energy guidelines, transportation law, and commodities and derivatives.

Congressional UniverseFull text of recent publications from the United States Congress, index to older Congressional materials, and federal legislative histories.

Criminal Law Reporter (BNA)Recent criminal law developments including significant federal and state cases.

Current Index to Legal Periodicals (CILP)Weekly index of the most recent articles published in over 500 legal publications.

Electronic Commerce and Law Report (BNA)Hot topics and recent developments in U.S. and global e-commerce law.

Employment Discrimination Report (BNA)Covers recent developments relating to equal employment opportunity law, including cases, legislation, and regulations.

Environment Reporter - Current Reports (BNA)News relating to federal and state environmental laws, including legislation, regulations, and cases.

Environmental Law ReporterFederal, state, and international materials related to environmental law, including statutes, regulations, judicial and administrative decisions, treaties, news, and analysis.

Family Law Reporter - Current Reports (BNA)Recent federal and state cases and legislation relating to family law.

Foreign Law GuideSummaries of the legal systems of nearly 200 countries and jurisdictions with references (and limited links) to primary and secondary sources.

Health Law Reporter (BNA)Recent federal and state cases and federal regulations relating to health care.

HeinOnlineFull text of hundreds of recent and older legal periodicals, English Reports, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, U.S. Treaties, Statutes at Large, Congressional Record, U.S. Attorney General opinions, U.S. Supreme Court cases, and state session laws.

Index to Foreign Legal PeriodicalsIndex to articles from 1985 to present on issues of non-U.S., international, and comparative law.

Internet Law and RegulationCases, statutes, regulations, court filings, news, and analysis related to domestic and international Internet law.

International Trade Reporter - Current Reports (BNA)Cases, statutes, regulations, treaties, and the activities of international organizations relating to international trade.

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical AssociationFull text of JAMA from 1998 to present.
Password required. Please see reference librarian.

Labor and Employment Law Library (BNA)Federal and state cases, NLRB decisions, model policies, forms, news, and analysis.

Lawtel EUDocuments from the European Union, including proposed and adopted legislation, cases, treaties, and Commission Documents, with a limited amount of analysis and commentary.

Lawtel UKUK case law (with analysis), legislation, and news.

Lawyers Weekly USAAll articles from Lawyers USA since 1993. Includes news stories, news briefs, feature stories, and verdicts & settlements.

LegalTracIndex to articles from 1980 to present in over 800 law reviews, legal newspapers, and bar association journals. Includes some full text.

LOIS Lawschool.comState and federal cases, statutes, regulations, and court rules.
Password required. Please see reference librarian.

Mass. Lawyers WeeklyNews and special features from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, including opinion digest, verdicts & settlements, judge assignments, judicial profiles, and a brief bank.
Password required. Please see reference librarian.

Mass. Lawyers Weekly Rules ServiceState and federal court rules, including Massachusetts Rules of Civil, Criminal and Appellate Procedure, and local rules for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Password required. Please see reference librarian.

Mass. Prosecutor's GuideFull text of the Prosecutor's Guide with links to state case law.

MCLE LibraryTreatises from Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education.
Password required. Please see reference librarian.

National Law JournalCurrent articles, special features, and searchable archive (past year only) from National Law Journal.
Password required. Please see reference librarian.

Online edition of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal (BNA)Recent cases, agency rules, and bill tracking on intellectual property.

RIA CheckpointTax research system that includes statutes, regulations, and practice materials (featuring titles from WG&L).
Password required. Please see reference librarian.

Securities Regulation and Law Report (BNA)Recent state and federal developments relating to securities regulation, including cases, legislation, and regulations.

Social Law Library DatabasesCases from Massachusetts courts (including Supreme Judicial Court, Appeals Court, Superior Court, Housing Court, and Land Court) and decisions from Massachusetts administrative agencies (including Appellate Tax Board, Department of Industrial Accidents, Housing Appeals Committee, and Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination).

SourceOECDBooks, periodicals, and statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD).

State House News ServiceLegislative news and calendars from the Massachusetts State House.
Password required. Please see reference librarian.

United Nations Treaty CollectionFull text of the United Nations Treaty Series, League of Nations Treaty Series, and Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General.
(If prompted to log in, enter the username treaties and password 12345)

United States Patents Quarterly (BNA)Full text cases published in U.S.P.Q.

U.S. Law Week (BNA)Significant developments in state and federal law, including cases, legislation, and regulations.

White Collar Crime Report (BNA)Recent cases, legislation, and regulations relating to the prosecution of white collar crime.

Wilson Index To Legal PeriodicalsIndex to articles from 1982 to present in over 1,000 law reviews, legal journals, and bar association publications.

WorldTradeLaw.netPrimary source documents related to international trade law with summary and analysis of WTO Panel and Appellate Body reports.

These databases have been licensed for Suffolk Law School student, faculty, and staff use only. Some require passwords and can only be used in the law library; see the reference librarian on duty for assistance. All others can be accessed from any computer in Sargent Hall or off-campus (after authentication). If you need assistance, please call (617) 573-8516.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please email: Rick Buckingham, Legal Reference Librarian
Last modified: June 20, 2008.
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