Legal Research Resources for Non-Law Students

From the Law Library of Congress

Provides information on the structure of the court system by state.

This library features a database providing access to 25,000 bibliographic records from Cheryl Nyberg's Subject Compilations Bibliography Series. Many records contain extensive annotations with links directly to articles and other documents residing in HeinOnline. In addition to a searchable database, HeinOnline also includes the exact replicas of the original bound volumes. Access restricted to Duquesne University faculty and students.

State Statutes: A Historical Archive includes superseded state statutes for all fifty states. Coverage goes back until 1717. Restricted to Duquesne University faculty and students.

This database contains information gleaned from the home pages and websites of the fifty state legislatures, the District of Columbia and the Territories. Users can select to view specific website content materials (such as, bills, press rooms, statutes) from one state at a time.

A collection of guides on how to conduct a state legislative history for each state.

This page provides judicial branch links for each state, focusing on the administrative office of the courts, the court of last resort, any intermediate appellate courts, and each trial court level.