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Legal Research Guides from the UM Law Library

US Legislative Materials & Histories Research Guide
Research guide from the University of Michigan Law Library.

European Union Law
Research guide from the University of Michigan Law Library.

Best Bets for Finding Laws

LexisNexis Academic
Use LexisNexis Academic to look for US and State Codes, Regulations, and Cases.

Legal Research Help

Legal Research in a Nutshell by Kent Olson; Morris Cohen
Call Number: Clark Library KF240 .C54 2016
ISBN: 9781634604628
Publication Date: 2016-02-24
Doing Legal Research by Roberta A. Morris; Bruce D. Sales; Daniel W. Shuman
ISBN: 9780803934283
Publication Date: 1997

The book describes how to use a law library to: find, cite and track cases; uncover statutes passed by the state legislatures; examine the legislative history of these statutes and administrative rules and regulations; and discover decisions promulgated by state agencies.

Law Library Collection

The Graduate Library collects works about law and how it relates to society. The collection contains the major sources of law for the U.S. and the state of Michigan. Researchers doing in-depth legal research may need to visit the Law Library.