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Featured Database
LexisNexis Academic
Lexis is a great starting point for legal research! It provides access to federal and state court cases, Shepards and more. Nexis has newspapers, wire services, and magazines from around the world, including the New York Times. Also includes company profiles and financial reports, government transcripts, trade journals and academic and legal databases. Note: You will need to sign in from off-campus.
Oregon Legal Resources
Oregon
- Oregon Courts: Oregon Judicial Department
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Official website
- Oregon Revised Statutes, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
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From Lexis/Nexis.
- Oregon Revised Statutes
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From the Oregon State Legislature
- Oregon Secretary of State
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Includes the Archives Division, Audits Division, Corporation Division, Elections Division and Executive Division
Resources
Legal Research: Basics
- Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (LII 2010 ed.)
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This work first appeared in 1993. It was most recently revised in 2010.
- Legal Information Institute (LII)
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Highly recommended. Produced by Cornell University Law School. Has links to codes, constitutions, court opinions, an introduction to basic legal citation, federal rules of procedure and much more.
- LexisNexis Academic
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Lexis provides access to federal and state court cases, Shepards and more. Nexis has newspapers, wire services, and magazines from around the world, including the New York Times. Also provides company profiles and financial reports, government transcripts, trade journals and academic and legal databases. Note: You will need to sign in from off-campus.
- PCC Law Library
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The Paralegal program maintains a law library in Terrell Hall, Room 109.
- Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
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Plain-English definitions for hundreds of legal terms, from the common to the bizarre. Hosted by Nolo Press.
- Research Help: Oregon
- Search Legal Terms and Definitions
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Search for terms, definitions or browse an alphabetical list of terms. By Law.Com
Legal Research: Cases and Documents
- Federal & State Cases
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From Lexis/Nexis.
- Federal & State Codes
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From Lexis/Nexis.
- Shepard's Citations
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From Lexis/Nexis.
- U.S. Courts: the Federal Judiciary
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Official courts website
- Washington - Annotated Revised Code of Washington, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
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From Lexis/Nexis.