Resources on finding the latest federal and Florida state laws.

1. Finding and Using Government
and Legal Resources
Presented by Gricel Dominguez
Spring 2014
St. Thomas University

2. Florida State Laws and Regulations
Senate Laws and Statutes
 http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws
•
http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/
 Search statutes by keyword, year and term, etc.
 The system highlights search terms in the text of
the document.
Laws of Florida
 http://laws.flrules.org/
 Search by keyword, statute, bill number, etc.

3. Florida Statutes in Print
All located in Reference
Latest edition available: 2013
 Ref. KFF30 .A2 2013 v.1
 Ref. KFF30 .A2 2013 v.2
 Ref. KFF30 .A2 2013 v.3
 Ref. KFF30 .A2 2013 v.4
 Ref. KFF30 .A2 2013 v.5
 Ref. KFF30 .A2 2013 v.6 INDEX

4. Federal Laws and Regulations
 Find federal and state laws and regulations.
 http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference-Shelf/Laws.shtml
 Find information and laws related to Citizenship
and Immigration Services (features a section on
laws).
 http://www.uscis.gov/laws
 Find Bills introduced in Congress
 http://beta.congress.gov/
 Search by topic and more. Search can be limited by
legislation type, subject, chamber of congress,
committee, party and more

5. Census & Demographic Data
U.S. Census and demographic information
 http://www.census.gov/
 People
 Browse by subject list
 Example: Immigration
 Data
 American FactFinder
 Quick Facts
Example: Florida, Alachua, Immokalee – produces numbers
comparing region vs. state
 Population Finder – easy to use demographic profile
based on the 2010 census.
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6. Finding Legal Cases and News
 LexisNexis Academic
 Available via the library’s E-Research A-Z listing.
 http://www.stu.edu/eResearch
 A-Z Databases -> L -> LexisNexis Academic
 Search the database, search for legal cases,
or search the news using keywords and more.
For example, search for:
“profiling AND undocumented immigrants AND
United States”

7. International Affairs and News
 CIAO – Columbia International Affairs
Online
 http://www.stu.edu/eResearch
 A-Z Databases -> C -> CIAO (Columbia
International Affairs Online)
 Searches information on international
issues from working papers, journals,
books, policy briefs, case studies, and
more.

8. Additional Database Resources
 For further information, try the following
databases:
 Issues & Controversies
 Latin America and the Caribbean portal
 Statistical Datasets (demographic data)
 For access to a broad array of
information, try ProQuest Central.
All available via the A-Z databases portal.