The document discusses resources for researching legal cases, including LexisNexis Academic, Google Scholar, FindLaw, the Public Library of Law, and the Law Library of Congress. It also covers citing legal cases and provides examples of legal citations. Key databases mentioned are LexisNexis Academic, which is available through Harrison College's subscription, and the Indiana Codes for finding local cases. The Indiana General Assembly website is also recommended for researching Indiana laws, bills, and legislative information.

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2. Licensed under Creative Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainchurch/3261476137/ Finding Legal Cases Common Law LexisNexis Academic - Harrison’s subscription database

3. Licensed under Creative Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainchurch/3261476137/ Finding Legal Cases Common Law LexisNexis Academic - Harrison’s subscription database Online Sources - Google Scholar - Indiana General Assembly - FindLaw - Public Library of Law - Law Library of Congress - Additional Resources, including LRC Paralegal Research Guide

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6. Licensed under Creative Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainchurch/3261476137/ Legal Citations The place within a book that a case can be found Legal Citations don’t use the same format as other sources Citations include: - Volume # - Abbreviated title of the source it came from - Page or section #’s

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8. Licensed under Creative Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainchurch/3261476137/ Legal Citation Example Roe v. Wade Plaintiff Versus Defendant Official Citation: 410 U.S. 113 Volume 410 United States Reports Page 113

9. Licensed under Creative Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainchurch/3261476137/ Legal Citation Example Roe v. Wade Plaintiff Versus Defendant Official Citation: 410 U.S. 113 Volume 410 United States Reports Page 113 There are several publishers publishing legal document sources. Don’t be alarmed if a case appears in several different sources or reporters.

10. Licensed under Creative Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainchurch/3261476137/ Parallel Legal Citation Example Roe v. Wade Plaintiff Versus Defendant Parallel Citation: 93 S.Ct. 705 Volume 93 Supreme Court Reporter Page 705

11. Licensed under Creative Commons: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rainchurch/3261476137/ Parallel Legal Citation Example Roe v. Wade Plaintiff Versus Defendant Parallel Citation: 93 S.Ct. 705 Volume 93 Supreme Court Reporter Page 705 35 L.Ed.2d 147 Volume 35 U.S. Supreme Court Reports Page 147 Lawyer’s Ed. 2d Series

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13. Citation Information http://scholar.google.com

14. Legal Cases Federal & State Landmark Cases Citation Assistance Find … http://harrison.edu/lrc LexisNexis Academic Database

15. Legal Cases Federal & State Landmark Cases Citation Assistance Find … http://harrison.edu/lrc LexisNexis Academic Database Search By: Jurisdiction Circuit Court level District Court level Legal Citation Party Topic Etc…

16. Find … http://www.in.gov/legislative/index.htm Indiana General Assembly

17. Indiana Laws Constitution Indiana Code Non-Code Statutes Acts Bills & Resolutions Session Archives Find … http://www.in.gov/legislative/index.htm Indiana General Assembly

18. Browse … http://lp.findlaw.com/ FindLaw.com

19. Cases&Codes Federal State US Courts of Appeals Federal Trial Courts, Boards, etc… Browse … http://lp.findlaw.com/ FindLaw.com

20. Find … http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx Public Library of Law

21. Legal Cases US Supreme Court US Courts of Appeals State Federal Statutory Law Regulations Court Rules etc… Find … http://www.plol.org/Pages/Search.aspx Public Library of Law

22. Find … http://www.loc.gov/law/index.php Law Library of Congress

23. Case Topic Ideas Legal Development News Around the World Find … http://www.loc.gov/law/index.php Law Library of Congress

24. Additional Websites of Interest http://www.uscourts.gov/

25. Additional Websites of Interest http://www.uscourts.gov/ http://www.supremecourt.gov/

26. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ Additional Websites of Interest http://www.uscourts.gov/ http://www.supremecourt.gov/

27. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/ Additional Websites of Interest http://www.usa.gov/ http://www.uscourts.gov/ http://www.supremecourt.gov/

28. http://harrison.libguides.com/criminaljustice Books Articles Web Resources APA Style Find … http://harrison.libguides.com/paralegal LRC Paralegal Research Guide

29. http://harrison.libguides.com/criminaljustice Books Articles Web Resources APA Style Find … http://harrison.libguides.com/paralegal Most useful for finding case law: LRC Paralegal Research Guide