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- Nexis Uni - Legal SourcesSearching Cases -- Searching Law Reviews -- Searching Statutes & Admin Codes -- Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
- ProQuest Congressional (1789+)access to vast and varied information published by and about Congress, including full text of almost all Committee Reports from 1990 forward and Congressional testimony from 1988 forward.
- VitalLawAs of November 2021, Cheetah has been renamed "VitalLaw"
The link to create an account to save searches is currently not working and "under repair" by Wolters Kluwer. Please use this link to create an account and then proceed to the database.
-Information about the law of business and finance, plus federal and state tax laws, rules, regulations, cases and forms.
-All content has migrated from Intelliconnect to Cheetah. Intelliconnect is no longer available. - Westlaw Campus
Westlaw Campus access will cease on July 31, 2023.
A UCF Tech Fee proposal has been approved to provide 12 months of campus-wide access to Westlaw Campus. No funds have been identified for extending the Westlaw Campus access beyond 12 months. See Nexis Uni for other access to legal materials currently and beyond July 31, 2023.
Legal Studies Databases
General Databases
- Index to Legal Periodicals & Books Full Text (H.W. Wilson)* (print only)-UCF online access ended on Dec. 31, 2018 due to funding.
-Print index UCF Main Library Reference Collection K 9 .N75 (1926-1994)
-Print index UCF Main Library Reference Collection K 9 .N75 (1994-2004) - JSTORFull text of research journals and eBooks from numerous publishers.
- Law Commons (Digital Commons)"brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide."
Sub-Disciplines include: Criminal Law -- Constitutional Law -- International Law -- Administrative Law -- Environmental Law -- Intellectual Property -- Civil Rights & Discrimination -- Legal Education -- Courts -- Legal History, Theory & Process -- Legislation -- Health Law -- Human Rights Law -- Law & Society -- Jurisprudence -- Labor & Employment Law -- Corporation & Enterprise Law -- Legal Profession -- Criminal Procedure -- Law & Economics -- Comparative & Foreign Law -- Commercial Law -- Torts -- Family Law -- Property Law & Real Estate -- Contracts -- State & Local Government Law -- Dispute Resolution & Arbitration -- Science & Technology -- Judges -- Ethics & Professional Responsibility -- Antitrust & Trade Regulation -- Litigation -- Civil Procedure -- Tax Law -- Politics -- Internet Law -- Banking & Finance -- Women -- First Amendment -- International Trade -- Securities Law -- Consumer Protection Law -- Evidence -- Entertainment & Sports Law -- Education Law -- Public Law & Legal Theory -- Legal Writing & Research -- Computer Law -- Religion Law -- Land Use Planning -- Foreign Law -- Natural Resources Law -- Law Enforcement & Corrections -- Other Law - LegalTrac (Gale OneFile) (1980+)provides articles from major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals, and legal newspapers on Federal and State Cases, Laws and Government Regulations, Legal Practice, and legal subjects such as Taxation and International Law. British Commonwealth and European Union cases and law are also included.
- Nexis Uni - Law Reviews (1982+)"Combined United States Law Reviews and Bar Journals contains the full text of documents which are dedicated to the scholarly review of a variety of legal topics and developments and are of importance to students, practitioners and academics."
- Westlaw Campus
Westlaw Campus access will cease on July 31, 2023.
A UCF Tech Fee proposal has been approved to provide 12 months of campus-wide access to Westlaw Campus. No funds have been identified for extending the Westlaw Campus access beyond 12 months. See Nexis Uni for other access to legal materials currently and beyond July 31, 2023.
Government Resources
- FDsys (U.S. Government Publishing Office)provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government
- Florida Supreme Court Briefs & Opinions"The Florida State University College of Law Research Center Briefs and Opinions page includes opinions issued by the Florida Supreme Court since August 1984 and the briefs filed in those cases. New cases are added at the end of each week the Court is in session."
- Legislative Explorer (1973+)- "Compare the bills and resolutions introduced by Senators and Representatives and follow their progress from the beginning to the end of a two year Congress."
- "Filter by topic, type of legislation, chamber, party, member, or even search for a specific bill." - Municipal Code Corporationprovides searchable regulations of over 2,000 local governments (including 50+ Florida counties and 250+ Florida cities) - most in AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, LA, MI, MN, MO, NC, SC, TX, VA & WI
Other Local Government Codes & Ordinances - Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature)separate sites for House and Senate
bill numbers:
* odd = House
* even = Senate
See also Florida Legislative History - OpenCongress"OpenCongress allows anyone to follow legislation in Congress, from bill introduction to floor vote. Learn more about issues you care about and connect with others who share similar views."
- OPPAGA - Office of Program Policy Analysis & Government Accountability (Florida Legislature)Government Program Summaries provide legislators and the public with summaries of state government agencies and programs. Generally, summaries provide the following information about programs:
- why Florida provides the program,
- how the program is funded,
- current issues facing the program, and
- references to other sources of program information and assessments. - U.S. Congressional Serial Set (NewsBank/Readex) (1817-1980)Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, constituting a rich source of primary material on all aspects of American history.
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set (ProQuest) (1789-2003)Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, constituting a rich source of primary material on all aspects of American history.
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