Q. What are the best sources for legal or legislative research?

Here are selected government & legal websites, plus library databases to search for legal or legislative information:

Federal:

• Introduction to the Federal Court System - from the US Dep't of Justice 
• List of Federal Courts and their Jurisdictions - from JUSTIA
• Congress.gov (formerly THOMAS) - Congress.gov is the official website for US federal legislative information
• GovTrack.us - leading non-governmental source of clear legislative information & statistics

State:

• State Courts - from JUSTIA
• NJ & NY Laws, Codes & Procedures - links to NY & NJ state info compiled by Berkeley Librarians

Legal Databases:

• Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) - includes federal & state cases & statutes, plus company profiles, news, reports & SWOTs
• Westlaw Campus Research (Thomson Reuters) - comprehensive legal research database: cases, statutes, secondary sources & court rules

For more information, go to Berkeley Library's Legal Research Guide.