Library Guides: Media Law and Regulation: Cases & Commentary

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Cases & Commentary

Westlaw Campus Research - Law This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database of resources for researching U.S. Law. It includes primary sources including case law, statutes and regulations at the federal and state levels as well as secondary sources e.g. American Law Reports, American Jurisprudence, and over 800 law reviews.
Thomson Reuters Westlaw Campus Research - Law is a comprehensive database of resources for researching U.S. Law. It includes primary sources including case law, statutes and regulations at the federal and state levels as well as secondary sources, e.g., American Law Reports, American Jurisprudence, and over 800 law reviews.
Advertising Law Guide This link opens in a new window
- Includes newsletters (May 2000 to present), laws, new developments, indexes, case tables, and findings lists related to Antitrust and Trade Regulations
Includes full-text reports of state and federal laws and regulations, industry self-regulating guidelines, and new developments. Also includes explanatory notes to help interpret the law and and explanations by authors with expertise in advertising, marketing, and intellectual property issues. CCH Cheetah was replaced by VitalLaw in November 2021. All content in this database is in VitalLaw.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
- Wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information from many news sources, 20+ years [most in full text]
- Nexis Uni Tutorials via YouTube:
- How to Use the Advanced Search Form: Useful for choosing just a particular content type (such as news) and automatically adjusting the document segments
- Navigating Your Profile Settings: Necessary to set up alerts, create a history of searches and customize settings
- How to Search from the Home Page: General search techniques
- How to Select Sources and Create Permalinks: Helps to narrow your search and easily create links for later use
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Covers many news sources for 20 years. Court cases and statutes from all federal and state jurisdictions are included. Most resources can be searched in full text.
Fastcase and Loislaw Treatise Library This link opens in a new window
- Digital gateway to primary law, public records, treatises and legal forms
Fastcase’s libraries include Federal primary law and primary law from all 50 states. The collection includes cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, and constitutions. The Loislaw Treatise Library includes a collection of treatises arranged by practice areas.