The University of St. Thomas

Legal Research in Education

Legal Research in Education


This page is designed to assist students doing research on law-related subjects in education.  It includes links for federal and state laws, administrative rules, session laws, and court decisions. For additional assistance, call the reference desk at Keffer (651-962-4664) or Schoeneker (651-962-4902) Libraries.
NOTE for Lexis-Nexis users:  This is a UST subscribed database, but the interface is not the most intuitive.  A path is noted in parenthesis for each topic area.

Federal Information:

 

United States Constitution

United States Code

Code of Federal Regulations

Federal Register


Information on Bills before Congress

Public Laws from Recent Congresses

United States Supreme Court

Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

  • Most recent opinions (Available daily by 11:00AM Mon.-Fri.)
  • Lexis-Nexis Legal Research  (Federal & State Cases--left side: Source box: US Courts of Appeals, Combined; click on the link to "show options to search specific document sections"; Section box: select Court; type the word 'eighth' in the "Terms" box just below that.)

Minnesota Federal District Court

 

State Information

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General (commercial) site for Minnesota and Wisconsin legal information

Minnesota Constitution, Statutes, and Rules

The Constitution, Statutes, Rules and Session Laws can all be searched at:

Legislation and Bill Tracking

Minnesota Supreme Court and Minnesota Court of Appeals

Minnesota Attorney General Opinions

 
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For additional information or assistance, please contact:

Donna Nix
denix@stthomas.edu
Office: MOH 124, Mail: MOH 206, Charles J. Keffer Library
651-962-4662 or Schoeneker Law Reference: 651-962-4902

This page was last updated on August 28, 2008.