Research Guides: JOUR 4370: Law, Ethics in a High-Tech World: Overview

Hein Online
Use the upper left hand menu to limit your search to law review journals or most cited law review journals.
Nexis Uni
Find statutes and public laws at the state level, law review articles, use the Shepardizing tool. Use atleast when you want documents that contain an in-depth discussion on a topic rather than just a mention. Example: atleast10("data privacy")

Center for Internet and Society
This is an example of a good internet source. This is a research group at Stanford Law that specializes in cyberlaw. Look for their publications for sources for your paper and blog posts for background info.
OCLC WorldCat
Search libraries all over the world with OCLC WorldCat.

American Jurisprudence
This is a legal encyclopedia with a comprehensive set of brief articles on topics in current federal law. This is a great place to start to understand the law for a specific area, with references to judicial history.
Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics
Data + Society
Library of Congress Legal Reports
Constitution Annotated
A browseable and searchable U.S. Constitution, with an overview of how it has been interpreted over time and discussions of the Supreme Court’s latest opinions.

Mass Communication Law in a Nutshell
Publication Date: 2020
Discussion on various topics in communication law, with background information and references to pertinent court cases.

Supreme Court Digest
Summaries of debates in the Supreme Court from 1998 to present.
Findlaw
Resources and links for both state and federal laws. This includes resources pertaining to constitutions, statutes, cases and more. Run a search for case summaries or select a jurisdiction to browse applicable laws.

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