Print Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of the First Amendment by Call Number: Jones Ref KF4770 .E53 2009 v.1-2ISBN: 0872893111Publication Date: 2008
Landmark Supreme Court Cases by Call Number: Law Reference KF8742.H37 2012 v.1-3ISBN: 0816069573Publication Date: 2011
Historical Background Context
- ProQuest historical newspapers. The New York times This link opens in a new windowThis database offers full-page-images and article images from the New York times from its first issue in 1851 to three years before the current date.
- America's historical newspapers This link opens in a new windowFeatures cover-to-cover reproductions of hundreds of historic newspapers, providing more than one million pages as fully text-searchable facsimile images.
- Access Newspaper ArchiveAccess Newspaper Archive contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s. Use the archive to view, save and print full-page newspapers from around the world.
Online Resources
- Supreme Court yearbook This link opens in a new window
Provides in-depth coverage and analysis of every decision from the nation's highest court since the 1989-1990 term. Includes case summaries of every opinion written during each Supreme Court term, essays on the most significant cases from each year and the trends in each term, tables and figures on voting patterns and trends in constitutional law, biographies of justices, and reference documents for understanding how the Supreme Court works.
- CQ Supreme Court collection This link opens in a new window
Provides summaries and analyses of major supreme court cases, access to the full text of the cases, biographical information on the Supreme Court justices, and the institutional history of the Court. The information may be searched by keyword, justice's name, case name, document type, constitutional area and more. Coverage includes major Court decisions and all the cases that received written opinions by the Burger, Rehnquist, and Robert's courts (Oct 1969 to present).
- Historic Documents SeriesEach annual volume contains approximately 100 documents covering the most significant events of the year. Includes presidential speeches, international agreements, Supreme Court decisions, U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions. Documents are preceded by introductory material to provide historical and intellectual context.
- Credo ReferenceIncludes online access to The Dictionary of American Politics & Government, The Encyclopedia of Journalism, The Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America, and Great American Court Cases, among many others.
Websites
- Freedom of Speech in the United StatesFreedom of Speech in the United States was written to provide students who have little or no legal background with a clearly organized, readable historical survey and up-to-date analysis of free speech issues and cases in the United States.
- Society of Professional JournalistsThe Society of Professional Journalists is dedicated to the perpetuation of a free press as the cornerstone of our nation and our liberty.
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressA nonprofit association dedicated to providing free legal assistance to journalists since 1970
