U.S. Public and Private Laws, also known as slip laws, are compiled and bound into the Statutes at Large.
United States Statutes at Large is the collection of laws passed by the United States Congress, in chronological order.
United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
Learn more: Guide to Law Online from the Law Library of Congress.
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2) Go straight to Nexis Uni.
Search a topic and read news and law review articles to learn more about it.
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Search for news and journal articles in other library databases:
Find either a citation for the court case in your background research.
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Search Nexis Uni for your topic (sports betting New Jersey) and limit to court cases. Then sort by Date (Newest to Oldest).
Example: Murphy v. NCAA, 138 S. Ct. 1461
In the Guided Search,
1) Instructions for Nexis Uni:
In the new Nexis Uni interface, click on the All Nexis Uni on the right side of the search box to expand it.
The box will expand. Click on Statutes and Legislation, type your keywords in search box and then click Search.
On the left, narrow by Jurisdiction (i.e. New Jersey) and then by Source (i.e. New Jersey Annotated Statutes).
2) Search Congress.gov for federal legislation and laws.
Congress.gov is freely accessible website to find statutes and legislation.
Don't understand the legislative process? You're not alone! Watch/Read about it here.
3) Search GovInfo.gov for federal legislation, laws and administrative codes.
Search by keyword or use the Advanced Search to search within a specific collection.
If you have a specific law, statute or code citation, use the Citation Search.
4) Need state legislation or statutes? Use the State Legislation Website page from Congress.gov.
Plus, here's a more detailed Sports Law LibGuide (Georgia State University Law Library).
Example of Supreme Court Case Citation (from Legal Ease Guides):
Example of U.S. Code Citation (from University of Richmond School of Law)
