LibGuides: HWS421: Sports Law and Ethics: Case Briefs and Legal Resources

Primary Sources

Court case specific resources

Court Listener
Search engine of court cases from federal and state courts. Full-text of opinions are available.
Google Scholar
Case law database powered by Google
Casetext.com

Sports Specific Legal Resources

Library Catalog
Search this to find books and movies, both print and electronic.
Humanities Source
A humanities-focused database. There are also some film and performing arts articles included too.
SPORTDiscus
Looks like Academic Search, but just has sports articles. Most of these you will have to use Find It to request.
MasterFILE Premier
This database is great for film/movie topics. It's also a pretty decent general humanities one.

Sports Litigation Alert

Find a case in Sports Litigation Alert. Then find the full-text in Lexis-Nexis or Court Listener.

Under the Sports Litigation Alert menu, select Back Issues.
Use the Browse or Search features to locate cases and other issues by topic.
Use the alerts to identify cases, laws, and other policies. Then use the library databases, like Lexis/Nexis, to locate additional information.

Law Review & Law Journal Resources

SportDiscus
Academic Search
Recent Developments in Sports Law (formerly You Make the Call)
Annual summaries of cases and arbitration decisions relevant to sports law.
Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport
Current Issue and archives available free online
Law Review Commons
Larges collection of free and open law review scholarship. Search the whole collection, or browse a specific title.
SSRN eLibrary--Legal Sources
On the Advanced Search, under Networks, select just the Law category.
Drake Law Review
Wisconsin Law Review
Iowa Law Review

Additional Law Review Journals

Marquette Sports Law Review (located in Law Review Commons)
Seton Hall Journal of Sports & Entertainment (located in Hein Online)
Sports Lawyers Journal (locatined in Hein Online)
Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal--formerly the Villanova Sports & Entertainment Law Journal (located in Law Review Commons)
Virginia Sports and Entertainment Law Journal (located in Hein Online)

HeinOnline
A database of laws, legal documents, and secondary sources like law reviews.
Lexis Nexis
FindLaw
Contains search options for both primary and secondary sources

Legal Dictionaries

A & C Black Dictionary of Law
This best-selling dictionary provides clear, concise and fully up-to-date information on all aspects of civil, criminal and commercial law. Examples and encyclopedic comments help to explain complex terms from British, European and US legal procedure.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
Over 10,000 entries explain the vocabulary used in legal situations. Entries include definitions pronunciations, and frequent supplementary notes
Wex--Legal Dictionary
Legal dictionary provided by Cornell's Legal Information Institute
FindLaw--Legal Dictionary
Provided by FindLaw
Justia: Legal dictionary