Research Subject Guides: LWP 6401, 6402, and 6403: Law and Policy Concepts 1, 2, and 3: Get Started

LWP 6401, 6402, and 6403: Law and Policy Concepts 1, 2, and 3 : Get Started

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Washington Post
Washington D.C.'s newspaper, with coverage of the city and region, national events, and coverage of federal government "inside-the-beltway" news. For off-campus access, please create an account and then follow these instructions (PPT)(Opens in new window) to link our university subscription. Once registered, users can log in directly at www.washingtonpost.com.
Atlantic
The Atlantic covers a broad range of topics including politics, society, the arts, and culture. The site includes content from 1857 to the present and includes audio, video and podcast extras.

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Welcome to the course guide for LWP 6401, 6402, and 6403, Law and Policy Concepts 1, 2, and 3.

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Welcome!

Welcome to the Library Course Guide for Law and Policy Concepts 1, 2, and 3. This Guide provides resources to help you:

Identify public policy organizations and their publications,
Find legislative histories, laws, and codified laws,
Locate regulations, which are essentially the "laws" made by executive agencies,
Find federal and state court cases and related materials, and
Track down news sources, data, statistics, and public opinion polls.

Using the NU School of Law Library

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Please note: Snell Library and the Law Library share access to many databases and e-journals. However, a number of Law Library e-resources, including Westlaw and the Law Library's version of Lexis are not available to the larger University community.

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