CONSTITUTIONAL AND LOCAL SOURCES

I. WESTLAW

A. Standard Search Strategies

• Database Directory
• search IDEN database - for availability and coverage
• scope or i - to determine what database/file contains and tips for searching
• fields

B. Relevant Databases

usca - United States Code annotated
bicent - Historical materials relating to the Constitution

- State Materials
allstates - cases from all 50 states
ct-cs - Connecticut cases
ct-hn - headnotes from Connecticut cases
st-ann - to search all states at once
ct-st-ann - Connecticut statutes annotated
ct-bills - Connecticut bill text and tracking combined
ct-adc - Connecticut Administrative code
rules-all -Local Federal Court Rules - all states
ctrules - Connecticut State and Local Federal Court Rules
nyjur - New York Jurisprudence
nyc-c - New York City Charter
ny-forms - McKinney's Forms

C. Specific search strategies

D. Sample Searches
usca - ci(const!) and an(campaign /s finance)
bicent - judge or judicia!
ct-hn - right /s educat! & da(bef 1930)
st-ann-all - ca,pr(right /s educat!)
ct-st-ann - pr(constitution) & right /s educat!
ct-ag - right /s educat!
nyjur - right /s educat!

II. LEXIS

A. Standard Search Strategies

• Source Directory
• search Source Directory - for availability and coverage
• i - to determine what database/file contains
• segments

B. Relevant Sources

U.S. Constitution - Federal Legal - U.S. : United States Code Service (USCS) Materials
CT - Connecticut Constitution - States Legal - U.S. : Connecticut : Legislative Materials
State Court Cases, All - States Legal - U.S.
State Codes . . ., All - States Legal - U.S.
CT General Statutes - States Legal - U.S. : Connecticut
Connecticut bill text and tracking combined - States Legal - U.S. : Connecticut
State Bill Tracking - state bill tracking in all 50 states - States Legal - U.S.
Connecticut state and local federal court rules - States Legal - U.S. : Connecticut
CT-Regulations - States Legal - U.S. : Connecticut
Attorney General opinions, All States - States Legal - U.S. : Combined States : State Attorney General Opinions
CT Attorney General Opinions - States Legal - U.S. : Connecticut : Administrative Materials
filings from the Connecticut Superior Court - Public Records : Civil & Criminal Filings : Civil & Criminal Filings - Selected States : Connecticut
filings from the U.S. District Court, Central District of California - States Legal - U.S. : California : Courts
New York Jurisprudence - States Legal - U.S. : New York
New York City Municipal Code Charter and Rules - States Legal - U.S. : New York

C. Specific search strategies

Source U.S. Constitution - use cite to search specific provision State Codes, All - use heading for all states' constitutions

Segment cite(amend! 1) heading(constitution)

D. Sample Searches
U.S. Constitution - cite(amend! 1) and campaign /s finance
State Codes, All - heading(constitution) and right /s educat!
New York City Municipal Code Charter and Rules - section(educat!) or heading(educat!)

III. WEB
Constitution of the United States: Analysis and Interpretation - http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate/

- http://www.municode.com/

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