The New York Public Library provides current access to a selection of law and legal resources: WestlawNext and CCH Omnitax Service (electronic resources) and print resources (including Depository materials) covering New York State, New York City and U.S. Federal law. In addition, the library has a substantial collection of historical materials for law research: statutes, case law reporters and digests, administrative codes, and materials for legislative history, books and treatises about legal topics, and a selective collection of law journals and other legal periodicals.
New York City New York City Council Legislation Offers City Council introductions, resolutions, and local laws searchable by key word.
United States Federal Law Legal Materials
United States Supreme Court Decisions
1893-Date: Opinion available by citation United States Reports citation, party names, and key word search. 1990-Date:
Decisions available by topic, author, or party names.
Offers texts of decisions beginning 1995, listed by date, searchable by party name, case number, or key word. The Second Circuit covers New York, Connecticut, and Vermont, and Rhode Island. Other circuits available here.United States Foreign and International Law