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Online Reference Collection-
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Law & Legal Forms

Constitutional Amendments: From Freedom of Speech to Flag Burning (e-book from Reference Books Online): Provides the history and social context of the amendment process, covering each of the 27 amendments. Significant issues, events, figures, movements and judicial/legislative actions in the history of each amendment are also covered chronologically.

 

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution (e-book from Reference Books Online): Contains articles covering recent concepts and court cases, comprehensive coverage of all aspects of constitutional law and judicial decisions handed down by the Supreme Court.

LegalForms:  A library of legal forms for every stage of life. After downloading, forms can be printed as is or filled in electronically.  There are thousands of legal forms available with more forms being added daily. Types of forms include: Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.  (Please note these forms are not accepted in Minnesota District Courts.)  

Supreme Court Drama: Cases That Changed America (e-book from Reference Books Online): Profiles major U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have made a significant impact on American society.

Westlaw (computer assisted legal research) is available on the Law Library computers.

More legal information is available on our Law Library web page.

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Database Information


 
Databases with this symbol are purchased by the Scott County Library System for the use of Scott County residents. They are available to anyone visiting these Scott County branch libraries, and they are available from locations outside the library (home, school, work, etc.) with a valid Scott County Library Card.

 

Databases with this symbol are purchased by MELSA for use by residents of the member libraries, including Scott County

 

The databases with this symbol is a part of the Electronic Library of Minnesota. ELM resources are licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations to the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. 



Last Updated 1/26/12  sb