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HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
Large database of legal materials. HeinOnline is known for its extensive collection of law journals, but it also contains many primary law and legislative history sources such as state and federal session laws, the United States Code, Supreme Court opinions and the U.S. Serial Set, and world constitutions. HeinOnline also contains many specialized collections, including collections focused on capital punishment, immigration law, the history of international law, and gun legislation and regulation in America.

Housing Discrimination Law and Litigation (Schwemm)
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Excellent guide for fair housing advocates and attorneys with point-by-point analysis of U.S. housing discrimination law. On WestlawNext--available to law students and faculty with a Westlaw ID.
Housing Discrimination Practice Manual (Relman)
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Companion to the Robert G. Schwemm book. A step-by-step guide to litigation a housing discrimination case, with overview, basic liability theories, burdens of proof, and sample forms. On WestlawNext--available to law students and faculty with a Westlaw ID.

Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832-1978 This link opens in a new window
Contains documents from most but not all cases from that time period. The records and briefs are searchable by case name, case citation, author and full text, and are available in PDF format.
ProQuest Congressional Legislative & Executive Publications This link opens in a new window
Excellent resource for U.S. federal congressional and executive documents including Congressional bills, hearings, CRS reports, executive orders, presidential proclamations, and more.

Publications on the Right to Housing (2011)
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Annotated bibliography published in 63 Rutgers Law Review 1037-1083 on three aspects of the right to housing in the U.S.: the right to shelter, right to affordable housing, and the right of tenants to security of tenure and minimal standards of habitability.
U.S. Supreme Court Library (HeinOnline)
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Official U.S. Reports volumes, preliminary print volumes, and slip opinions. Also includes periodicals, books, CRS reports, and rules of the Court.

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