Legal Research for Professor Mawdsley’s School Law Class ...



Legal Research for Professor Mawdsley’s School Law Class, 9/7/2010

Sue Altmeyer, Electronic Services Library

LexisNexis Academic

• To access: start at the Michael Schwartz [University] Library's homepage , click on Research Databases, then J-M, then LexisNexis Academic.

• More information: LexisNexis Academic Guide from the law library’s homepage , click on Research Guides, then click on LexisNexis Academic Guide.

Pull cases up by citation:

DeRolph v. State (2002), 97 Ohio St. 3d 434, 2002-Ohio-6750, 780 N.E.2d 529

Board of Educ. v. Mergens, 496 U.S. 226; 110 S. Ct. 2356; 110 L. Ed. 2d 191 (1990)

How to Read a Legal Citation Guide from the law library’s homepage, , click on Research Guides, then click on How to Read a Legal Citation.

Finding Law Review Articles: find articles concerning Student Free Speech

A few education law journals on LexisNexis Academic: Education and Law Journal, Journal of Law and Education, Special Education Law Monthly

Education Law Resources

Education Law Research Guide - from the law library’s homepage , click on Research Guides, then click on Education Law Research Guide. Links to blogs may provide topic ideas. Also see link to U.S. Supreme Court Cases Concerning Students.

Links to free Ohio Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code on the Internet:





There is free case law on the Internet too, but not as comprehensive as LexisNexis Academic. Two suggested sources:

Google Scholar – use the advanced search

Ohio Supreme Court

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