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Legal Research

Encyclopedias Online

Wex.  A combination legal dictionary and encyclopedia from the Legal Information Institute at the Cornell University Law School.

Nolo.com Free Legal Encyclopedia.  Articles on a wide variety of topics.


American Jurisprudence 2d (AmJur).  A detailed and comprehensive encyclopedia of the law, with lots of citations to facilitate research.  AmJur is in Lexis-Nexis: Search by Content Type --> Legal Reference --> Advanced Options --> American Jurisprudence 2d.

Monographs

In the Library of Congress subject headings, books on the law of a topic have the phrase "law and legislation" in the subject field.  Thus, a subject keyword search for Special Education Law Legislation produces, among other items:

Giuliani, George A., 1938-: 
The comprehensive guide to special education law : over 400 frequently asked questions and answers every educator needs to know about the legal rights of exceptional children and their parents / 
London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.

315 p. ; 26 cm.


and

Hulett, Kurt.: 
The legal aspects of special education / 
1st ed.
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009.
xxx, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.