1L Guide: Constitutional Law Sources

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Before starting your research:

• Clarify what it is you are researching and why. Ask questions.

• Try to spot the important issues

• Identify your jurisdiction

• Brainstorm some keywords to use as search terms

• Make a research plan: where will you look, and why?

Some helpful tools:

• Burton's Legal Thesaurus - use this to broaden your list of search terms

• Black's Law Dictionary or Ballentine's Legal Dictionary - to understand the meaning of a legal word or phrase

This research guide will provide you with sources on how to locate the United States Constitution and judicial interpretations of these laws including secondary sources.

This guide is intended to introduce you to some of the key resources available at the Northeastern University School of Law Library for researching constitutional law. 

Here are some suggestions:

• Need ideas to start your research?  Try the Treatises page

• Looking for primary sources? Visit the Case Law page

• Preparing for an exam? Check out the Study Aids page
  

The materials mentioned in this guide -- except where classified as Reference, Reserve or Database -- are most often found in the on the 4th Floor of the Law Library. 

Reference Librarians are available to help you with your research questions

3rd Floor Law Library at Info Desk