How U.S. law is made
Need an introduction to the U.S. Government? See: Learn about the United States: quick civics lessions for the new naturalization test.
Laws are enacted by Congress and state legislatures and usually approved by the President or Governor.
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Rules and regulations are issued by executive departments and agencies under law and the President's authority.
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Cases are decided by the courts (judiciary) in accordance with established law. The judiciary consists of the federal court system and the individual state court systems.
The Law Collection at Newman Library
The Newman Library has a basic United States law collection that includes:
- Federal and New York State laws
- Federal and state regulations
- Federal and state cases
- Legal treatises (law books)
- Law review articles
- Legal databases (Lexis/Nexis Academic & Westlaw Campus Research
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The Constitution
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The United States Constitution is the foundation of United States law. The Interactive Constitution, produced by the National Constitution Center, is a searchable version of the Constitution with commentary and links to the Supreme Court cases that have interpreted its meaning over time. |
| In our Library: | Landmark Decisions of Constitutional Law / by Paul Finkelman | |
| The People's Guide to the U.S. Constitution/ by Dave Kluge. | ||
| CQ Encyclopedia of U.S. Government (electronic) |
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 Prof. Rita Ormsby, Library Liasion to the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy Links: Profile & Guides Subject Expertise: Library liaison to the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy |
Law Guide Created by
This guide was created by Ellen Kaufman, a very experienced law librarian, who has left the Newman Library. Inquiries may be directed to Rita Ormsby, who is serving as the library's law liasion.
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