First Steps
- Get your JHED loginID and password. It will enable you to:
- Remotely access electronic resources.
- Renew JHU library books online.
- Activate your JCard with the library to check out materials.
- Call: 410-516-8335
- Visit: M-Level Circulation Desk, Eisenhower Library
Legal Terminology
- Merriam Webster's Dictionary of Law via FindLAW
- Duhaime's Law Dictionary
- Shark Talk - Everybody's Legal Glossary
- The 'Lectric Law Library's Legal Lexicon's Lyceum
- Legal Abbreviations and Citations Including how to read a legal citation, Blue Book based style guides, on-line legal dictionaries and more
- Black's Law Dictionary Eisenhower Library Doc. Ref. KF156.B53
Can be used onsite at the Eisenhower Library.
Requesting Articles
Find the Fulltext
Click the brown FindIt button to find the full text of an article. 
Eisenhower Express
Find an article that's only available in print in the libraries? Graduate students and faculty can request an article be scanned for desktop delivery. Login to Interlibrary Loan (below) and look for "Express."
Interlibrary Loan
If you've found an article that the JHU Libraries don't own, request to borrow it from another library via Interlibrary Loan.
Finding Statutory Law
- LexisNexis Congressional Search Public Laws and Statutes at Large.
Choose statutes by keyword or by number; P.L. numbers can be used. - U.S. Code Collection via Legal Information Institute (Cornell University) Flexible: browse by title, search, or view table of act popular names.
- More Statutory Law Sources
Finding a Court Case
There are two main products for finding cases through the library:
- Select Legal on the top, and Federal & State Cases on the left
- Search by topic, case name, or citation number
- Search tips for finding case law in LexisNexis
- On the left, search by citation or title
- Select Direct History (Graphical View) for a visual diagram of a case moving through the courts
- Select Case Outline for quick access to a synopsis, the opinion(s), and dissenting opinion(s)
Finding Background Information
- Education Law via the Legal Information Institute (Cornell University) Available Online
Read brief overview and access a detailed menu of resources including statutes, regulations, decisions, and other key online sources. - Deskbook Encyclopedia of American School Law Eisenhower Government Publications Reference KF 4114.5.D47
Can be used onsite at the Eisenhower Library. Excellent summaries of cases, classified by topic. - Students with Disabilities and Special Education Law Eisenhower Government Publications Reference KF4210.H361
Can be used onsite at the Eisenhower Library. Excellent survey of court decisions, evolving issues, and due processes.
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