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View contact information, corporate hierarchies and other information for law and lobbying firms, courts, companies, Congress, federal and state agencies and news/media outlets. Includes information not found in other resources. Can also search by practice area and location.
Offers biographical information along with links to verdicts, court filings, case opinions, secondary sources and other materials involving that attorney or judge. Search by name, firm/court, location, state, practice area or by keyword.
Generate a customizable litigation report on companies, law firms, courts, judges, and attorneys. Report categories vary depending on entity searched. Information is pulled from Bloomberg's docket records and reports may be generated going back to 2007. Requires Bloomberg Law account for access.
Pulls information from Westlaw's dockets and case databases to produce litigation reports for attorneys, law firms, courts and judges. Also compiles reports related to damages amounts by case type and jurisdiction as well as litigation patterns including different motion rulings, courts where tried, top participants and other information for federal and state courts. Requires Westlaw password for access.
Pulling information from state and federal dockets (via Lexis's Courtlink service) in combination with Lex Machina, this tool generates litigation reports on courts, judges, attorneys or law firms. Also offers one-to-one comparison option for courts, judges and counsel.
Biographical records of corporate counsel and nonprofit organizations, and complete organizational-level listings of corporate counsel. Search by name, law office, state/location, practice area, licenses, college or law school attended, previous positions and other information.
Need to create an account to access. Depth of profiles varies but can be useful for getting a sense of firm practice areas and relationships (which attorneys/firms is this person linked to?)
Online version of the daily Philadelphia legal newspaper. Offers columns on legal issues, case analysis, verdicts, legal notices and job postings. Current week's worth of issues available along with some archived columns from previous months. Contact the Library Reference Desk for sources of older articles. Law faculty can request an individual account to set up email and newsletter alerts by contacting their liaison.
Law360 is an online legal news outlet providing analysis about legal issues and cases which are organized by practice area and jurisdiction. Case articles offer full docket numbers, case filing dates and other case citation information.
Users can sign up for email newsletters with links to articles on particular practice areas or state jurisdictions. On-campus access is provided to students, staff, faculty and visitors.
Off-campus access is available only to faculty (contact your library liaison to request an account). Students or faculty without an account can search for and access individual Law360 articles on Lexis Advance.
Use Peek You or Social Mention database to locate a twitter handle or search posts for the name of individual or company. You may be required to set up a free X account before you can search the platform.
View contact information, corporate hierarchies and other information for law and lobbying firms, courts, companies, Congress, federal and state agencies and news/media outlets. Includes information not found in other resources. Can also search by practice area and location.
Generate a customizable litigation report on companies, law firms, courts, judges, and attorneys. Report categories vary depending on entity searched. Information is pulled from Bloomberg's docket records and reports may be generated going back to 2007. Requires Bloomberg Law account for access.
Online version of the daily Philadelphia legal newspaper. Offers columns on legal issues, case analysis, verdicts, legal notices and job postings. Current week's worth of issues available along with some archived columns from previous months. Contact the Library Reference Desk for sources of older articles. Law faculty can request an individual account to set up email and newsletter alerts by contacting their liaison.
Use Peek You or Social Mention database to locate a twitter handle or search posts for the name of individual or company. You may be required to set up a free X account before you can search the platform.
Law360 is an online legal news outlet providing analysis about legal issues and cases which are organized by practice area and jurisdiction. Case articles offer full docket numbers, case filing dates and other case citation information.
Users can sign up for email newsletters with links to articles on particular practice areas or state jurisdictions. On-campus access is provided to students, staff, faculty and visitors.
Off-campus access is available only to faculty (contact your library liaison to request an account). Students or faculty without an account can search for and access individual Law360 articles on Lexis Advance.
Profiles for federal and state as well as active and inactive judges. Can sort by jurisdiction, status (active, retired etc), political affiliation and method of selection.
Additional service provided via Lexis+. Can be accessed from icons button on main Lexis+ page. Select Judge from the drop down menu to the left of the search box and enter the judge's name. Search filter on the right allows you to limit search to a particular jurisdiction or you can run search and then filter your results by state, city or employer.
Offers biographical information along with links to verdicts, court filings, case opinions, secondary sources and other materials involving that attorney or judge. Search by name, firm/court, location, state, practice area or by keyword.
Generate a customizable litigation report on companies, law firms, courts, judges, and attorneys. Report categories vary depending on entity searched. Information is pulled from Bloomberg's docket records and reports may be generated going back to 2007. Requires Bloomberg Law account for access.
Pulling information from state and federal dockets (via Lexis's Courtlink service) in combination with Lex Machina, this tool generates litigation reports on courts, judges, attorneys or law firms. Also offers one-to-one comparison option for courts, judges and counsel.
Pulls information from Westlaw's dockets and case databases to produce litigation reports for attorneys, law firms, courts and judges. Also compiles reports related to damages amounts by case type and jurisdiction as well as litigation patterns including different motion rulings, courts where tried, top participants and other information for federal and state courts. Requires Westlaw password for access.
View contact information, corporate hierarchies and other information for law and lobbying firms, courts, companies, Congress, federal and state agencies and news/media outlets. Includes information not found in other resources. Can also search by practice area and location.
As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. Online access back to 1935 edition.
Offers brief bio, links to websites and other bio resources as well as committee memberships, bills sponsored, voting records and an ideology analysis. Independent organization not affiliated with the US government.
Organized by topic with links to all social media accounts, website and news/press release pages for each agency along with contact information for each.
