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Law and Legal Research

Legal Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

  • West's Encyclopedia of American Law by Jeffrey Lehman; Shirelle Phelps
    ISBN: 9780787663674
    Publication Date: 2004
    Articles, biographies, definitions and more on Amercans with Dsabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, as well as thousands of other legal topics.
  • The Oxford Companion to American Law by Kermit L. Hall (Editor); Joel B. Grossman (Editor); James W. Ely (Editor); N. E. H. Hull (Editor); David S. Clark (Editor)
    ISBN: 9780195088786
    Publication Date: 2002-05-02
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