legislative history

A few weeks ago I was doing some legislative history research in the 1868 Congressional Globe - the precursor to today's Congressional Record - and ran across this little exchange, which I found …

HeinOnline is a great place to go for historical legal materials.  Hein has recently added to its impressive collection by making available State Statutes: A Historical Archive.  This library has superseded statutes for …

The word "unpublished" can often be misleading in today's legal research environment.  These days documents that are "unpublished" are now often published even though we still call them "unpublished."  Confusing, I know.  Take …

From grade school we learn about bills and how they become law.  Some bills die, some are amended, some become law.  No matter what happens, bills are an essential part of the legislative …

The Law Library recently added a new HeinOnline library - Congress and the Courts.  This library provides access to legislative materials dealing with the composition and structure of Article III courts.  If you're …

The Law Library is always looking for new resources that will be valuable to researchers.  One of our most recent purchases is a database that will make federal legislative history research a less-daunting …

At the reference desk we often get questions about how to do legislative history research.  The library has several electronic databases that can help if you're looking for federal legislative history documents.  To …

Legislative history research is a skill all aspiring lawyers should gain.  Because this type of research doesn't come up as often as statutory or case law research, it can be difficult to remember how …