Guides: Library Databases: HeinOnline

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What is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a legal database with more than 70 million pages of legal history available in an online, fully-searchable, image-based format. It includes comprehensive coverage of more than 1,600 law and law-related periodicals.

Journals & Periodicals

Law Journal Library — HeinOnline Over 2,500 law and law-related periodicals.

State Content

Subject Compilations of State Laws (1960-2018) — HeinOnline Records from Cheryl Nyberg's Subject Compilations of State Laws series.

Federal Content

Code of Federal Regulations — HeinOnline Full coverage of the Code of Federal Regulations dating back to its inception in 1938.
Early American Case Law — HeinOnline Cases from the late 1700s through the 1920s.
Federal Register Library — HeinOnline Full coverage of the Federal Register from 1936. Updated on a daily basis.
Manual of Patent Examining Procedure — HeinOnline The practices & procedures for the prosecution of patent applications before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
U.S. Attorney General & Department of Justice Collection — HeinOnline Reports & opinions from the U.S. Attorney General and the Office of Legal Counsel. Includes guides, handbooks, hearings, and more.
U.S. Code — HeinOnline Full coverage of the U.S. Code beginning in 1925. Includes the Early Federal Laws Collection.
U.S. Congressional Documents — HeinOnline The bound & daily versions of the Congressional Record back to 1980.
U.S. Congressional Serial Set — HeinOnline House and Senate Documents, House and Senate Reports, the American State Papers, and more.
U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, & Appeals — HeinOnline Case law & records from suits involving federal agencies like the Federal Communications Commission, National Labor Relations Board, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
U.S. Federal Legislative History Library — HeinOnline A finding aid for legislative researchers that includes histories published by the U.S. Government Printing Office & private publishers.
U.S. Presidential Library — HeinOnline Documents related to U.S. Presidents.
U.S. Statutes at Large — HeinOnline Full coverage of the federal Statutes at Large.
U.S. Supreme Court Library — HeinOnline Full coverage of the official U.S. Reports volumes. Includes preliminary prints, slip opinions, and books & periodicals about the court.
U.S. Treaties & Agreements Library — HeinOnline All past and present U.S. treaties. Includes the “Blue set” as well as the Bevans, Miller, and Malloy sets.

Special Collections

American Association of Law Libraries — HeinOnline American Association of Law Libraries publications, newsletters, and journals of interest to law library workers.
Animal Studies: Law, Welfare & Rights — HeinOnline E-books, articles, primary law sources, periodicals, videos, and other materials about animal law and rights.
Association of American Law Schools — HeinOnline Association of American Law Schools publications, proceedings, and journals of interest to law school workers.
Bar Journals — HeinOnline 150+ titles including state bar journals, American Bar Association publications, and local bar journals.
Brennan Center for Justice Publications — HeinOnline E-books, articles, and more from the Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan law and policy institute at NYU School of Law.
Civil Rights & Social Justice — HeinOnline Committee prints, legislative histories, congressional research reports, U.S. Supreme Court briefs, scholarly articles, books, and more on civil rights in the U.S.
COVID-19 in America: Response, Issues, & Law — HeinOnline Government reports & research articles on COVID-19's impact on economics, health, society, and the world.
Criminal Justice & Criminology — HeinOnline Government documents, pamphlets, memoirs, and books that help trace the history of criminal justice in American & English law.
Gun Regulation & Legislation in America — HeinOnline Periodicals, legislative histories, Congressional Research Service reports, Congressional hearings, U.S. Supreme Court briefs, and other materials on firearm regulation.
Immigration Law & Policy — HeinOnline Historical documents, legislation, articles, Board of Immigration Appeals precedent decisions, law and policy titles, and other materials on immigration in the U.S.
Labor & Employment: The American Worker — HeinOnline Legislative histories, U.S. Supreme Court briefs, reports, articles, and historical documents on U.S. labor law.
Legal Classics — HeinOnline Thousands of classic legal treatises.
Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory — HeinOnline Addresses, contact info, and ratings for U.S. and some foreign law firms. Includes a historical archive from 1868 to 1963.
Pentagon Papers — HeinOnline A history of the country's political-military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967.
Religion & the Law — HeinOnline Includes Christian Legal Society publications, canon law, rare historical bibles, and other materials on world religions.
Slavery in America & the World: History, Culture & Law — HeinOnline Federal, state, and foreign historical statutes, case law, and more on slavery in the U.S. and the English-speaking world.
UNC Press Law Publications — HeinOnline Current & historical titles from the University of North Carolina Press.
Voting Rights & Election Law — HeinOnline Historical & current content on the U.S. electoral process.
Water Rights & Resources — HeinOnline Congressional documents, books, legislative histories, and Supreme Court briefs on U.S. water rights.
Women & the Law — HeinOnline E-books, biographies, and periodicals on the role of women in society & the law.

International Resources

Canada Supreme Court Reports — HeinOnline Includes the official bilingual series published under Canada's Supreme Court Act.
English Reports, Full Reprint (1220-1867) — HeinOnline A full reprint of English Reports, including the Statutes of the Realm (1235-1713) and the Pre-1865 Law Reports.
European Center for Minority Issues — HeinOnline Contains reports, working papers, and articles from academic research institute European Center for Minority Issues.
Revised Statutes of Canada — HeinOnline Full coverage of all 6 revisions from the official printed volumes of the Revised Statutes of Canada.
Statutes of the Realm — HeinOnline A collection of the Acts of the Parliament of England from the earliest times to the Union of the Parliaments in 1707. Includes Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain passed up to 1714.

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