Skip to Main Content
Library Home
Research Guides
Legal Information
Major Laws or Cases
Search this Guide
Search
Legal Information: Major Laws or Cases
Guide to resources for researching legal topics.
Home
Articles
Background
U.S. Congress and Legislative History
Federal Bills and Laws
Federal Regulations
Supreme Court and Federal Cases
California Legislators and Legislative History
California Bills and Laws
California Regulations
California Cases
More States, Cities and Native American Legal Sources
Law Topics
Major Laws or Cases
Legal Citations and Other Sources
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States, 1790 to 2016
Major Laws
19th Amendment: Women's Right to Vote
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
Civil Liberties Act (1988)
Civil Rights Act (1964)
Clean Air Act (1970)
Clean Water Act (1972)
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (2002)
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (2016)
Occupational and Safety Health Act (1970)
Shore Protection Act of 1988
Voting Rights Act (1965)
Major Laws
Copyright Act of 1790 (First Copyright Law)
Landmark Legislation 1774-2012
by
S. W. Stathis (Ed.)
This link opens in a new window
Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Name
Call Number: Reference KF 80.S5
Major Cases
Brown v. Board of Education (1954): a site by Smithsonian Institute
Famous Constitutional Cases by University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law Faculty
Griffin v County School Board of Prince Edward County (1964)
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
Hollinsworth v. Perry, 133 S.Ct. 2652 (U.S. 2013), 671 F.3d 1052.
Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court by Douglas O. Linder University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
Michigan Dept. of State Police v. Sitz (1990)
Michigan v. Long (1983)
New York Times v. Sullivan (1963)
Nix v. Hedden (1893)
Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)
Plyler v. Doe (1982)
R.A.V. v City of St. Paul (MN) (1992)
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Top 10 Controversial Legal Cases
Troxel v. Granville (1999)
United States v. Nixon (1974)
Famous Court Trials
Famous Trials by Douglas O. Linder University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
BP Oil Spill
Cases in the News Special Coverage by FindLaw
Famous American crimes and trials (Book)
Major Legislation (did not make it to law)
DREAM Act (Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010 - Reality 2017) by PBS Newshour
Privacy Legislation of the 112th Congress
<<
Previous:
Law Topics
Next:
Legal Citations and Other Sources >>
Landmark Legislation 1774-2012 by 
This link opens in a new window
Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Name