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Research Guides

Access our research guides here, including ones for each class in the required JD curriculum. These guides are prepared by GW Law Librarians and are essential resources for each stage of the research process. The guides will identify helpful sources for each topic, including study aids and casebooks. Many of our online guides also include PDF copies of the in-depth research guides available in print at our reference desk.

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Administrative Law
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 270 views
Antitrust Law
Last UpdatedJul 18, 2024 274 views
Art, Cultural Heritage, and the Law
Last UpdatedApr 10, 2025 308 views
Bluebook and Citation Resources
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 541 views
Business & Corporate Law
Last UpdatedApr 10, 2025 256 views
Case Law
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 567 views
Civil Procedure
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 167 views
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Last UpdatedFeb 22, 2025 763 views
Conflict of Laws
Last UpdatedDec 21, 2024 112 views
Constitutional Law
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 296 views
Contracts
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 89 views
Copyright Law
Last UpdatedMar 3, 2025 202 views
Court Dockets, Records, & Rules
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 7,171 views
Criminal Law
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 133 views
Criminal Procedure
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 132 views
Digital Assets and Emerging Technologies
Last UpdatedMay 4, 2023 92 views
Disaster Law
Last UpdatedNov 18, 2024 138 views
District of Columbia (D.C.) Law
Last UpdatedNov 18, 2024 2,194 views
Evidence
Last UpdatedJul 18, 2024 209 views
Family Law
Last UpdatedApr 4, 2025 148 views
Federal Communications Law
Last UpdatedApr 4, 2025 163 views
Federal Courts
Last UpdatedAug 13, 2024 176 views
Federal Grant Law
Last UpdatedApr 4, 2025 276 views
Federal Legislative History
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 574 views
Federal Regulations
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 6,559 views
Federal Statutory Law
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 415 views
Food, Agriculture & Environmental Law
Last UpdatedDec 20, 2024 283 views
Foreign & International Public Procurement
Last UpdatedApr 4, 2025 146 views
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA)
Last UpdatedNov 18, 2024 384 views
Global & Comparative Environmental Law
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 192 views
Government Contracts
Last UpdatedApr 4, 2025 1,403 views
GW Law School History
Last UpdatedSep 30, 2024 203 views
Health Law
Last UpdatedNov 18, 2024 342 views
Immigration Law
Last UpdatedNov 18, 2024 681 views
Intellectual Property Law
Last UpdatedMar 3, 2025 425 views
International Anti-Corruption Resources
Last UpdatedDec 19, 2024 534 views
International Business Transactions
Last UpdatedFeb 7, 2025 713 views
International Commercial Arbitration
Last UpdatedFeb 5, 2025 488 views
International Environmental Law
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 1,851 views
International Human Rights Law Resources
Last UpdatedMar 20, 2025 365 views
International Law Research Resources
Last UpdatedMar 6, 2025 3,361 views
Internet Law
Last UpdatedOct 18, 2024 138 views
Journal Articles Research
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 9,326 views
Labor & Employment Law
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 184 views
Legislation and Regulation
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 157 views
Maryland Legal Research
Last UpdatedApr 11, 2025 411 views
Military Justice Research
Last UpdatedNov 18, 2024 419 views
National Security Law Resources
Last UpdatedAug 21, 2024 262 views
Negotiation
Last UpdatedNov 18, 2024 219 views
Patent Law
Last UpdatedOct 18, 2024 314 views
Pre-1870 Copyright Records
Last UpdatedApr 11, 2024 296 views
Presidential Documents
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 2,470 views
Privacy Law
Last UpdatedOct 18, 2024 361 views
Professional Responsibility & Ethics
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 314 views
Property Law
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 173 views
Research4Summer
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 205 views
Roman Law Research
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 7,927 views
Science & Social Science Research
Last UpdatedNov 18, 2024 596 views
Securities Law
Last UpdatedApr 11, 2025 67 views
State Materials
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 394 views
Study Aids
Last UpdatedAug 8, 2024 533 views
Supreme Court of the United States
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 2,434 views
Tax Law
Last UpdatedMay 22, 2024 601 views
Torts
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 162 views
Trade Secret Law
Last UpdatedOct 18, 2024 255 views
Trademark Law
Last UpdatedOct 18, 2024 242 views
Treaties and International Agreements
Last UpdatedMar 20, 2025 726 views
Trusts and Estates
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 95 views
U.S. Defense Procurement
Last UpdatedApr 4, 2025 410 views
U.S. Energy Law: An Introduction
Last UpdatedJan 3, 2025 470 views
U.S. Energy Law: Electricity
Last UpdatedDec 20, 2024 1,230 views
U.S. Energy Law: Nuclear
Last UpdatedApr 9, 2025 649 views
U.S. Environmental Law
Last UpdatedMar 21, 2025 494 views
U.S. Intelligence Law
Last UpdatedNov 18, 2024 278 views
United Nations Research
Last UpdatedMar 6, 2025 2,329 views
Virginia Legal Research
Last UpdatedFeb 3, 2025 231 views
WTO/GATT Resources
Last UpdatedFeb 7, 2025 299 views

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