Chastek Library Guides

Chastek librarians developed these research guides to assist library users in conducting legal research using the library's collections and resources.
American Indian Law
Animal Law
Compiled Federal Legislative History in Print
Legal Treatises by Subject
Locating Personal Injury Verdicts & Settlements in Idaho
Locating Personal Injury Verdicts & Settlements in Washington
Patriot Act
Restatements
Understanding Citations to Cases, Statutory Codes & Legal Periodicals
Updating the Code of Federal Regulations in Print
Updating the Code of Federal Regulations Using GPO Access
Updating the Revised Code of Washington Annotated in Print
Updating Washington Administrative Code Regulations in Print
Washington Attorney General Opinions
Washington Legislative History
West's National Reporter System & Digests
West Topic & Key Number System
Guides from Other Sources
Cornell Law Library's Legal Research Engine - Legal research guides from over 20 law school libraries, including the University of Washington.
Law Librarians' Resource Xchange (LLRX) - Offers a good selection of legal research guides for foreign countries.
University of Washington Legal Research Guides - Comprehensive array of legal research guides written by UofW librarians.
Law Scout - Legal research guides posted by 130 U.S. law school libraries. Now searchable by keyword and subject.
LLSDC's Legislative Source Book - Contains over 20 research guides for federal legislative and regulatory materials compiled by members of the Legislative Research Special Interest Section of the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.
Online Legal Research: Beyond LexisNexis & Westlaw - Describes a wide range of online legal research sources, mostly free or low-cost. Written by UCLA law librarians.