News Research Guide

This guide details the library's print and electronic newspaper holdings and identifies major online sources of news articles.

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  • On Westlaw
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  • Preeminent Treatise
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Legal News Sources

There are several legal newspapers published throughout the United States. Most are only printed online. The following list is not meant to be exhaustive, as Westlaw, Lexis, Bloomberg, and many, many other databases offered through the Law Library Catalog  or Lauinger Library have coverage of other legal news materials. Some of the most widely read legal news sources include:

Popular News Sources

In the Williams Library, physical, daily copies of the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post are on reserve behind the circulation desk for 30 days. Otherwise, the following are some of the other ways to access popular news sources.

  • NYTimes.com
  • WashingtonPost.com
    • Use your georgetown.edu email address to set up an account to use the app or website for off-campus access. More information on Lauinger Library's Washington Post Guide. We have access to the Washington Post through our catalog in a variety of forms with varying dates of coverage, including historical articles. Physical copies from 1877-2007 are available in microform in the Media Services Dept. on the First Floor of the Library.
  • The Wall Street Journal
    • Several databases provide access to the WSJ from 1979-present. Historical copies of the WSJ all the way back to the first issue are available as well. 1970-2004 is available in microform in the Media Services Dept. on the First Floor of the Library.
  • Financial Times
    • Copies of financial time are available from 1888-present across various databases. Issues from 1990-2008 are available in microform in the Media Services Dept. on the First Floor of the Library.
  • The Economist
    • Current issues are available through the Economist website. In addition, copies from 1843-present are available in our catalog across ABI/Inform, Gale, and ProQuest. 

Online News Databases

The following are a selection of news databases. To see all of the law school's accessible news databases, please view our catalog. For news databases accessible through the main campus, please visit the Lauinger Library Databases page. These resources are available on the web; virtually every newspaper maintains its own website with an archives of back issues. However, some articles from the print version of a newspaper have been edited and/or may not be included in those online archives; further, individual archives may also charge for retrieving individual articles. Going through our catalog and databases will ensure there's no charge. 

Historical Newspapers

Historical Newspapers - Separate databases that provide searchable access to older newspapers. Most of the newspapers provide PDFs of the articles.

The library maintains a spreadsheet with exhaustive listings of our microfilm holdings. This material can be located in the Media Services Department on the first floor of the library. The following is a sample of our general newspaper holdings: