In the Law Library, physical, daily copies of the Wall Street Journal and Financial Times are on reserve behind the circulation desk for 30 days. For most other popular news sources, we offer access through a variety of methods. The following are only a small sample of popular news sources. To find others, please search in the Law Library Catalog or check our Databases List.
The following are a selection of news databases. To see all of the Law Library's accessible news databases, please view the Law Library catalog. For news databases accessible through the Main Campus library, please visit the Lauinger Library Databases page. Lauinger Library also offers a News & Commentary research guide which provides a curated selection of general news sources, national, international, and historical news options. Many of these news resources are available on the web.
As a note, most newspapers will maintain their own website, typically with an archives of back issues. In some cases, articles from the print version of a newspaper have been edited and/or may not be included in those online archives. In cases where an existing article cannot be located, an article may be requested through Interlibrary Loan. When using individual news websites, note they may charge for retrieving individual articles. Please check the Law Library Catalog to see if we provide access to these articles. The following are a sample of noteworthy news databases, which are likely to aggregate a multitude of news articles:
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:
The D.C. Public Library provides access to a number of news resources. Access may require a DC Public Library card, and library cards are available to anyone who resides, works, pays property taxes or attends school in the District of Columbia. Residents of certain counties surrounding D.C. may also apply for a card for free.