Research Guides: Special Education: Finding Case Law

Getting Started

There are many ways locate a topic that interests you, including your course texts and articles, news, books, or even Google. See below for a few hand-picked resources for background -- before you begin the search for case law.

Wrightslaw Special Education Caselaw
U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and noteworthy cases. Part of the the Wrightslaw Special Education Law Library.

Special Education: A Reference Book for Policy & Curriculum Development by Arlene Sacks
Call Number: E-BOOK (online)

ISBN: 9781682179505

Publication Date: 2018

Finding Caselaw

Nexis Uni
Search for specific cases with this high-powered UC subscription database.

Begin by clicking advanced search (under the search box) and select a specific content type -- choosing "cases" is recommended. Next, enter keywords (Brown v. Board of Education) or a legal citation (i.e. 347 U. S. 483).

Special Education

Getting Started

Finding Caselaw

Finding Case Law By Citation