Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Public Administration and the Law Resource Guide

Introduction
Legislative Sources
Administrative Regulations
Case Law
Major Ohio Treatises and Practice Guides
Major General Treatises and Practice Guides
Additional Titles on Selected Topics
Directories
Study Aids
Searching Scholar and OhioLINK
Journal Articles
Databases and Other Web Resources
Government Reports and Resources

Introduction

 

This selective guide highlights major electronic and print resources available to Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs students researching law-related issues in Public Administration. While the primary focus of this guide is to support student coursework, projects, and clinical work, it is hoped that individuals working in public administration may also find it useful.

Public administrators work in a range of areas; for resources related to the following, please consult these Resource Guides:

Although some of the links below lead to Westlaw and LexisNexis database resources and require a valid law student Westlaw or LexisNexis password for access, many others link to LexisNexis Academic, an OhioLINK research database, available to all C.S.U. students, faculty, and staff, who can access it on campus, or elsewhere via authentication.

Please contact your Law Library Research Services librarians during their regularly scheduled hours, or via email to research.services@law.csuohio.edu for assistance in suggesting research strategies, and/or locating/using these or other resources to meet your needs.

 

 

Legislative Sources

 

Ohio:

The Ohio Revised Code's statutes (laws) for various forms of Ohio local government may be found in Title 3 (Counties), Title 5 (Townships) and Title 7 (Municipalities). Depending on your research issue, there may be other sections of the Code that you may need to check as well. For example:

Title 41 (Labor and Industry): Chapter 4123 Workers' Compensation Law
So, start with the Index to the ORC, and then go to the Title, Chapter, and section. Note if there are definitions related to the code provisions (often at the beginning of the chapter), and check annotations and supplementation. 

Ohio Revised Code (LAWriter - from the State of Ohio website) Unannotated

For annotated versions of the ORC, see the Code from either of the two publishers of the Code:

The Ohio Legislative Service Commission annually prepares a Local Impact Statement Report of the local fiscal impact of laws passed. Current Fiscal Notes are prepared by the LSC as bills are introduced. They are available on the Ohio General Assembly LSC Bill Documents Page.

See also:

  • Ohio's Open Meetings Law / Ohio Legislatiove Service Commission - Members Only Brief (Vol. 126, Issue 9, Sept. 18, 2006)
  • Public Records Law in Ohio / Ohio Legislative Service Commission - Members Only Brief (Vol. 127, Issue 13, Oct. 23, 2009)
  • Prevailing Wage Laws / Ohio Legislative Service Commission - Members Only Briefs (Vol. 126, Issue 2, Feb. 25, 2005)

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Other States:

The Law Library has a current print annotated code for many states. The sets are shelved by call number, alphabetically by state, on the Atrium Level of the Law Library, beginning with KFA (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona), KFC (California), etc. Code arrangement will vary by state.

Start with the index, and check the pocket part supplement for amendments to the law and newer annotations to court decisions.

State Codes (combined or individual) (via LexisNexis Academic) You get to that screen from the "Legal" tab on the top left, then clicking on Federal and State Codes on the left. Scroll down the Sources dropdown menu to select the specific state code database. Search in the same manner as in other LexisNexis Academic databases. You can "Show options to search specific document sections." Then add to search. Code arrangement will vary by state.

Another method for getting to State Codes via LexisNexis Academic: From Sources (on top) see that "By publication type" is selected, then filter by United States, then select the specific state. You may have several options. In addition to searching, you may also be able to browse your way in. Search in the same manner as in other LexisNexis Academic databases. Code arrangement will vary by state.

Legal Information Institute(LII)   (Cornell Univ.): State Law

 

Suggested State Legislation / Council of State Governments, 1941 -  .    KF 165 .C68

Guide to State Legislation, Legislative History, and Administrative Materials, 7th ed. / William H. Manz / Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein & Co., 2008. Reference KF 1 .F57 2008

Subject Compilations of State Laws, (print and electronically available) KF 240 .S795

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U.S. (Federal):

  • United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.) (Thomson West), Print:  Reference or 2nd Level KF 62.5 .W45
  • United States Code Service (USCS) (LexisNexis),  Print:    Reference KF 62 .L38
    United States Code Service  (via LexisNexis Academic)  
  • Both publishers' print codes have a multi-volume subject index. Start there and then go to the Title and Section number.  Remember to check the pocket part supplement or pamphlet under the same Title and Section number for updated information -- any amendments to the Code, references to newer court decisions, etc.
  • United States Code     (Via GPO Access)  Unannotated.
  • Legal Information Institute (LII) (Cornell Univ.): Federal Law

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Municipal Codes/Ordinances:

Cleveland Public Library's Public Administration Library  has many Ohio municipal codes, and municipal codes from a number of major U.S. cities.

Ohio Municipal League has their Top 10 Requested Ordinances available.

 

 

Administrative Regulations

In addition to researching law, administrative regulations of agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (both Federal and State) may be important to check:  Example - for regulations relating to wetlands, or brownfields, or underground storage tanks.

For more comprehensive information about the following titles - what they contain, how organized, etc., please consult our guide: Administrative Law Research.

 

See also:

An Overview of Administrative Rule-making Procedures in Ohio / Ohio Legislative Service Commission (Members Only Brief, Vol. 121, Issue 15, Rev. 5, July 30, 2008.)

 

Note: Federal and state agency websites may include links to laws, regulations, decisions, guidance documents, forms, and other pertinent information. For example:

In many cases local government work entails complying with federal and state laws and regulations. For example, from the Ohio Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code:

The Ohio Legislative Service Commission annually prepares a Local Impact Statement Report of the local fiscal impact of laws passed. Current Fiscal Notes are prepared by the LSC as bills are introduced. They are available on the Ohio General Assembly LSC Bill Documents Page.

 

 

Case Law

If you have a citation to a federal or state reported court case, and want the full text from LexisNexis Academic:

  1. Start with the LexisNexis Academic initial screen.
  2. At the top of the screen click on Legal.
  3. On the next screen, on the left, click on Federal and State Cases.
  4. On the next screen, on the left, lower down, where it says Citation Number, type in the citation, following the proper format. If you are unsure about format, before typing one in, click on Citation Help.
  5. Submit your search by clicking on the Search bottom (top right.)

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If you have the names of the parties of a federal or state reported case and want the full text from LexisNexis Academic:

  1. Start with the LexisNexis Academic initial screen.   .
  2. At the top of the screen click on Legal.
  3. On the next screen, on the left, click on Federal and State Cases.
  4. On the next screen, if you know the jurisdiction, use the Select Sources dropdown menu.
  5. Lower down, where it says Case Name, type in the name of each party in the space provided.
  6. If you know the date or approximate date of the decision, use the Specify Date dropdown menu.
  7. Submit your search by clicking on the Search bottom (top right.)

If you retrieve too many cases, you may want to consider adding search term(s) that you expect to find in the case before submitting your search. Do that by using the dropdown menu Select Sources.

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To search for cases from the U.S. Supreme Court on LexisNexis Academic, follow the following steps:

  1. Start with the LexisNexis Academic initial screen.   .
  2. At the top of the screen click on Legal.
  3. On the next screen, on the left, click on Federal and State Cases.
  4. On the next screen, use the dropdown menu in the center to select U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Lawyers' Edition.
  5. If you know the date or approximate date of the decision, use the Specify Date dropdown menu.
  6. Submit your search by clicking on the Search button (top right.)

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To search for cases from Ohio state courts on LexisNexis Academic, follow the following steps:

  1. Start with the LexisNexis Academic initial screen.   
  2. At the top left of the screen click on the Sources tab. In step 2 filter by United States, and then by Ohio (in the dropdown menu.)
  3. Select the specific group, such as OH State Cases, Combined.
  4. Click on Okay Continue on the right to get to the search screen.
  5. Enter your search.

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To identify significant cases related to a specific law or legal issue, take advantage of annotations following sections of codes, or footnotes in journal articles or in treatises such as those listed below.

Tables of Cases in Digests, such as West's Ohio Digest, or in many legal titles may be an excellent source for citations to cases and/or to specific sections of the treatise where the case is discussed.

West's Ohio Digest (print) / West Pub. Co., 1949 -     Reference & Ohio KFO 57 .W47

For Key Number topical researching of Ohio caselaw.  Start with the Index, then to the volume that includes the topic and subtopic (the key number) to identify court cases on an issue.  Check the pocket part supplement for newer cases.  Check the cases themselves.

 

Shepards (via LexisNexis Academic via OhioLINK) can be used to check a citation for newer cases citing your case. Shepards may also list Law review articles citing your case.

 

Ohio Supreme Court and Ohio Appellate Court Opinions from the Ohio Supreme Court website (note that only recent years are included) Search in a specific Court of Appeals by selected that court in the Source dropdown menu at the top left.

Ohio Public Employee Reporter /Fort Washington, PA: Labor Relations Press, 1984 -  . Reserve, Ohio Room KFO 332.8 .P77 O3 (for cases and decisions)

 

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Ohio Agency Decisions

  1. Start with the LexisNexis Academic initial screen.   
  2. At the top left of the screen click on the Sources tab. In step 2 filter by United States, and then by Ohio (in the dropdown menu.)
  3. Select the specific type of publication, such as OH Administrative Materials & Regulations. Select an agency or agencies.
  4. Click on Okay Continue on the right to get to the search screen.
  5. Enter your search.

 

Ohio Collective Bargaining Agreements (at the SERB website)

Factfinding Reports (at the SERB website)

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Note: For administrative decisions of federal agencies (NLRB, FCC, etc.) see agency websites.

 

 

 

Major Ohio Treatises and Practice Guides

 

  • Local Government Law -- Municipal / John E. Gotherman, Harold W. Babbit, and James F. Lang / Cleveland: Thomson/West, 2004 - current. 2 vols. KFO 431 .A6 G67    A basic comprehensive useful current title.  (Westlaw - OHMUNL) Currently being updated by Finley's Ohio Municipal Service  / Cleveland: West Group, 2003 - . KFO 431 .A6 G67  
  • Local Government Law -- Township / Rebecca C. Princehorn / Cleveland: West, 2004 - . KFO 430 .A3 2004 (Westlaw - OHTWPL)
  • Ohio Jurisprudence 3d / West Group, 1977 -   Ohio's legal encyclopedia -- Start with the index to this multivolume set, under topics such as Civil Servants and Other Public Officers and Employees; Administrative Procedure; or Counties,Townships, and Municipal Corporations.    Reference and Ohio Room KFO 65 .O3543  
  • Municipal Home Rule in Ohio / George D. Vaubel / Buffalo: W.S. Hein, 1978.  KFO 431.9 .H6 V38
  • Ohio Planning and Zoning Law  (Baldwin’s Ohio Handbook Series) / West  Group, 1997 - . Annual.   Reference and Ohio Room   KFO 458 .M42 A basic comprehensive useful current title.
  • Residential Code of Ohio for One-, Two-, and Three-family Dwellings / Ohio Building Officials Assn. / Falls Church, Va.: International Code Council, 2004 - . Reference KFO 459 .A1 R47 2004
  • Ohio Employment Practices Law - A Practical Guide for Employers and Their Legal Counsel / Cleveland: West Group, 1997 - . Annual KFO 334 .S54
  • Ohio Workers' Compensation Law, 3rd ed. / Philip J. Fulton / Newark, NJ: LexisNexis Matthew Bender, 2008. KFO 342 .F84 2008
  • Ohio Workers' Compensation Law / Cleveland, OH: West, 2004 - . Annual. KFO 342 .W372
  • Guidebook to Ohio Taxes / CCH. Annual. KFO 470 .A73 G8
  • Ohio Tax Reporter / Commerce Clearing House. Looseleaf service. Ohio Room KF 6285 .O55

Developments in Ohio law are often reflected in continuing legal education materials such as:

Land Use and Zoning Law[s] / Ohio State Bar Assn. CLE Institute, Vol. 06-130. KFO 458 .Z9 L36 2006

 

 

 

Major General Treatises and Practice Guides

 

Selected significant treatises and practice guides in the Law Library collection which provide a foundation for researching and learning about law-related issues that may be part of the environment of a public administrator include the following:

  • American Jurisprudence Legal Forms 2d - Land Use and Zoning Practice (Westlaw - AMJURLF-ZONPL)
  • American Law Reports (ALR) Start with ALR Index( Reference KF 132.6 .I53) under such topics as Administrative law, Civil service, Municipal corporations, Open or public meetings, Preemption, Public officers and employees, Public works and contracts, etc. Then go to the ALR series -4th, 5th, Federal, etc., which are in the Reference Area nearby, then to the volume number, and then beginning page number. Check the volume's supplement for newer information.
  • Administrative Justice in the United States, 2nd ed. / Peter L. Strauss / Carolina Academic Press, 2002. KF 5402 .S87 2002
  • Administrative Law / Alfred C. Aman, Jr. and William T. Mayton / West Group, 2001.  Hornbook Series.  KF5402 .A8 2001
  • Administrative Law / Jacob A. Stein, Glenn A. Mitchell, and Basil J. Mezines /  Mathew Bender, 1990 -   . 6 vols.   .  KF 5402 .S8
  • Administrative Law and Practice, 2nd ed. / Chester H. Koch, Jr. /  West Pub. Co., 1997 -   .   3 vols.       KF 5407 .K63 1997
  • Administrative Law: Practice and Procedure / Lee Modjeska / Thomson West, 1982 -  . KF 5407 .M62 1982
  • Administrative Law Treatise / Richard J. Pierce, Jr. / Aspen Law & Business, 2002. 3 vols. KF5402 .D31 2002
  • Federal Administrative Procedure Sourcebook, 4th ed. / William F. Funk, Jeffrey S. Lubbers, Charles Pou, Jr., eds. / ABA, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 2008. KF 5406 .A3 2008
  • Federal Procedure / West Group, current.   Multi-volume set.  KF 8835 .F43
  • Federal Procedural Forms / Thomson West, current.  Multi-volume set. See Vol. 1B, Chapter 2 Administrative Procedure. KF 8836 .F4       
  • A Guide to Federal Agency Adjudication / Michael Asimow, ed. / Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, American Bar Association, 2003. KF 5407 .G838 2003
  • A Guide to Judicial and Political Review of Federal Agencies / John F. Duffy and Michael Herz, eds. / American Bar Association, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 2005.   KF 5425 .D84 2005
  • A Guide to Federal Agency Rulemaking, 4th ed. / Jeffrey S. Lubbers / American Bar Association, 2006. KF 5411 .L83 2006
  • Annual Municipal Law Institute / New York: Practising Law Institute, 2002 -  KF 5305 .Z9 M86
  • Handbook of Local Government Law, 2nd ed. / Osborne M. Reynolds / West Group, 2001.   KF 5300 .R49 2001
  • Handbook of Regulation and Administrative Law / David H. Rosenbloom and Richard D. Schwartz, eds. / New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1994. (Public Administration and Public Policy/54) KF 5402 .H36 1994
  • Home Rule in America A Fifty State Handbook / Dale Krane, Platon N. Rigos, Melvin B. Hill, Jr. / Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2001. KF 5305 .Z95 K73 2001
  • The Law of Municipal Corporations, 3rd ed. / Eugene McQuillin; Clark A. Nichols and others; Ray Smith, ed. in chief. / Callaghan, 1949 - current .  Multi-vol. set.          KF 5305 .M33 (Westlaw - MUNICORP)
  • Local Government Law / C. Dallas Sands and Michael E. Libonati / Callaghan, 1981 - current . 4 vols.       KF 5300 .S26
 

Additional Titles on Selected Topics

 

Alternative Dispute Resolution

  • Federal Dispute Resolution - Using ADR with the United States Government / Jeffrey M. Senger / Pub. in cooperation with the American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution / Jossey-Bass, 2004.  KF 5417 .S46 2004
  • Sourcebook, Federal Agency Use of Alternative Means of Dispute Resolution. Gov. Docs Y 3.Ad 6:2 So 8.

Civil Rights Issues

  • Suing and Defending Cities for Federal Constitutional Violations: A Treatise for City Attorneys and Public Interest Litigators, 3rd ed. / M. David Gelfand / Lexis Pub., 2001 -  KF 5300 .G452
  • Civil Rights Actions / Joseph G. Cook and John L. Sobieski Jr. / M. Bender, 1983 - Current.    7 vols.   KF 4749 .C65
  • Section 1983 Litigation in State Courts / Steven H.Steinglass / C. Boardman, 1988 - Current) 2 vols.     
    KF 1325 .C58 S74

Drafting - Federal

Drafting - State and Local

  • Municipal Ordinances: Text and Forms, 2nd ed. / Thomas A. Matthews and Byron S. Matthews / Callaghan, 1972-3 -      Multi-volume set.   KF 5313 .M3 1972
  • Nature-Friendly Ordinances: Local Measures to Conserve Biodiversity / James M. McElfish Jr. / Washington, D.C.: Environmental Law Institute, 2004.  HD 108.3 .M35 2004

Employment

  • Employment Coordinator / New York: Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1984 - current.  Multi-volume looseleaf set.    KF 3315 .E46
  • Employment Discrimination Coordinator / West Group, 1988 - current. Multi-volume looseleaf set.    KF 3464 .A6 E47
  • Occupational Safety and Health Law, 2d ed. / Randy S. Rabinowitz Editor-in-Chief; Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association / Washington, D.C.: Bureau of National Affairs, 2002.       KF 3570 .O26 2002
  • Public Employee Discharge and Discipline, 3rd ed. / Isadore Silver / Aspen Publishers, 2001 -   .   2 vols.    KF 5340 .S5 2001
  • Sexual Harassment in the Workplace - Law and Practice, 3rd ed. / Alba Conte / Gaithersburg, Md.: Panel Publishers, 2000 -     .    2 vols.      KF 3467 .C66 2000
  • Immigration Fundamentals A Guide to Law and Practice, 4th ed. / Austin T Fragomen and Steven C. Bell / New York: Practising Law Institute, 1996, Current - ). KF 4819 .F725 1996
  • Immigration Procedures Handbook - How to Guide for Business and Legal Professionals (part of Immigration Law Library)  / West Group. 1995 - current.       KF 4819 .I473

Ethics

  • The Lobbying Manual - A Complete Guide to Federal Law Governing Lawyers and Lobbyists, 3rd ed. / William V. Luneburg and Thomas M. Susman / ABA Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 2005.      KF 4948 .L62 2005

Government Contracts

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Practical Guide for Resolving Government Contract Controversies, 2nd ed. / Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, Section of Public Contract Law, American Bar Association / American Bar Association, 2005.  KF 850 .A475 2005
  • Best Practices in Dispute Avoidance for Government Contracting / prepared by the Task Force on Dispute Avoidance and Early Dispute Resolution, Section of Public Contract Law, American Bar Association / Chicago: American Bar Assn., 2002. KF 849 .B47 2002
  • Government Contract Law: The Deskbook for Procurement Professionals, 3rd ed. / Chicago: American Bar Assn., Section of Public Contract Law, 2007. KF 849 .G5877 2007

Planning and Zoning

  • American Planning Law - Land Use and the Police Power / Norman Williams, Jr. and John M. Taylor / Callaghan, 1974 -      Multi-vol. set.         KF 5698 .W54
  • Anderson's American Law of Zoning, 4th ed. / Kenneth H. Young / Clark Boardman Callaghan, 1996 -    5 vols.     KF 5698 .A76 1996 (Westlaw - AMLZONING)
  • The Legal Guide to Affordable Housing Development / Rochelle E. Lento and Tim Iglesias eds. / Chicago: American Bar Association, 2005.    Reference  KF 5729 .L44 2005
  • Rathkopf's The Law of Zoning and Planning, 4th ed. / Arden H. Rathkopf and Daren A. Rathkopf / New York: C. Boardman Co., 1975 - 5-vol. looseleaf set. . KF 5698 .R37 (Westlaw - RLZPN)
  • Subdivision Law and Growth Management, 2nd ed. / James A. Kushner / St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, 2001 -     2 vols.    KF 5698 .K872
  • Zoning Law and Practice, 4th ed. / E.C. Yokley / Charlottesville, Va.: Michie Co., 1978 -    Multi-vol. set.     KF 5698 .Y62 1978

Misc.

  • The Signage Sourcebook: A Signage Handbook / Sherwood, OR: Signage Foundation, 2003. KF 5710 .S5 2003
  • Environmental Regulation of Real Property / Nicholas A. Robinson / New York: Law Journal Seminars-Press, 1982 -     KF 5698 .R6 1982    

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Directories

 

  • United States Government Manual (Washington, D.C.: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Admin., 1973 - current year). Ref  JK 421 .A3   
    U.S. Government Manual via GPO Access.
  • Federal Yellow Book (New York & Washington, D.C.: Leadership Directories, Inc., current ). Ref JK 6 .F45
  • Municipal Yellow Book (New York & Washington, D.C.: Leadership Directories, Inc.) Ref JS 39 .M7
  • Federal Regulatory Directory (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc.) Ref KF 5406 .A15 F4.
  • Encyclopedia of Governmental Advisory Organizations / Detroit: Gale Research, annual. Ref JK 468 .C7 E52
  • Washington Information Directory / Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., current. Ref F 192.3 .W33
  • CSG State Directory (Lexington: Council of State Governments, current year.) Includes: I. Elective Officials II. Legislative Leadership, Committees & Staff III. Administrative Officials (Classified by Function). Reference JK 2403 .B65 Ref JK 2403 .B65
  • Associations Unlimited - start from SCHOLAR. (Replaces Encyclopedia of Associations (Detroit: Gale Research Co.)
  • Guide to State Legislation, Legislative History, and Administrative Materials, 7th ed. / William H. Manz / Buffalo, NY: William S. Hein, 2008. Ref KF 1 .F57 2008
  • State Legislative Sourcebook. A Resource Guide to Legislative Information in the Fifty States / Topeka: Gov't. Research Service, 1994 - current. Ref JK 2495 .S689
  • Cal Info Guide to the Administrative Regulations of the States & Territories / Washington, D.C.: Cal Info Pub., 2000 - .  Ref KF 85 .W55
  • Handbook and Agency Directory (part of the Baldwin's Ohio Administrative Code set) KFO 34.5 .O35
  • Legal Looseleafs in Print / New York: InfoSources Pub., current year.   Ref KF 1 .L43
  • Legal Newsletters in Print / New York: InfoSources Pub., current year. Ref KF 1 .L44

 

 

Study Aids

 

  • Administrative Law: Examples and Explanations, 3rd ed. / William F. Funk and Richard H. Seamon /  New York: Aspen Publishers, 2009.   KF 5404 .A4 F86 2001   
  • A Blackletter Statement of Federal Administrative Law / American Bar Association, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice / American Bar Association, 2004. KF 5402 .B52 2004
  • Government Contracts in a Nutshell, 4th ed. / W. Noel Keyes / Thomson/West 2004. KF 850 .K49 2004
  • Local Government Law in a Nutshell, 5th ed. / David J. McCarthy, Jr., Laurie Reynolds / Thomson/West, 2003.   KF 5300 .Z9 M3 2003
  • State Constitutional Law in a Nutshell, 2nd ed. / Thomas C. Marks, Jr. and John F. Cooper / Thomson/West, 2003. KF 4550 .Z95 M28 2003
  • Understanding Administrative Law, 5th ed. / William F. Fox, Jr. / Newark, NJ: LexisNexis, 2008. KF 5402 .F68 2008   
  • Understanding Local Government Law / Sandra M. Stevenson / LexisNexis, 2003.   KF 5300 .S74 2003
 

 

Searching Scholar and OhioLINK

 

Search the main subject heading Administrative Law  in SCHOLAR and OhioLINK catalogs, and also the following related subject headings for additional materials:

Administrative Law -- United States
Administrative Procedure -- United States
City Planning
City Planning and Redevelopment Law -- United States
Community Development--Law and Legislation
Eminent Domain
Housing--Law and Legislation
Land Subdivision--Law and Legislation
Municipal Corporations-- Ohio
Public Contracts
Real Estate Development
Zoning
Zoning Law -- Ohio

If a title or copy is not available at Cleveland State University, consider checking OhioLink.

 

 

Journal Articles

See Finding Articles in Law Reviews, Journals and Other Legal Periodicals for an explanation of the legal periodical indexes and databases available to Cleveland-Marshall College of Law students and the CSU community.

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Consider starting with an Index:

Because there are likely to be pertinent articles in subject-specific as well as general law reviews, you are strongly encouraged to utilize indexes to identify articles, and then go to the full text of the articles.  There are two major indexes you will want to check. Because there are different editorial staffs at the two publications, more specific topics may be different. Each index also includes a listing of articles by name of court decision, and by name of statute(law.)

Legal Resource Index (LexisNexis ) (Westlaw - LRI)

Index to Legal Periodicals / H.W. Wilson, 1926 -       Reference Area KF 8 .I54 and also electronically available in the Law Library (1980 - present and Retrospective ILP via WilsonWeb)  (Lexis )(Westlaw - ILP)

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To get to the full-text of the journal articles:


Journal Finder (from either University or Law Library home page) can assist in identifying electronic and/or print access to  journal titles. If you don't find a link, check Scholar for the journal title.  If the title still doesn't show, ask your Research Services Librarian for assistance.  Links to Hein Online will get you quickly to the specific journals.

LexisNexis Academic For full text of articles from U.S. and Canadian law reviews/journals. Footnotes are at the end of articles. Articles will include links to referenced cases, code sections, other articles, etc.

HeinOnline. Access it from a Quick Link on the left side of the Law Library Home Page. If you are a CSU student or faculty or staff member, and have a SCHOLAR PIN , you should be able to get in from off campus if you start either from the link from Scholar, or from the Law Library homepage, or under Electronic Resources from the Law Library homepage. For a specific journal title, start with Journal Finder from either library's home page . You have a Table of Contents for each journal issue; you can browse issues. HeinOnline provides retrospective law review coverage, along with full-text searchability, and you can print a pdf format of the article. Footnotes at the bottom of pages..

Request current print journal issues at the Law Library Information Services Desk. Older volumes are shelved generally on the Base Level by call number, beginning at K1. Check SCHOLAR for call number for the journal title and issue/volume availability.

Print law review or journal titles to which the Law Library subscribes which could have law-related articles of interest to public administrators include the following.

Among those from academic institutions:


Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems
Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
Harvard Journal on Legislation
Journal of Law and Policy
Journal of Law and Politics
Journal of Legislation
Journal of Legislative Studies
Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy
Law and Policy (internet)
New York University Journal of Legislation and Public Policy
New York University Review of Law and Social Change
St. Louis University Public Law Review
Seton Hall Legislative Journal
Stanford Environmental Law Journal
Stanford Law and Policy Review
UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy
University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Washington University Journal of Law and Policy
Yale Journal on Regulation
Yale Law and Policy Review

 

Among the more practitioner-oriented:

  • Administrative Law Review
  • Current Municipal Problems
  • Law and Contemporary Problems
  • The Procurement Lawyer / American Bar Association, Section of Public Contract Law, 1994-  .   KF 849.A1 P8 
  • Public Contract Law Journal / American Bar Association, Section of Public Contract Law, 1967/68 - .   K 16 .U17
  • Developments in Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice / : Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, American Bar Association, 2000 -   . KF 5402 .D39  
  • State and Local Government Review
  • State and Local Law News
  • State Government News
  • State Legislatures
  • Urban Lawyer

 

Databases and Other Web Resources

 

Ohio Capitol Connection (available at the Law Library Legal Research Workstations)

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News articles, whether from direct electronic sources or via LexisNexis Academic , LexisNexis, Westlaw, ProQuest, etc., or from print newspapers or newsletters, can frequently give clues to facilitate your research on legal issues in this subject area - names of parties in a court case, date of decision, which court, judge's name, some words or phrases which may be useful for a full-text search, etc. Check Journal Finder from the Law Library or University Library's home page for a link to a specific newspaper title.

On LexisNexis Academic consider the time span in any search. Search using the same techniques as in the Legal databases.

 

ABA Administrative Procedure Database

Index to Current Urban Documents / Greenwood Press, Vol. 1 (1972/73) - vol. 32 (2003-2004)   Reference 
Z 7165 .U5 I654   Index to Current Urban Documents - Region Three (CSU electronic access.) The Public Administration Library at Cleveland City Hall has a subscription to the microfiche of the documents indexed for the entire country.

 

 

 

Government Reports and Resources

 

Government reports and other resources, whether in print format or electronically available, can be important for research. Federal, state, regional, county, special district, and local government web sites may include search capability, and may include full text of reports or other documents.  Print publications, even older items, may be available locally.

Example:  Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance   The current comprehensive guide to federal grants programs. Also in print: Reference HC 110 .P63 U53a

Example: Older Workers: Federal Agencies Face Challenges, But Have Opportunities to Hire and Retain Experienced Employees: Testimony Before the Senate Special Committee on Aging / Washington, D.C.: U:.S. Government Accountability Office, 2008. [electronic resource]

Recommendations and Reports/Administrative Conference of the United States. KF 5407 .A615 (for researching former programs)

 

The Law Library is a U.S. Government Depository Library and we can assist you in locating Federal government publications, whether published electronically or in print.

Cleveland Public Library has been a U.S.Depository Library for over 100 years, and is a useful area resource for publications from agencies beyond the scope of our law-related collection. CPL Government Documents Department

 

White House - Recovery.gov

State of Ohio - Federal Stimulous Initiative: Ohio.gov Recovery

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R.1) (407 pages)

 

And, to conclude:

For answers to some general questions, please see:

 

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