NYU Journalism Toolbox (Bobst Library)

There are two main databases that will contain Op-Eds: LexisNexis and Proquest Newspapers.

Proquest is the easiest to use.

Proquest Newspapers
**Click on “Clear All Databases”
**Scroll down and click on Proquest Newspapers (this will allow you to search major national newspapers including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, etc.)

From within Proquest:
–Click on Advanced Search
–Type in Op-ed and select Document Type from the pull-down menu
–In the second search box, type in Immigration (Citation and Abstract)
–You can adjust the time period if you are only looking for recent op-eds.
–You could also add additional search terms if you wanted to narrow your topic.

Doing a criminal check can be tricky.  Here are a few resources to get you started:

Zimmerman’s Research Guide: Criminal Background Checks (from LexisNexis)
Provides a quick overview of conducting criminal background checks–what you will and won’t find, as well as sources.

BRB Publications: Free Public Record Sites
This is a listing of free government public records sites, by state.  For NY, see NY State Inmate Information (includes former and current inmates).

 The Virtual Chase: Art of Public Records Research
A nice guide to doing public records research with some pointers to sources.

Federal and State Cases via LexisNexis
Search by case name, citation, or keywords. Cases include annotations and links to related cases.
Guide to finding cases in LexisNexis

FindLaw.org
There’s a wealth of information on this site including links to information about the Supreme Court, court cases, and codes for the different states.
To find Supreme Court Cases, go to http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html.
For other helpful legal resources, go here: http://lp.findlaw.com/

NYU Law Library Legal Research Guides
NYU Law Library has a number of helpful research guides including A Guide to the U.S. Federal Legal System: Web-based Publicly Accessible Resources that includes links to finding Supreme Court Cases.

In addition, the 6th Floor Reference Desk at Bobst which specializes in Business, Governement Documents, and Public Policy can be a good starting place for law-related matters.