Education Law

Searching for educational law doesn't have to be difficult. Check out the tools below.

Google Scholar Case Law
Google Scholar offers access to laws made by the judicial branch, also known as "case law" or "common law." Common law or case law is that body of law based on written opinions by appellate courts.

U.S. Supreme Court Library This link opens in a new window
Includes complete coverage of the official U.S. Reports bound volumes, as well as preliminary prints, slip opinions, and books and periodicals related to the U.S. Supreme Court.

How To Find Free Case Law Online
A research guide to help you locate free case law on the internet using Google Scholar, CourtListener, FindLaw, Justia, and Public Library of Law (PLoL).
Indiana Department of Education: Laws and Resources
Law resources relating to education, provided by the Indiana Department of Education.
Indiana Law at Justia US Law
Justia offers free access to federal and state court decisions, codes, and regulations, as well as recent dockets and selected case filings from the US federal district and appellate courts.
Navigating the Course: Finding Your Way through Indiana's Special Education Rules
A Companion Guide to Article 7, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court Opinions
Straight from the Supreme Court's web site, you can access opinions that have been published.

Databases

Search ERIC

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Use ERIC to research scholarly discussions about educational law cases and applications in school settings.

ERIC

Google Scholar Case Law

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Google Scholar offers an extensive database of state and federal cases, including

U.S. Supreme Court Opinions –1791 to present
U.S. Federal District, Appellate, Tax, and Bankruptcy Court Opinions –1923 to present
U.S. State Appellate and Supreme Court Opinions –1950 to present
Scholarly articles, papers, and reports
Patents: U.S. Patents –1790 to present; European Patent Office and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Patents –1978 to present

To get started, click on the link above, select the “case law” radio button, and choose your search terms. You may click on the menu button at the top left-hand side of the screen (that resembles three stacked horizontal lines) to pull up an advanced search feature that will let you search for a phrase, exclude results with certain terms, etc. You may also search by entering a citation to a case in the search box. After you execute your search, you may use the facets on the left-hand side to narrow your results. One of the most useful facets allows you to narrow by jurisdiction. Select a jurisdiction by clicking “select courts” and then place a check mark next to the courts you would like to search.

If you look to the the top of any opinion's page, you will see a link to the "How Cited" feature. This feature lists other cases in the Google Scholar database that either cite your case or are related to your case. The How Cited feature also provides examples of how these other cases have dealt with your case. While this citator-like feature is a good place to begin your research, and gives an overview of how the case has been treated by other courts, it is not considered to be as authoritative as citators produced by other publishers/subscription resources, such as Shepard's Citations, KeyCite, BCite, and Bad Law Bot.

(https://guides.loc.gov/free-case-law/google-scholar)