Research Guides: Arts, Media, and Law: Finding Mentions of Cases in the Press

Legal Magazines and Databases

One of the easiest ways to discover legal cases is to use law-focused publications and legal databases.

National Law Journal and Legal Times
A popular source for reporting and analysis of legal news of national importance.

Nexis Uni
Includes news coverage, legal cases, and business information.

Popular and Trade Magazines

While many of these publications have sites on the web that can be searched, these links provide powerful searching of complete textual content for each publication, free to all Columbia College Chicago students, faculty, and staff.

Billboard
Music trade magazine providing music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style.
Variety
Weekly entertainment publication for entertainment executives with coverage of movies, television, theater, music and technology.
Hollywood Reporter
Publicaiton that focuses on Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries.
Entertainment Weekly
Digital magazine that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture.

New York Times (NYTimes.com)
NYTimes.com provides full access to all New York Times digital content, including news, multimedia, reviews, opinions, blogs, videos, podcasts, and newsletters.
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New York Times
Contains full text and page images of the entire contents of the New York Times, including ads, reviews, obituaries, and comics.
New York Times Magazine
A magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It features articles longer than those typically in the newspaper.
National Law Journal and Legal Times
A popular source for reporting and analysis of legal news of national importance.
Rolling Stone
American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.

Other U.S. major newspapers

Los Angeles Times (1996-present)

Washington Post (EBSCO) (2003-present)
An American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is a key source of news on the U.S. Congress, White House, Supreme Court, and national politics. (Note: This EBSCO version is easily browsable by date.)
Washington Post (ProQuest) (1987-present)
An American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is a key source of news on the U.S. Congress, White House, Supreme Court, and national politics.
Wall Street Journal Online (1984-present)
An American business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.

"Search within a Specific Newspaper," recorded August 2020, 5 minutes.

Detroit Free Press (1999-present)

Indianapolis Star

Chronicle of Higher Education
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