Case Law

As issues related to animal law can be litigated in different jurisdictions and courts, it can help to start with a resource that compiles or summarizes the notable cases in the field. The following sites can be helpful in this area:

You can also try to locate the cases cited in these resources, as well as other cases related to animal law by using free sources on the web. For more information regarding finding court opinions online, please use our research guide on the topic:

How to Find Free Case Law Online

Subscription Databases

Alternatively, you can visit your local law library for access to subscription legal research databases. The subscription resources marked with a padlock are available to researchers on-site at the Library of Congress.If you are unable to visit the Library, you may be able to access these resources through your local public or academic library. Some resources available at the Law Library of Congress include:

Westlaw Patron Access This link opens in a new window
Westlaw Patron Access provides access to up-to-date legal information from Westlaw, including case headnotes and synopses, Table of Contents service, Key Cite, West Key Number System, and KeySearch.
Access to this site is only available from the Law Library Reading Room.
The simultaneous user limit for this resource may result in temporary delays.
Nexis Uni External This link opens in a new window
Contains over 6,000 news, business, and legal sources, including deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources. Use the included Company Dossier module to retrieve detailed company information and financial performance measures or identify and compare companies matching specific criteria. Areas covered include:
- NEWS Full text of hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and newswires from the U.S. and around the world Hard-to-find broadcast transcripts from the major television and radio Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch and other foreign-language newspapers and magazines
- LEGAL Comprehensive coverage of US federal and state case law and statutory law Law review articles from over 500 publications Legal news from more than 300 legal newspapers, magazines, and newsletters Patents from 1971 forward
- BUSINESS Company Dossier service, including detailed financial and operating data on over 43 million US and international companies Business and trade publications SEC filings
Bloomberg Law (Patron Access) External This link opens in a new window
Bloomberg Law practitioner resources include:
- Court Dockets: Federal and select state and foreign jurisdiction court dockets and court documents
- BNA publications, newsletters and current awareness sources and law reports; subject areas include: antitrust, banking, bankruptcy, corporate and securities, criminal law, employee benefits, employment and labor, environment and safety, ethics, family law, health care, homeland security, intellectual property, international law (e.g., environmental, tax, trade), litigation, product liability, tax, trade and commerce
- Treatises in various subject areas from publishers such as American Bankruptcy Institute, ABA, Bloomberg BNA, James Publishing, and Wiley Press
- Practice Centers: access primary and secondary resources in fields of law such as antitrust, banking and finance, bankruptcy, corporate/M&A, environment, health, intellectual property, labor and employment, privacy and data security, securities, and tax (including Tax Management Portfolios)
- Litigation Analytics (by Company, Law Firm, or Judge)
- Sample documents, forms, and checklists (see, Transactional Precedents, Practical Guidance, and Practitioner Tools)
- EDGAR
- Federal and State primary law (statutory codes, court cases, regulations)
- BCite legal citator
Access only available in the Law Library Reading Room; see library staff for assistance.

Animal Law: A Beginner's Guide

Case Law

Subscription Databases