Law librarians and library staff are available to help you find your way around the library and its legal materials, provide research support, and assist you in locating materials that are not in our library. You can find the latest information about our hours and services on the library homepage. There are several ways to contact us:
Email us
In Person: The Borrowing Services Desk and Reference Office are on the main floor of the law library. Online and in-person appointments with the reference staff can be made from the library homepage.
Call us:
Borrowing Services Desk: (650) 723-2477
Reference Desk: (650) 725-0800
American Law Reports are available on both Westlaw and Lexis (access to both is limited to Stanford Law School users by personal name and password).
American Law Reports contain annotations (in-depth articles) on specific legal issues, particularly where the law is unsettled or in development. Each annotation contains background information and analysis of the legal issue and offers citations to relevant cases, statutes, and law review articles.
To access American Law Reports in Westlaw, start typing "american law reports" in the search bar and select "American Law Reports."
You can select a topic of interest or search across all reports.
To access American Law Reports in Lexis, start typing "american law reports" in the search bar and select "American Law Reports (ALR)" as a source.
You can then conduct a search for your topic of interest.
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