Fee-Based Databases: Comparison Chart
The following chart illustrates availability and coverage of primary legal research materials available from fee-based database providers via the Internet. The links within the chart will lead to the vendors' database directories and pricing options. The chart is not comprehensive and is intended only to provide an overview of the vendors' products.
Last Updated August 2001.| VENDORS | CONTENT | |||||||||
| Case Law | Statutory | Cost | Other Services | |||||||
| State | Federal | State | Federal | |||||||
| QUICK LAW |
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Supreme Court; Court of Appeals; Circuit Courts. Coverage varies. |
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Court of Appeals for all circuits; Supreme Court. Coverage varies. |
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Some states. Current. |
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Current U.S. Code, annotated; Statutes at Large in preparation. | Negotiable flat or transactional fees. Contact Vendor. | Databases available topically. Some news resources available. |
| VERSUS LAW |
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Supreme Court; Court of Appeals. Coverage varies. |
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Supreme Court; All Circuit Courts; some District Courts. Coverage varies. |
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Some states. Current. |
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Current U.S. Code | Options include flat fees on a monthly, annual, or 24 hour access. | Includes Tribal Court Opinions. Offers automated topical opinion updates, CLE. |
| LOISLAW .COM |
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Supreme Court; Court of Appeals. Coverage generally 50-100 years. |
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Supreme Court(since 1899); All Circuit Courts; District Courts; some Bankruptcy Cts. Coverage usually since 1971. |
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All States. Current. |
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U.S. Code; Public Laws. Current. | Flat rate package plans, multiple options. | Offers citation research, automated searching, and some news resources. |
| NTL. LAW LIBRARY |
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Supreme Court; Court of Appeals. Fifty years coverage. |
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Supreme Court; Circuit Courts. Coverage varies. |
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Some states. Current. |
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U.S. Code, current through 2000 | Flat rate package plans, multiple options. | Offers "sister" products: brief database, legislative tracking services. |
| WEST LAW .COM |
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All available courts, reported and some unreported. Coverage -many states since inception. |
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All available courts, reported and some unreported. Coverage -most since inception. |
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All states, annotated. Current. |
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U.S. Code, annotated. Current and historical (to 1990). | Negotiable flat rate or transactional. Contact Vendor. | Offers citation research; automated searching; news highlights; secondary legal and business sources. |
| LEXIS.COM |
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Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, some unreported cases. Coverage -many states since inception. |
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All available courts, reported and some unreported. Coverage -most since inception. |
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All states, annotated. Current. |
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U.S. Code, annotated. Current. | Negotiable flat rate or transactional. Contact Vendor. | Offers citation research; automated searching; news highlights; secondary legal and business sources. Also provides 5 years FREE case law, forms, and Internet links at LexisONE. |
