HeinOnline Social Justice Suite

HeinOnline's Civil Rights and Social Justice collection brings together links to more than 500 scholarly articles, Congressional hearings and committee prints, legislative histories on landmark legislation, briefs from major Supreme Court cases, and publications from the Commission on Civil Rights. The service allows users to educate themselves on the ways our civil rights have been strengthened and expanded over time, as well as how these legal protections can go further still. HeinOnline's library guide has a detailed description of Civil Rights and Social Justice collection.

HeinOnline's Gun Regulation and Legislation in America contains essential periodicals, compiled legislative histories, Congressional hearings, United States Supreme Court briefs, monographs, and other related materials on the difficult and controversial topic of regulating firearms in the United States. HeinOnline's library guide has a detailed description of Gun Regulation and Legislation in America collection.

LGBTQ+ Rights charts the gay rights movement in America, showing the civil rights codified into law in the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as the inequalities that still exist today. The collection has areas of focus such as Marriage and Family, Employment Discrimination, Military Service, AIDS and Health Care, and Public Spaces and Accommodations. A separate subcollection, Historical Attitudes and Analysis, presents books, pamphlets, reports, and more that some may find offensive since they express out-moded ideas and attitudes about LGBTQ+ people. These items are not presented to endorse their viewpoints: the achievements that have led to present-day ideas and attitudes can best be appreciated with a full understanding of historical context. HeinOnline's library guide has a detailed description of the LGBTQ+ Rights collection.

The Open Society Justice Initiative is part of the Open Society Foundations. The Justice Initiative publishes reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets exploring and advocating on issues of human rights and justice. Their advocacy work targets national and regional policymakers and governments to advance human rights and the rule of law, and they support local, national, and international efforts to expand access to justice. HeinOnline's library guide has a detailed description of the Open Society Justice Initiative collection.

HeinOnline brings together a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery. Our case coverage extends into the 20th century because long after slavery ended courts were still resolving issues emanating from slavery. HeinOnline's library guide has a detailed description of the Slavery in America and the World collection.