Secondary Source Database Project - Instructions

Project Overview:

As Lawyers for Good Government prepares for a powerful 2023, we seek your help to build a resource library of foundational articles we can read and cite on a number of our core and upcoming areas of impact.

This project aims to complete an up-to-date and high-quality library of law review articles that address civil rights, environmental justice, health equity, education, and racial justice in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. 

Our preliminary research has found that each of L4GG’s issue areas has hundreds of relevant law review articles – however, we have not had time to go through, quality-check, and tag them all so they can be of use to us when we need them. This project will enable L4GG to cite analyses that are persuasive, relevant and timely. 

Instructions for Participating Attorneys:

Using the below tools as a guide, research your assigned topic to find relevant articles and skim them for relevance, quality, thoroughness.

We recommend that during the research process, you gather your findings in a Word or Google document; once you have completed your research, please copy/paste your findings into the corresponding fields using this online form. Please make sure to submit a separate form for each article you find.

Questions? Email probono@L4GG.org.

Tools:

Research Questions:

For each article you submit, please provide the following information:

  • Topic: Please select the topic you were asked to research.

  • Author(s): Please provide the full name(s) of the author(s) of the article.

  • Publication Name 

  • Article Title: Please provide the full title of the article.

  • Journal Citation: Please provide the Bluebook citation for the article. (Ex: 107 Iowa L. Rev. 423 (2022))

  • Publication Date

  • Public Article URL: Please provide a public link to the article from Google Scholar, Hein Online, or directly to the journal itself.

  • Article Access: Can this article be viewed by anyone for free? Is it behind a paywall? Or is the article posted on a site that allows a limited number of free articles per month?

  • PDF Copy: Please attach a PDF copy of the article.

  • Description / Summary: Please summarize this article in 1 - 2 paragraphs. 

  • Article Relevance: Please briefly describe in a few sentences why this article is relevant to your assigned topic. 

Thank you for contributing to this important project!