Spring’s in full swing, and this month’s HeinOnline update adds something new at every turn.

Across the platform, you’ll find a wave of new material that stretches from foundational legal history to the questions shaping today’s headlines. Whether it’s policy-driven analysis, evolving areas of law, or fresh scholarly voices entering the conversation, these additions bring new energy to familiar research paths and open the door to entirely new ones. Dive into the highlights below to see what’s been added and where it might take your work next.

Major Database Expansions

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Major Database & Collection Expansions

Law Journal Library

Adding fresh perspectives to an already expansive journal collection

Added: Six new active serial journals to the Law Journal Library

Scholarly journals are often where legal ideas take shape first, capturing new arguments, critiques, and perspectives as they unfold. With more than 3,400 titles spanning dozens of disciplines and jurisdictions, the Law Journal Library continues to serve as a cornerstone for both current analysis and historical research. And, a new set of active serial journals contributes to ongoing conversations in areas like international law, legal theory, and interdisciplinary research, while expanding the range of voices and viewpoints represented across the collection.

Newly added journals:

• Ars Aequi — Ovidius University of Constanta
• Foro: Revista de Derecho — Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar
• Migration & Law — National Academy of Management
• Revista Academica Circulo — Universidade Federal de Uberl’ndia
• RGNUL Student Research Review — Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL)
• Transportation Lawyer — Transportation Lawyers Association (TLA) and the Canadian Transport Lawyers Association

Environmental Law and Policy – Released This Year!

Mapping the evolution of environmental policy worldwide

Added: 65 titles

The Environmental Law and Policy database brings together a wide range of U.S. and international sources that document how governments have responded to environmental challenges, from early conservation efforts to modern climate policy. This month’s additions build on that foundation, strengthening coverage of regulatory compliance, land use, and environmental enforcement, and reflecting how legal systems continue to grapple with issues like pollution, resource management, and sustainable development in an increasingly complex global landscape.

Notable titles include:

• Man and the Earth
• Practicing Environmental Law
• Research Methods in the Study of Forest Environment

Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: History, Culture & Law

Reexamining Indigenous law through historical and ongoing legal struggles

Added: 85 titles

The recent additions to Indigenous Peoples of the Americas: History, Culture & Law deepens the already expansive record of Indigenous legal history, bringing forward materials that reflect both foundational narratives and ongoing legal battles over sovereignty, land, and rights. Early writing on Indigenous identity and modern federal appellate litigation show how Indigenous law continues to evolve. They underscore the ongoing relevance of issues like tribal authority, natural resources, and federal recognition.

Notable titles include:

• American Indian Law in a Nutshell
• Remarks on the Practicability of Indian Reform, Embracing Their Colonization: With an Appendix
• To Make Certain Technical Corrections in Laws Relating to Native Americans, and for Other Purposes: Report (to Accompany S. 3031) (including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office)

Brennan Center for Justice Publications at NYU School of Law

Research and policy analysis at the center of today’s democracy debates

Added: 21 titles

Grounded in policy, advocacy, and legal analysis, the Brennan Center’s publications offer a close look at how laws and institutions function under real-world pressure. This month’s additions lean into some of the most closely watched areas of public life, from election systems to judicial processes, capturing the legal thinking behind reforms, critiques, and proposed solutions. Taken together, these works provide a snapshot of how legal scholarship engages directly with the mechanics of modern governance.

Notable titles include:

• Does the ICE Crackdown in Minnesota Violate the Tenth Amendment?: Although a Federal Judge Declined to Issue a Preliminary Injunction Requested by Minnesota and the Twin Cities, the Plaintiffs Should Still Prevail on Their Claims That the Federal Government’s Actions There Are Unconstitutional
• Untold Story of 150 Years of Women in State Judiciaries: A Focus on the U.S. Constitution and Federal Judges Has Obscured a Longer and More Complex History of Women Serving on State Benches, and How State Constitutions Mattered in Their Rise
• What We’re Watching in the 2026 Elections: State Court Report’s New Election 2026 Hub Provides Coverage of Major Legal and Judicial Developments Shaping This Election Cycle

Women and the Law (Peggy)

Tracing the legal milestones and ongoing debates shaping women’s rights

Added: 13 titles

Spanning more than two centuries, this collection captures the shifting legal landscape surrounding women’s rights, from early arguments about education and equality to modern debates over workplace protections and reproductive rights. Recent additions bring that progression into sharper focus, pairing foundational writings with more recent analyses that reflect how these issues continue to surface in courts, policy discussions, and public discourse. Rather than a single narrative, these works reveal a long, ongoing dialogue about how the law defines, challenges, and reshapes the role of women in society.

Notable titles include:

• Brief Amicus Curiae of African American Prolife Organizations
• Procedure in the Diocesan Matrimonial Courts of First Instance
• Subjection of Woman and Traditions of Men

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