Penn College subscribes to a database specifically devoted to finding laws - Fastcase - and also maintains a law collection in the moveable shelving on the second floor of the Madigan Library, where you can find statutes from Pennsylvania and other states, federal statutes, administrative, and case laws. These volumes can be somewhat complicated to use, so feel free to ask me or any librarian to help.
This link opens in a new windowA legal research database including the national law library, cases, statutes, regulations, court rules, and bar publications. Includes all 50 state courts, statutes, administrative regulations codes & orders, court rules & instructions, and all state constitutions.
Returning to the Library home page one more time, click on "Articles and More", then on "View databases". Click on the letter "F" to select Fastcase in order to do legal research.
On the Fastcase homepage, find the “Browse Libraries” box and you’ll see “Pick a Jurisdiction”. Click on either “All Federal” or one of the “State” buttons. The categories are similar for both Federal and State materials: you will see “Cases and Court Materials”, containing “Caselaw Opinions” and “Court Rules”; "Other Primary Materials", containing "Attorney General Opinions"; “Legislative Materials”, containing “Constitutions”, “Statutes and Legislative Codes”, and “Acts and Session Laws”; “Administrative Materials”, containing “Administrative Opinions” and “Regulations and Administrative Codes”; and "Practice Aids", containing "Jury Instructions" for either civil or criminal juries. Many of these links will open an outline where you can click for the items themselves.
Find any state or federal law (case, statutory, or administrative) that is relevant to your topic. All you have to do to get a citation is copy the title link at the top of the law or case.