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Indexes and Databases

Definitions
Federal Law and Legislation
Louisiana Law
Courts and Case Law

Secondary Sources

• Black's law dictionary : definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern (KF 156 .B532 1991 REFERENCE)
  Contains definitions of legal terminology. Other features include a list of legal abbreviations, the "Code of Professional Responsibility", the "Canons of Judicial Ethics" and the minimum requirements for admission to legal practice in the United States.
• Bieber's dictionary of legal citations : reference guide for attorneys, legal secretaries, paralegals, and law students Prince's 5th ed. (KF246 .P73 1997 REFERENCE)
• Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations Used in American Law Books (KF246 .B46 1985 READY REFERENCE)
  Contains a broad range of acronyms and symbols for domestic and foreign names or titles appearing in American legal literature. Entries are listed alphabetically as if each entry were one word, i.e. Cam. & N., Can. Cr. Cas., C.A.R.
• The Guide to American Law: Everyone's Legal Encyclopedia (KF156 .G77 1983 REFERENCE)
  Guide to American Law Supplement (KF156 .G772 REFERENCE, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995)
  Topical access to American law. Contains 10 topic volumes, 1 appendix volume and 1 index volume. The appendix volume includes legal forms such as a petition for Certiorari, Letter of Credit and Annulment Decree. It also includes legal documents such as the Magna Carte, the Codes of Legal Ethics and the Time Line of American Legal History. The set is updated with occasional supplements.
• American Jurisprudence (KF 154.A42 REFERENCE)
  Comprehensive coverage of American law at state and federal levels with annotations that include references to court cases.
• Law Reviews (Lexis Nexis Academic Legal Research)
  Full-text articles from over 500 legal journals.

Primary Sources

• Lexis Nexis Academic - Legal Research
  The following information can be found for federal and Louisiana case law research:
• U.S. Supreme Court Briefs
• U.S. Supreme Court reporter
• U.S. District Courts
• U.S. Bankruptcy Cases
• U.S. Board of Tax Appeals
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. Tax Court Memorandums
• Louisiana Supreme Court from 1887
• Louisiana Court of Appeals from 1944

Supreme Court

• Supreme Court Reporter (KF101 .A322 REFERENCE)
  Contains every decision of the Supreme Court of the United States beginning with U.S. 106 (1882). Previous to 1882 volumes were named for the official court reporters such as Cranch and Wallace. These volumes were published in a set called United States Supreme Court Reports (not owned by UNO Library) which covers U.S. 1 to U.S. 105. The library discontinued receiving the print version of this title in 2003. Please use Lexis Nexis Academic Legal Research to access Supreme Court Decisions.
• United States Reports (JU 6.8/A: FEDDOC REFERENCE) - The official bound volumes of supreme court opinions.
• United States Supreme Court Digest (KF101.1 .U55 REFERENCE)
  Contains a 4 volume descriptive word index, a table of cases and a plaintiff-defendant table of cases.

U.S. Court of Appeals

• Federal Reporters (KF105.F432 REFERENCE)
  Contains decisions on the U.S. Court of Appeals. Also includes a list of judges by district, a table of cases reported, a table of cases arranged by circuit, a table of cases related to statutes construed, a tableo fo cases related to rules construed, a table of cases related to federal sentencing guidelines, a "words and phrases" section, occasionally a memorial to a deceased judge and the text of opinions. Not all cases are reported. The print subscription was discontinued in 2003. Please use Lexis Nexis Academic Legal Research to access Federal Reporter cases.

U.S. District Courts

• Federal Supplement (KF 120.F42 REFERENCE)Contains decisions from the following courts: U.S. District Courts, U.S. Court of International Trade, Special Court for the Regional Rail Reorganization Act and Rulings of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Includes the same lists and tables as the Federal Reporters. Not all cases are reported. The print subscription was discontinued in 2003. Please use Lexis Nexis Academic Legal Research to access cases included in the Federal Supplement.
• Southern Reporter (KF 135.S8S612 REFERENCE)
  Contains cases from Louisiana and other states in the region. Currently 4 states are included: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.The print subscription was discontinued in 2003. Please use Lexis Nexis AcademicLegal Research to access cases included in the Southern Reporter.

Historical Resources

Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1980: An Index to Opinions Arranged by Justice (KF101.6 .B57 1983 REFERENCE)
Listing of opinions in which a justice wrote an opinion. These are arranged by type of opinion, concurring, dissenting, etc.

Historic U.S. Court Cases, 1690-1990: an Encyclopedia (KF385.A4 J64 1992 READY REFERENCE)
Contains essays relating to major legal questions.