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Federal Law and Courts
Federal Statutes
Legislative Branch: Statutes and Legislative History
Judicial Branch: Opinions, Briefs, and Arguments
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Find U.S. Appeals and District Courts
- Cornell's
Legal Information Institute Judicial Opinions
Includes Supreme Court Opinions
(1990- ), Court of Appeals Opinions (1986-), Courts of Special Jurisdiction
(Tax, International, Trade, etc.), and more
- FindLaw Federal Court Resources
Contains Supreme Court Opinions
(1893- ), Supreme Court docket, briefs, calendar, rules,
other federal court opinions
- Federal Court Rules
Includes
Supreme Court Rules,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure,
Federal Rules of Evidence
- LLRX: Court Rules, Forms, and Dockets
- Appellate.net Court Rules and Jury Instructions
Executive Branch: Agency Rules, Regulations, Decisions, and Forms
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Michigan Law and Courts
Michigan Statutes
Legislative Branch: Statutes and Legislative History
Judicial Branch: Opinions, Briefs, and Arguments
Executive Branch: Agency Rules, Regulations, Decisions, and Forms
Michigan Reference Material
- Michigan Manual
Includes Michigan history, Michigan's constitutions, the
legislative branch, the executive branch, the judicial
branch, Michigan's congressional delegation, institutions
of higher education, local government, elections, and general statistics
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Law Books (Secondary Sources)
The following descriptions of printed legal works are derived
from the website of publisher
Thompson West.
American Jurisprudence
Not owned by Kalamazoo College Library
A comprehensive legal encyclopedia containing textual statements
of law alphabetically arranged in more than 400 topics or
chapters. This set provides an unparalled breadth of coverage
of all fields of American law—state and federal, civil
and criminal, substantive and procedural. The articles collect,
examine, and summarize the broad principles of American law
and, at the same time, provide direct leads to supporting
cases, related annotations, forms, proofs, and trial techniques.
Updated annually.
American Law Reports
Not owned by Kalamazoo College Library
A series of artices that collects and analyzes every case
on a specific point of law. Every article is a complete research
brief that summarizes all case law relevant to a specific
legal point. Articles analyze distinctions among cases to
give an objective analysis of both sides of an issue.Updated annually.
Corpus Juris Secundum
Not owned by Kalamazoo College Library
National legal encyclopedia providing a contemporary statement
of American law as derived from reported cases and legislation.
Cited and quoted as authority in courtrooms across the country,
this national legal encyclopedia covers all state and federal
legal topics. General rules of law are summarized in "Black
Letter" headings and expanded upon in the text. Also
provides the limitations and exceptions to the rules where
appropriate. Since the citations and the supporting cases
involve both state and federal courts, the user gets a full
perspective of the law in a local jurisdiction as well as
across the country. Updated annually.
Michigan Civil Jurisprudence
Not owned by Kalamazoo College Library
A legal encyclopedia of substantive civil law in Michigan,
including full coverage of every important case and statute.
A major work, this multiple-volume set presents in-depth coverage
of substantive civil law in Michigan. It thoroughly covers
every important case and statute, also providing expert analysis
and practical guidance. Updated annually.
U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News
Not owned by Kalamazoo College Library
This set contains the full text of new federal laws, Congressional
Committee Reports that detail histories of the laws, Signing
Statements, Presidential Proclamations, Executive Orders,
Reorganization Plans, President's Messages, Federal Regulations
for the U.S. Federal government, Proposed Constitutional Amendments,
Federal Court Rules and Sentencing Guidelines. Arranged in
chronological order, it also provides tables, including classifications
to the U.S. Code Annotated and the sections amended, repealed,
or otherwise affected, plus a cumulative index. Updated annually.
U.S. Supreme Court Digest
Not owned by Kalamazoo College Library
This Key Number Digest contains all headnotes, classified
according to West’s® Key Number System, for U.S.
Supreme Court decisions from 1754 to date. The topics are
listed in alphabetical order. The Key Numbers within those
topics are listed in numerical order. Each topic begins with
scope notes about subjects included and subjects excluded
and covered by other topics. Also there is an outline of the
topic, which includes a list of all Key Numbers in that topic.
Each volume is supplemented by a pocket part and the full
set is also supplemented by interim pamphlets. Updated annually.
U.S. Supreme Court Reporter
Not owned by Kalamazoo College Library
This case law reporter contains opinions issued by the U.S.
Supreme Court, plus West headnotes and Key Numbers. This set
is a Federal case law reporter series in West’s®
National Reporter System. This series covers opinions and
decisions from 1882 to date issued by the United States Supreme
Court. Cases published in this series are enhanced with headnotes,
Key Numbers, and Synopses prepared by West’s internal
staff of highly trained attorney editors. This series includes
interim volumes that will be replaced by permanent volumes
after the Court releases the final, corrected versions of
opinions and decisions text. Updated semimonthly.
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