Legal Indices, Finding Aids and Other Legal Sources in Renne Library

Academic Universe (from Lexis-Nexis) contains many legal resources in full-text (no images). Five general subjects specifically for legal research: Law Reviews, State Legal Research, Legal News, Federal Case Law, and U.S. Code, Constitution and Court Rules. ***Available ONLY to MSU students, faculty and staff.***

Citators

KF135.P22S53 Shepard's Pacific Reporter Citations
Compilation of citations to all cases reported in the Pacific Reporter.

Ref KFM9045.2.A2 Montana Green Book, Parallel Citation Tables
Tables for case citations between the State Reporter, Montana Reports, and Pacific Reporter. 1986-present.

Dictionaries

Ref KF156.R46 The American Law Dictionary

Ref KF156.B55 Black's Law Dictionary

Ref KF246.B46 Bieber’s Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations

Ref KF 156.B856 Legal Thesaurus

Digests

Ref KF.101.U56 U.S. Supreme Court Reports Digest

KF135.P24 West's Pacific Digest
Guide to cases reported in the Pacific Reporter.

Ref K30.O5 Land Use Digest (1975-present)

Encyclopedias

Ref KF 156.G77 The Guide to American Law. (1983). 12 vols.
A layman’s approach to legal topics with related laws and cases cited.

Ref KF385.A4J64 Historic U.S. Court Cases, 1690-1990: an encyclopedia

Ref Y41n2/2:L44/1 Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties. 5 vols.

Ref KF4548.E53 Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

Legal Citations

Ref KF156.G77 Guenther, Nancy. (1983). U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: An Index to Excerpts, Reports and Discussions. 2nd ed.
An index to reprints, excerpts and discussions of Supreme Court decisions which appeared in publications issued between 1960 and 1980.

Ref KF8055 Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Name
Compilation of federal and state acts and cases by popular name with citations.

Ref KF8742.W567 Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court. (1990). 2nd. ed.

Reporters

Docs Ref Ju6.8: (1790-present) United States Reports

Ref KF101.A313
(Oct.1985 term-present) United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer's Edition

KF135.P2 (2d floor) Pacific Reporter. Second Series
Cases argued in the state Supreme Courts in the region including Montana.

Ref KF3775.A6 E5 Environmental Law Reporter
Reports court cases on environmental issues from all jurisdictions in the US.

Ref K9.N35 American Indian Law Reporter
Reports of cases related to Indians and reservations from all jurisdictions in the U.S.

Ref KF152.N383 National Reporter Bluebook

Ref KFM9390.A5 State Reporter of Education Law (1988-present)
Reports Montana law related to education.

Montana Law

Ref KFM9075.J67 1993 Guide to Montana Legal Research
Provides specific information for Montana laws and court rulings.

Ref KFM 9045 Montana Reports (territory and state; 1868-present)
Montana Supreme Court Opinions.

Ref KFM9529.A196 Montana Rules of Court (latest year only)
Court rules of Montana.

Ref KFM9030.A24 and CD-ROM Network Montana Code Annotated
Subject-arranged compilation of current Montana statutory law, updated each legislative session.

Ref KFM9030.A242 Montana Code Annotated: Annotations

Ref KFM9015.A23 Legislative Review: summary of enactments in the Montana legislature (latest 2 yrs in ref., prior yrs. beginning with 1973 in the stacks)

Ref KFM9015.A1 History and Final Status of Bills and Resolutions of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Montana (latest yr. in ref., prior yrs. beginning with 1963 in the stacks)

Ref KFM9025.A3 Laws and Resolutions of the State of Montana
Compilation of all laws passed by a particular session of the Legislature.

Ref KFM 9035.A245 Administrative Rules of Montana
Specific regulations Montana agencies use in administering their programs.

Ref KFM 9035.A2451 Montana Administrative Register
Includes proposed and adopted rules and interpretations by the attorney general and agencies. Attorney general opinions are the law until a court over rules them.

Ref KFM9390.A5 State Reporter of Education Law (1988-present)

U. S. Constitutional Law

Ref KF4548.5.C47 Constitutional Law Dictionary

Ref KF4548.E53 Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

Other Important Resources

Ref I53.2.L41 Coco, Al. (1982). Finding the Law: A workbook on Legal Research for Laypersons.
Guide to legal process and legal publications with emphasis on federal law.

Ref KF8742.R45 Elliot, Stephen P., ed. (1986). A Reference Guide to the United States Supreme Court.

Ref KF8742.W567 Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court

Ref KF8205.C6 Felix S. Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law. (1982).

Ref Docs AE 2.108:F 31/992 The Federal register : what it is and how to use it : a guide for the user of the Federal register-code of federal regulations system.
"This handbook will provide guidelines for using the Federal Register and related publications as well as an explanation of how to solve a sample research problem, and a discussion of how the consumer can be a participant in the regulatory process."

Law Indexes

Ref KF8.I53 Index to Legal Periodicals & Books
Though MSU subscribes to very few of the journals included here, the subject indexing is useful.

Ref Z7163.P92 PAIS International in Print
Index to articles, books and government publications on all aspects of public affairs.

Local

Ref KFX1151.B65A35 Bozeman Municipal Code

Internet Resources

State Law Library of Montana, largest law library in Montana. Excellent links to resources on the WWW, plus what is available within their library.

American Association of Law Libraries.

Nolo Press Self-Help Law Center. Basic legal information for nonlawyers is available here. There are a variety of references available from Nolo Press including books they publish.

FINDLAW index to legal resources on the WWW. There are numerous sections to search, legal information, law schools, law libraries, specific areas of law such as family law, etc.

Legal Research Guides, an excellent resource for understanding basic law principles and finding legal information and explaining how and where to find it.

U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library, done by the Law Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives. Covers federal laws, state and territorial laws, international treaties and laws, and such.

WWW Virtual Law Library, gives excellent links to other internet resources, by organization, by topic, and search tools and other comprehensive sites.

AALLNET Web. Internet links that are useful to law librarians when conducting online research, some specialized areas.

Business, Economics & Law Resources from Argonne National Laboratory (New Mexico) Library. Excellent Web links for these topics.

17 September, 1998
Jodee Kawasaki, Reference Librarian
Montana State University-Bozeman

Citators
KF135.P22S53	Shepard's Pacific Reporter Citations Compilation of citations to all cases reported in the Pacific Reporter.
Ref KFM9045.2.A2	Montana Green Book, Parallel Citation Tables Tables for case citations between the State Reporter, Montana Reports, and Pacific Reporter. 1986-present.
Dictionaries
Ref KF156.R46	The American Law Dictionary
Ref KF156.B55	Black's Law Dictionary
Ref KF246.B46	Bieber’s Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations
Ref KF 156.B856	Legal Thesaurus
Digests
Ref KF.101.U56	U.S. Supreme Court Reports Digest
KF135.P24	West's Pacific Digest Guide to cases reported in the Pacific Reporter.
Ref K30.O5	Land Use Digest (1975-present)
Encyclopedias
Ref KF 156.G77	The Guide to American Law. (1983). 12 vols. A layman’s approach to legal topics with related laws and cases cited.
Ref KF385.A4J64	Historic U.S. Court Cases, 1690-1990: an encyclopedia
Ref Y41n2/2:L44/1	Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties. 5 vols.
Ref KF4548.E53	Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Legal Citations
Ref KF156.G77	Guenther, Nancy. (1983). U.S. Supreme Court Decisions: An Index to Excerpts, Reports and Discussions. 2nd ed. An index to reprints, excerpts and discussions of Supreme Court decisions which appeared in publications issued between 1960 and 1980.
Ref KF8055	Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Name Compilation of federal and state acts and cases by popular name with citations.
Ref KF8742.W567	Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court. (1990). 2nd. ed.
Reporters
Docs Ref Ju6.8: (1790-present)	United States Reports
Ref KF101.A313 (Oct.1985 term-present)	United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer's Edition
KF135.P2 (2d floor)	Pacific Reporter. Second Series Cases argued in the state Supreme Courts in the region including Montana.
Ref KF3775.A6 E5	Environmental Law Reporter Reports court cases on environmental issues from all jurisdictions in the US.
Ref K9.N35	American Indian Law Reporter Reports of cases related to Indians and reservations from all jurisdictions in the U.S.
Ref KF152.N383	National Reporter Bluebook
Ref KFM9390.A5	State Reporter of Education Law (1988-present) Reports Montana law related to education.
Montana Law
Ref KFM9075.J67 1993	Guide to Montana Legal Research Provides specific information for Montana laws and court rulings.
Ref KFM 9045	Montana Reports (territory and state; 1868-present) Montana Supreme Court Opinions.
Ref KFM9529.A196	Montana Rules of Court (latest year only) Court rules of Montana.
Ref KFM9030.A24 and CD-ROM Network	Montana Code Annotated Subject-arranged compilation of current Montana statutory law, updated each legislative session.
Ref KFM9030.A242	Montana Code Annotated: Annotations
Ref KFM9015.A23	Legislative Review: summary of enactments in the Montana legislature (latest 2 yrs in ref., prior yrs. beginning with 1973 in the stacks)
Ref KFM9015.A1	History and Final Status of Bills and Resolutions of the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Montana (latest yr. in ref., prior yrs. beginning with 1963 in the stacks)
Ref KFM9025.A3	Laws and Resolutions of the State of Montana Compilation of all laws passed by a particular session of the Legislature.
Ref KFM 9035.A245	Administrative Rules of Montana Specific regulations Montana agencies use in administering their programs.
Ref KFM 9035.A2451	Montana Administrative Register Includes proposed and adopted rules and interpretations by the attorney general and agencies. Attorney general opinions are the law until a court over rules them.
Ref KFM9390.A5	State Reporter of Education Law (1988-present)
U. S. Constitutional Law
Ref KF4548.5.C47	Constitutional Law Dictionary
Ref KF4548.E53	Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Other Important Resources
Ref I53.2.L41	Coco, Al. (1982). Finding the Law: A workbook on Legal Research for Laypersons. Guide to legal process and legal publications with emphasis on federal law.
Ref KF8742.R45	Elliot, Stephen P., ed. (1986). A Reference Guide to the United States Supreme Court.
Ref KF8742.W567	Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court
Ref KF8205.C6	Felix S. Cohen's Handbook of Federal Indian Law. (1982).
Ref Docs AE 2.108:F 31/992	The Federal register : what it is and how to use it : a guide for the user of the Federal register-code of federal regulations system. "This handbook will provide guidelines for using the Federal Register and related publications as well as an explanation of how to solve a sample research problem, and a discussion of how the consumer can be a participant in the regulatory process."
Law Indexes
Ref KF8.I53	Index to Legal Periodicals & Books Though MSU subscribes to very few of the journals included here, the subject indexing is useful.
Ref Z7163.P92	PAIS International in Print Index to articles, books and government publications on all aspects of public affairs.
Local
Ref KFX1151.B65A35	Bozeman Municipal Code