|
|
University Libraries Research Guide |
FINDING COURT DECISIONS IN MICHENER LIBRARY
****************************************************************************************************
Lexis-Nexis/CIS Academic Universe (www.lexis-nexis.com/universe) - this online service provides the Library's primary access to legal information of all kinds, including state and federal caselaw, state and federal codes, full text access to over 100 law reviews, law related articles from newspapers and news magazines, access to Shepherd's citations, patent research and more.
*****************************************************************************************************
Indexes to articles from Law Reviews
LegalTrac - indexing of Law Reviews 1980 - present. Some full text.
Lexis-Nexis/CIS Academic Universe (www.lexis-nexis.com/universe) - click on 'legal research' in the left frame.
Court Decisions - Indexes and Digests
- Indexes to Supreme Court Decisions by subject, names, justices, etc.
- Michener location: Reference (1st floor) KF 101.1 .D5442 1948 -
- Complete restatement of the American law as developed by all reported cases.
- Michener location: Reference (1st floor) KF 105 .C677
- Michener location: Reference JK 1517 .A42
- Colorado cases from Federal and State courts.
- Michener location: Government Documents Reference Area.
- Education related cases from state and federal courts.
- Michener location: Government Documents Reference Area
Digests of United States Supreme Court Reports
Corpus Juris Secundum
American Jurisprudence: a modern comprehensive text statement of American law, State & Federal
West's Colorado Digest
West's Education Law Reporter
Federal Court Reporters
U.S. Supreme Court decisions are reported in:
- Sample Citation:
410 U.S. 113
- Michener location: Government Documents Federal J 6.8:
- Sample citation:
93 S. Ct. 705
- Michener location: none - however, the full text access is available from Lexis-Nexis/CIS Academic Universe (click on 'legal research, then select 'US Caselaw' - Supreme Court Reporter citations can be used as search terms).
- Sample citations:
100 L. Ed. 1415
or
35 L. Ed., 2nd 147
- Michener location: Reference (1st floor) K 1517 .U5
United States Reports
Supreme Court Reporter
Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers Edition. 1st and 2nd series.
*******************************************************************************************************
U.S. Court of Appeals decisions are reported in:
- Sample citation:
488 F. 2nd 1134
- Michener location: we don't carry this title, however, the full text access is available from Lexis-Nexis/CIS Academic Universe (click on 'legal research, then select 'US Caselaw' - Federal Reporter citations can be used as search terms).
Federal Reporter
*******************************************************************************************************
U.S District Courts (also U.S. Courts with special jurisdictions, e.g. Tax Court, Claims Court, Customs, etc.) decisions are reported in:
- Sample citation:
361 F. Supp. 1288
- Michener location: we don't carry this title, however, full text access is available from Lexis-Nexis/CIS Academic Universe (click on 'legal research, then select 'US Caselaw' - Federal Supplement citations can be used as search terms).
Federal Supplement
STATE COURTS
Lexis-Nexis/CIS Academic Universe (www.lexis-nexis.com/universe) - full text access to decisions of all state high court and appellate court decisions. Click on 'legal research', then 'state caselaw'.
Colorado Supreme Court decisions are reported in:
- Sample citation:
200 Colo 151
- Michener location: Government Documents COLORADO SC 1/1890-1980
- Sample citation:
Colo, 612 P. 2nd 1130
- Michener location: Government Documents COLORADO SC 1/1980-
- Colorado Supreme Court homepage (http://www.courts.state.co.us/supct/supct/index.htm) - Colorado State Supreme Court back to 1998. .
Colorado Reports
Colorado Reporter
Internet access:
******************************
Colorado Court of Appeals decisions are reported in:
- Sample citation:
Colo, 612 P. 2nd 1130
- Michener location: Government Documents COLORADO SC 1/1980 -
- See: the Colorado State Court of Appeals homepage (http://www.courts.state.co.us/coa/cooaindex.htm). - Decisions of the Colorado State Court of Appeals back to 1999.
Colorado Reporter
Internet access:
COUNTY, LOCAL COURTS
County Courts and specialized courts such as Civil, Family, Probate, etc. decisions are reported in:
Decisions are usually unpublished. If the case goes to higher court, look for a summary of the lower courts decision in the higher court decision, in a law review article, an article from a local newspaper, etc.