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Finding Legal Resources

Finding Legal Resources. Jeannette Neuschaefer & Tom Fischlschweiger. Basic Introduction to Ready Reference. Ready Reference (RR): Martindale-Hubbell Directory of Courthouses Florida Statutes Court Rules Legal Encyclopedia,(CJS, AmJur 2d) Law Reviews Legal Newspapers and Journals.

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Finding Legal Resources

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  1. Finding Legal Resources Jeannette Neuschaefer & Tom Fischlschweiger

  2. Basic Introduction to Ready Reference Ready Reference (RR): • Martindale-Hubbell • Directory of Courthouses • Florida Statutes • Court Rules • Legal Encyclopedia,(CJS, AmJur 2d) • Law Reviews • Legal Newspapers and Journals

  3. What is Law? Three Types of Law: • Legislative • Executive Regulations • Case Law

  4. Jurisdictions • Federal • State • Local, including counties and cities

  5. RESEARCH A LEGAL PROBLEM www.aallnet.org/sis/lisp Getting started: • Determine Jurisdiction • Understand Citations and Abbreviations Where to go: • Public Libraries • Law Libraries • Depository Libraries • Internet

  6. Where to find them: • GPOAccess • Thomas • Myflorida (and other State web pages) • Municode and AMlegal • US Code, American Jurisprudence • Florida Statutes • BC Administrative Code

  7. Statutory Law: Federal Law • United States Congress http://thomas.loc.gov • Statutes at Large (Public Law), use thomas or GPO Access • US Code www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/ http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes

  8. Statutory Law: Florida • Florida Statutes http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index • Legislative Library http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/leglib/ • General Site http://www.myflorida.com

  9. Administrative Law: Federal • Federal Register (FR) • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) • Administrative Law- Federal Executive Orders of the President of the U.S. http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/predoc.html www.nara.gov

  10. Administrative Law: Florida • Florida Administrative Code http://election.dos.state.fl.us/fac/index • Florida Administrative Weekly http://faw.dos.state.fl.us/index.html

  11. Supreme Court and Federal Court System • PACER • Findlaw • Commercial Databases • Print: U.S., So2d, etc

  12. Referrals • Broward County Courthouse Law Library • Local Law Schools • Broward County Bar Association • Florida Bar Association • American Bar Association • AALL, American Association of Law Librarians • SFALL, S. Fl. Association of Law Libns.

  13. Other Good Sources • Popular Name Tables • Words and Phrases • Legal Dictionaries • Nutshells • Hornbooks • Who’s Who in American Law

  14. Public Library Toolkit AALL GOALS: • To help public librarians understand the process of legal research • To develop and use the information located in their libraries • Utilize information located outside their libraries • To help the patron find what they need. www.aallnet.org/sis/lisp/toolkit.htm

  15. Dade County Law Library www.mdcll.org • Johanna Porpiglia, J. D. • Presentation on 3/21/07, DCLA • Mandate to help the pro se, indigent, and disabled • Via phone, fax, and email. • 73 W. Flagler St., 321-A Dade County Courthouse, Miami, FL 33130

  16. Broward County Courthouse www.browardclerk.org 954-712-7899

  17. Meeting Adjourned

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