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Start with legal encyclopedias for explanations about general principles of law and appropriate references to statutes and cases:
For guides to legal research, take a look at various books in the UCF Library's Reference Collection at REF KF240 and online.
Consult this online abbreviations list or one of the following:
C.F.R. Code of Federal Regulations READY REF US DOCS AE2.106/3: Fla.Admin.Code Florida Administrative Code Annotated READY REF FL DOC
KFF35 1982.A2
Already have the party names or citation for a case? Retrieve it using Federal & State Cases in the LexisNexis Academic database.
Need to find the citation for a popular act or case?
If you don't know whether a named law or case is state or federal, consult
Shepard's Acts and Cases By Popular Names, Federal & State....REF KF80.S5 For Florida laws, look in the index of the Florida Statutes under the heading "Short Titles"
for a list of the laws in Florida with official names.REF KFF30.A2F55
Need to cross-reference a citation from S. Ct. or U.S. to L. Ed. 2d?
Use the Parallel Reference Tables in volume 4 of Shepard's United States Citations . REF KF101.2.S54
Looking for the printed copy of a reported federal or Florida case?
L.Ed.2d United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition, Second Series REF KF.A2 F.3d Federal Reporter, Third Series - federal Circuit Courts of Appeal REF KF105.F43 F.Supp.2d Federal Supplement, Second Series - federal District Courts REF KF.F42 So.2d {Southern Reporter, Second Series} Florida Cases - Florida Supreme Court & District Courts REF KFF 51.A1
Looking for a sample of a legal form?
American Jurisprudence Pleading & Practice Forms Annotated REF KF8836.A45 Florida Family Law Rules & Forms Internet resource Florida Jur Forms : Practice-Oriented Forms for Florida Legal & Business Transactions... REF KFF68.F55 How to Start a Business in Florida : with forms by Mark Warda REF KFF205.Z9.W37 1999 101 Law Forms for Personal Use by Robin Leonard & Ralph Warner netlibrary online Business and Legal Forms for Fine Artists by Tad Crawford REF KF390.A7.C68 1999 How to File Your Own Divorce with Forms by Edward A. Haman netlibrary online How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation by Mark Warda netlibrary online Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business by Fred Steingold netlibrary online Nolo's Simple Will Book by Denis Clifford netlibrary online Power of Attorney Handbook by Edward A. Haman netlibrary online U.S. Immigration Made Easy by Laurence A. Canter netlibrary online
Looking for rules of court?
Florida Rules of Procedure Internet resource Florida Rules of Court. State
Florida Rules of Court. FederalREF KFF529.A22
REF KFF529.A24Moore's Federal Rules Pamphlet
includes Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Evidence, & Rules of Criminal ProcedureREF KF8816.A198
Looking for Public Laws or compiling a legislative history?
See the UCF Library's online guide to Legislative Histories for a more detailed list of resources, including Congressional Record , hearings, etc.
U.S.C.C.A.N. U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News
is arranged by Public Law number & includes some legislative history documents;
UCF holdings begin with P.L. 89-352 (1966- );
for earlier years, see U.S. Statutes at Large.REF KF62.A2.W4 Stat. United States Statutes at Large (1789- ) US DOCS AE2.111: &
US DOCS GS4.111:Laws of Florida FL DOC SS5.L3/ see also Documenting Florida Legislative Intent Internet resource
Looking for something else? Ask for assistance at the UCF Libraries' Research Assistance Desk or contact Ask A Librarian.
Prepared by: Rich
Gause, Government Documents Librarian
URL of this page: http://library.ucf.edu/govdocs/legal/
Last updated October 13, 2011 9:30:36 AM
