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What This Guide Covers
This is a select listing of secondary resources for Federal Law topics - since the 52 titles of the United States Code (U.S.C.) cover such a wide range of legal topics (Domestic Security to Internal Revenue Code (tax code) to Telecommunications).
This guide is a starting point if it is unclear what an issue might be categorized under (e.g. a bank cannot resell a foreclosed property until an environmental hazard is resolved) or if there is a question how federal law interacts with state law (e.g. how to weigh the best interest of a client when pursuing a 1983 claim). Click here for a PDF of this page. General Secondary Sources - Federal Law - Secondary Sources (select list) - LibGuides at UC Davis Mabie Law Library
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A select listing of Federal Law Secondary Sources
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What these sources do best
To refesh or review an understanding a Federal Law topic at the most basic and broadest level these resources are the best place to start.
Am Jur 2d CJS
Encyclopedic text of both procedural and substantive American Another leading U.S. legal encyclopedia is Corpus Juris Secundum law - state, federal, criminal, civil and procedural. Summarizes (CJS). They attempt to summarize Federal law and the laws of all the broad principles of American law, and, at the same time, provides direct leads to primary authority. states on a myraid of legal topics and provide information to seminal cases and laws. AMJUR (Westlaw)
Am Jur (Lexis Advance) CJS (Westlaw)
American jurisprudence : a modern comprehensive text statement of American law, State and Federal Call Number: KF 154 A44 2d ser. Wright & Miller
Provides comprehensive coverage and notes primary authority to consider on all procedural aspects of the practice of law before federal courts.
Wright & Miller (Westlaw Next) FPP
Moore's Federal Practice
Civil & Criminal: comprehensive and authoritative source of federal procedure information.
Moore's Federal Practice - Civil (Lexis Advance)
Moore's Federal Practice - Criminal (Lexis Advance)
Federal Practice and Procedure Call Number: KF 8840 W68 1998 Reserve
Moore's Federal Practice - Civil & Criminal ALR Call Number: KF8820.A313 M63 1997 Articles that summarize a specific legal concept and contain a wide variety of relevant citations to cases from throughout the United States jurisdictions and secondary sources
ALR (State and Federal) Lexis Advance
ALR Federal (Westlaw Next) Am Jur Proof of Facts
Contains articles, authored by attorneys and experts, which identify the essential facts and how to prove them in a variety of civil litigation and criminal defense actions.
American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts (Westlaw Next) AMJUR-POF
Am Jur Trials
A comprehensive lawyer-to-lawyer guide to winning settlements and trials.
Am Jur Trials (Westlaw Next) AMJUR-TRIALS Topic Specific Secondary Sources - Federal Law - Secondary Sources (select list) - LibGuides at UC Davis Mabie Law Library
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Federal Law - Secondary Sources (select list): Topic Search Specific Secondary Sources
A select listing of Federal Law Secondary Sources
Introduction General Secondary Sources Topic Specific Secondary Sources Forms
What these sources do best.
These resources are known to be authorative and are the most efficient way to gain an understanding of a specilized legal topic. These resources are often referred to by one of the author's name - sometimes long after the author is no longer listed as an author or named in the title of the resource.
List by Topic
Criminal 1. 1983 Claims 11. Procedure
2. Administrative 11.Employment
3. Antitrust 13.Environmental
4. Banking 14.Evidence
5. Bankruptcy 15.Maritime
Business & 6. 16.Oil & Gas Transactions
7. Civil Rights 17.Patents Topic Specific Secondary Sources - Federal Law - Secondary Sources (select list) - LibGuides at UC Davis Mabie Law Library
Securities 8. Class Actions 18. Regulation
9. Copyright 19.Social Security
10.Criminal Law 20.Tax
21.Trademark Complete List Forms - Federal Law - Secondary Sources (select list) - LibGuides at UC Davis Mabie Law Library
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Federal Law - Secondary Sources (select list): Forms Search
A select listing of Federal Law Secondary Sources
Introduction General Secondary Sources Topic Specific Secondary Sources Forms
What these resources do best
Though often over looked, forms can provide checklists and guidelines for filing a case; as well as, help with legal research.
Am Jur Legal Forms West's Federal Forms Bender's Federal Practice Forms
Business and legal forms, enhanced with drafting guides, Procedural forms with accompanying commentary, for use in Source contains the forms found within Bender's Federal Practice checklists, practice aids, and notes on use. handling civil and criminal cases in the federal courts. Forms and is updated regularly.
AMJUR-LF (Westlaw) FEDFORMS (Westlaw) Bender's Federal Practice Forms (Lexis Advance)
Am Jur Pleading & Practice Forms Annotated West's Legal Forms
State and Federal practice forms, checklists, and timetables. Transactional forms, commentary, checklists, analysis, and expert guidance in over 14 major areas of law. AMJUR-PP (Westlaw)
WEST-LF (Westlaw)
West's Federal forms Call Number: KF8836 .W47 Multi-volume set and is kept up to date with pocket parts and revised volumes.