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KENTUCKY

Statutory Materials

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  • The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, KFK 1601 1891 .A3 2004
  • Michie's Kentucky Revised Statutes, KFK 1230 1970 .A2
  • Baldwin’s Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated, KFK 1230 2006 .A2
  • Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, KFK 1225 .A22 & Microfiche 266
  • Hein’s Superseded State Statutes and Codes, Microfiche 3093 (1852 - present)
Online
LexisNexis
  • Kentucky Constitution (KYCNST)
  • Michie's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated (CODE)
  • Kentucky Advance Legislative Service (KYALS)
Westlaw
  • Kentucky Statutes - Annotated (KY-ST-ANN)
  • Kentucky Statutes - Unannotated (KY-ST)
  • Kentucky Statutes Annotated (KY-STANN95 - KYSTANN07) (1995 - 2007)

Legislative Materials

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  • Kentucky. General Assembly. House of Representatives. Journal, KFK 1218 .K4 date c
  • Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate. Journal, KFK 1218 .K4 date b
Online
Additional digitized volumes of the legislative journals may be available through the following sources:
LexisNexis
  • Kentucky Full-Text Bills (KYTEXT)
  • Kentucky Bill Tracking Reports (KYTRCK)
  • Kentucky Legislative Bill History (KYLH) (1999 - present)
Westlaw
  • Kentucky Legislative Service (KY-LEGIS)
  • Kentucky Historical Legislative Service (KY-LEGIS-OLD) (1990 - 2008)
  • Kentucky Bill Tracking (KY-BILLTRK)
  • Kentucky Bill Tracking - Full Text (KY-BILLTXT)
  • Kentucky Bills Archives (KY-BILLS-OLD) (1995 - present)
  • Kentucky Legislative History (KY-LH)
  • Kentucky Legislative History Journals (KY-LH-JRNLS)

Administrative Materials

Administrative Regulations
Print
  • Kentucky Administrative Regulations, KFK 1235 .A219 2007
  • Administrative Register of Kentucky, KFK 1236 .A35

Online

LexisNexis
  • Kentucky Administrative Regulations (KYADMN)
  • Kentucky State Net Regulatory Text (KYRTXT) (2000 - present)
  • Kentucky State Regulation Tracking (KYRGTR) (recent two years)
Westlaw
  • Kentucky Administrative Code (KY-ADC)
  • Kentucky Administrative Code (historical) (KY-ADC02 - KYADC08) (2002 - 2008)
  • Kentucky Regulation Tracking (KY-REGTRK)
  • Kentucky Regulation Tracking - Full Text (KY-REGTXT)
Administrative Decisions

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  • Opinions of the Attorney General of Kentucky, KFK 1640 .A555

Online

LexisNexis
  • Kentucky Attorney General Opinions (KYAG) (1977 - present)
  • Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions, Division of Securities Decisions (KYSEC) (1975 - present)
  • Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabinet Decisions
  • Kentucky Public Service Commission Decisions (KYENV) (1999 - present)
  • Kentucky Board of Tax Appeals Orders and Judgments (KYTAX) (1980 - 2007)
Westlaw
  • Kentucky Attorney General Opinions (KY-AG) (1976 - present)
  • Kentucky Environmental Law Administrative Decisions (KYENV-ADMIN) (1988 - present)
  • Kentucky Insurance Bulletins (KYIN-BUL) (1948 - present)
  • Kentucky Personnel Board Decisions (KYLB-ADMIN) (1980 - present)
  • Public Utilities Reports (KY-PUR) (1785 - present)
  • Securities Administrative Decisions (KYSCE-ADMIN) (1985 - present)
  • Taxation Adminstrative Decisions (KYTX-ADMIN) (1980 - present)
State Cases and Judicial Materials

Cases

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  • West’s South Western Reporter (S.W., S.W.2d, S.W.3rd.), KF 135 .S7
  • Kentucky Opinions. Court of Appeals, KFK 1245 .A4 K4
  • Reports of Civil and Criminal Cases Decided by the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, KFK 1245 .A2
Finding Aids
  • West's Kentucky Digest, KFK 1257 .K4 1931
  • West’s Kentucky Digest, 2d, KFK 1257 .K4 1985
Online
LexisNexis
  • Kentucky Supreme Court Cases (KY) (1785 - present)
  • Kentucky Court of Appeals Cases (APP) (1976 - present)
  • Kentucky State Briefs and Motions (KYMTBR) (2000 - present)
Westlaw
  • State Courts (KY-CS) (Supreme Court of the District of Kentucky: 1785 - 1792; Court of Appeals (highest): 1793 - 1975; Supreme Court: 1976 - present; Superior Court: 1882 - 1894; Court of Appeals (intermediate): 1976 - present)
  • Kentucky Supreme Court Briefs (KY-SCT-BRIEF) (2000 - present)
  • Kentucky Court of Appeals Briefs (KY-APP-BRIEF) (2004 - present)

Court Rules

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  • Kentucky Rules of Court, Annotated, KFK 1729 .A25
Online
LexisNexis
  • Kentucky State & Federal Court Rules (KYRULE)
Westlaw
  • Kentucky Court Rules (KY-RULES)
  • Kentucky Rules Update Orders (KY-RULESUPDATES)
  • Criminal Justice - Kentucky Court Rules (KYCJ-RULES)

Jury Instructions

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  • Instructions and Notes of Cases Bearing on Such Instructions, KFK 1742 .P3
  • Cooper Kentucky Instructions to Juries, 5th ed., KFK 1742 .C66 2006
  • Instructions to Juries in Kentucky: a Text on the Law Relating to Instructions to Juries in Civil and Criminal Cases, with Forms
Online
LexisNexis
  • Kentucky Instructions to Juries - Civil (KYCVJI)
  • Kentucky Instructions to Juries - Criminal (KYCRJI)
  • Kentucky Trial Court Review (KYJURY) (1997 - present)
Westlaw
  • Kentucky Civil Jury Instruction Filings (KY-JIF-CIV)
  • Kentucky Jury Verdicts Combined (KY-JV)
  • Kentucky Trial Court Review Jury Verdict Summaries (KY-KTCR-JV) (1998 - present)
  • Jury Verdict and Settlement Summaries - Kentucky (LRPKY-JV) (1987 - present)

Forms

Print

  • Civil Procedure Forms, KFK 1280 .K4 1955, vols. 11 - 12
Online
LexisNexis
  • Caldwell's Kentucky Form Book (KYFOBK)
Westlaw
  • Kentucky DUI Forms, Checklists & Clauses (KY-DUIFORM)
  • Kentucky Enviromental, Health & Safety Forms (ENFLEX-FRM-KY)
  • Kentucky Family Law Forms, Clauses and Checklists (KY-FAMFORM)
  • Kentucky Forms & Transaction (KYFT)
  • Kentucky Forms & Transactions
    • Business & Commercial (KYFT-BUS)
    • Estate Planning & Probate (KYFT-EPP)
    • Real Property (KYFT-RP)
  • Kentucky/National Transactional Forms (KY-TRANSFORMS)
  • Kentucky Practice - Civil Procedure Forms (KYPRAC-CPF)
  • Kentucky Workers' Compensation Forms, Checklists & Clauses (KY-WCFORM)

Federal Cases and Judicial Materials

Cases

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  • U.S. Reports (U.S.), KF 101 .U2
  • Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.), KF 101 .S9
  • United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer’s Edition (L.Ed., L.Ed.2d), KF 101 .U58
  • Federal Reporter (F., F.2d, F.3d), KF 105 .F4
  • Federal Supplement (F.Supp., F.Supp.2d), KF 120 .F4
  • Federal Rules Decisions (F.R.D.), KF 120 .F45
  • West’s Bankruptcy Reporter (B.R.), KF 1515 .A2 W47
Finding Aids
  • West's Federal Practice Digest, KF 127 .F4
  • West’s Bankruptcy Digest, KF 1515.3 .W475
Online

LexisNexis

Federal Cases

  • U.S. Supreme Court Briefs (BRIEFS) (1936 - present)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Lawyers' Edition (USLED) (1790 - present)
  • United States Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court & Court of Claims Cases (1856 - present)
  • Federal Circuit - U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (CAFC) (1982 - present)
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Cases (BANKR) (1979 - present)
  • Federal Civil Procedure Cases (FEDCIV) (varies by court)
Local Federal Cases
  • Sixth Circuit - U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (6CIR) (1806 - present)
  • Kentucky Federal District Courts (KYDIST) (1842 - present)

Westlaw

Federal Cases

  • All U.S. Supreme Court Cases (SCT) (1790 - present)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Briefs Multibase (SCT-BRIEF-ALL) (1870 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (CTA) (1891 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Briefs (CTA-BRIEF) (1972 - present)
  • Federal Rules Decisions Cases (FRD-CS) (1938 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims Cases (FEDCL) (1945 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Claims - Before 1945 (FEDCL-OLD) (1856 - 1944)
Local Federal Cases
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Cases (CTA6) (1945 - present)
  • Federal Bankruptcy Cases - Sixth Circuit States (FBKR-CS6) (1797 - present)
  • U.S. District Court Cases for Kentucky (DCTKY) (1945 - present)
  • U.S. District Court Cases for Kentucky - Before 1945 (DCTKY-OLD) (1806 - 1944)
Court Rules
Print
  • Federal Civil Judicial Procedure and Rules, KF 8816 .A193 [year]
  • Federal Criminal Code and Rules, KF 9607.523 .A19 F4 [year] Reserve
  • United States Code Annotated, KF 62 1927 .W48 with Titles 18 and 28
  • United States Code Service, KF 62 1972 .L38 (Court Rules volumes)
  • Federal Local Court Rules 3d, KF 8820 .A2 2001 Reserve
  • Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Courts. Sixth Circuit, KF 1527 .A4 6th

Online

Federal Court Rules

Local Court Rules
LexisNexis
Federal Court Rules
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (FRCRP)
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE)
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP)
  • USCS - Bankruptcy Rules and Official Bankruptcy Forms (BKRULE)
  • USCS - Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States (SUPRUL)
Local Court Rules
  • Sixth Circuit - USCS - Court of Appeals Rules (6CRUL)
  • Kentucky- Local Rules of U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts in Kentucky (KYFRUL)
  • Westlaw

  • Federal Rules (US-RULES)
  • KeyRules - Kentucky - U.S. District Court (KEYRULES-KY-DCT)

Jury Instructions

    Print

  • Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal Cases, KF 9682 .A65 U61
  • Pattern Jury Instructions, Civil Cases, KF 8984 .A65 U61 Reserve
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions 6th [Jury Trial], KF 8984 .M3 2006
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions 5th [Civil and Criminal], KF 8984 .M3 2000
  • Online

  • Sixth Circuit Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions
  • United States District Court - Western District of Kentucky Juror Reporting Instructions (PDF*)
  • LexisNexis

  • Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Civil (MOFCIV)
  • Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Criminal (MOFEJI)
  • USCS Federal Sentencing Guidelines (GLINE)
  • Sixth Circuit Criminal Handbook (SCCRHA)
  • Westlaw
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions - Civil (FED-JICIV)
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions - Criminal (FED-JICRIM)
  • Federal Criminal Justice - Federal Sentencing Guidelines (FCJ-FSG)
  • Forms

    Print

  • Federal Local Court Forms 3d, KF 8836 .H58 2002 Reserve
  • Am.Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, KF 8836 .A45 1967
  • Bender's Federal Practice Forms, KF 8836 .B45
  • Federal Procedural Forms, L.Ed., KF 8836 .F4
  • West's Federal Forms, KF 8836 .W4 1969
  • Complete Manual of Criminal Forms, KF 9616 .B3 1993

Online

Westlaw

  • West's Federal Forms (FEDFORMS) (Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Court, Admirality Court, National Court, & Tax Court)
  • Federal Procedural Forms (FEDPROF)

State Government Resources

Local Government Resources

Practice Materials

Print

  • Baldwin’s Kentucky Lawyer’s Handbook, with Forms, KFK 1730 .B34& CD-ROM 733 A
  • Handbook for Gubernatorial Transition in Kentucky, JK 5351 .H36 2007
  • Kentucky Jurisprudence, KFK 1280 .H39 1985
  • Kentucky Legal Research Manual, KFK 1275 .M48 2005
  • Kentucky Practice, KFK 1280 .K4

Online

LexisNexis

  • Consumer Law in Kentucky (UKYCON)
  • Kentucky Domestic Relations Practice (UKYDOM)
  • Kentucky Evidence Courtroom Manual (KYEVCM)
  • Kentucky Evidence Law Handbook (KYEVID)
  • Kentucky Family Law (KYFAM)
  • Kentucky Criminal Law and Procedure (KYCRLP)
  • Kentucky Probate (KYPROB)
  • Kentucky Tax Practice Insights (KYPIN)
  • Kentucky Workers' Compensation (KYWOCP)
  • Limited Liability Companies in Kentucky (UKYLLC)
  • Valuation in Kentucky (UKYVAL)

Westlaw

  • Baldwin's Kentucky Wills and Trusts (KYWT)
  • Criminal Law of Kentucky (KY-CRIMLAW)
  • Kentucky Divorce (KYDIVORCE)
  • Kentucky DUI - Chemical & Field Testing (KYDUI-CH)
  • Kentucky Handbook Series, Driving Under the Influence Law (KYDUI)
  • Kentucky Handbook Series, Kentucky Collections (KYCOL)
  • Kentucky Handbook Series, Wrongful Death Actions (KYDEATH)
  • Kentucky Intestacy, Wills and Probate (KYINT)
  • Kentucky Law of Damages (KYDAM)
  • Kentucky Motor Vehicle Insurance Law with Forms (KYMVI)
  • Kentucky Practice Series
    • Appellate Practice (KYPRAC-APP)
    • Business & Commercial (KYPRAC-BUS)
    • Criminal Practice and Procedure (KYPRAC-CRP)
    • Corporation Law with Forms (KYPRAC-CORP)
    • Domestic Relations (KYPRAC-DR)
    • Family (KYPRAC-FAM)
    • Litigation Combined (KYPRAC-LIT)
    • Methods of Practice (KYPRAC-MP)
    • Mulitbase (KYPRAC)
    • Probate Practice & Procedure (KYPRAC-PRP)
    • Real Property (KYPRAC-RP)
    • Rules of Civil Procedure (KYPRAC-RCP)
    • Substantive Criminal Law (KYPRAC-SCL)
    • Tort Law (KYPRAC-TRT)
    • Trial Practice (KYPRAC-TP)
  • Kentucky Products Liability Law (KYPRODL)
  • National Business Institute CLE
    • Kentucky Estate Planning and Probate (NBI-KYEPP)
    • Kentucky Business Organization Law (NBI-KYBUS)
    • Kentucky Family Law (NBI-KYFL)
    • Kentucky Real Property Law (NBI-KYRP)
  • Trial Handbook for Kentucky Lawyers (KYTRHB)

Ethics

LexisNexis

  • Kentucky Judicial Ethics Committee Opinions (KYJETH) (1979 - present)
  • Kentucky Legal Ethics Advisory Committee Opinions (KYLETH) (2002 - present)

Bar Associations and Law Schools

LexisNexis

  • Kentucky Law Journal (KYLAWJ) (1983 - present)
  • Kentucky Law Reviews, Combined (KYLRV) (1982 - present)
  • Northern Kentucky University Law Review (NKYLR) (1992 - present)
  • University of Louisville Law (BRNDLJ) (1993 - present)

Westlaw

  • American Bankruptcy Law Journal (AMBKRLJ) (1986 - present)
  • Journal of Natural Resources & Enviornmental Law (JNREL) (1990 - present)
  • Kentucky Children's Rights Journal (KYCRJ) (select coverage 1991 - 1993; full coverage 1994 - present)
  • Kentucky Law Journal (KYLJ) (1982 - present)
  • Northern Kentucky Law Review (NKYLR) (select coverage 1983 - 1992; full coverage 1993 - present)
  • University of Louisville Law Review (ULOUISLR) (select coverage 1983 - 1992; full coverage 1993 - present)

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