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Kentucky Resources
This State Guide lists the major sources of law in this state. Members of the Georgetown University community may seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online
RESEARCH GUIDES
- Print: Kentucky Legal Research Manual (Kurt X. Metzmeier) KFK1275 .M48 2005
- Internet: Kentucky Legal Research (Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville)
STATUTES & LEGISLATION
Constitution
- Lexis: KY - Kentucky Constitution
- Internet:
- Present state Constitution
- Previous versions of state Constitutions (1792, 1799 & 1850 versions)
Statutes/Code
- Print:
- Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated (official) KFK1230 2006 .A234
- Michie's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated (unofficial) KFK1230 1970 .A2
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: KY-ST-ANN (online version of Baldwin's) &: KY-STM-ANN (online version of Michie's)
- Lexis: KY - Michie's Kentucky revised statues annotated (online version of Michie's)
- Internet:
- Kentucky Revised Statutes (unofficial)
- Statute Revision Information (Tables and finding aids for acts and code)
Legislative History
- Session Laws:
- HeinOnline (1792 - )
- Lexis: KY - Kentucky Advance Legislative Service (1990 - )
- Guide to Kentucky Legislative History (Brandeis School of Law)
- Kentucky Legislature: Tracing Legislative History
Legislature
- Kentucky Legislature (Includes full text of bills, 1997 - )
REGULATIONS & AGENCIES
Regulations
- Print: Kentucky Administrative Regulations Service, KFK1235 1975 .A215 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated on 2007).
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: KY-ADC
- Lexis: KY - Kentucky Administrative Regulations
- Internet:
Agencies
- Governor's Office
- Attorney General Opinions:
- LLMC Digital (1908/09 - 1929/30)
- Lexis: KY Attorney General Opinions (1977 - )
- Internet: Opinions of the Attorney General (1992- )
- Kentucky State Agencies (List of Executive Agencies)
CASES & COURTS
Cases
- Print:
- Southwestern Reporter (1st series) KF135 .S7
- Southwestern Reporter. Second Series. KF135 .S712
- West's South western reporter. Second Series. KF135 .S712
- West's South western reporter. Third Series. KF135 .S713
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: KY-CS (state cases) & KY-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
- Lexis: KY State Cases, Combined (state cases) & KY Federal & State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases)
- Internet: Kentucky Supreme Court (1999- ) and Court of Appeals Opinions (1996- )
Courts
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Cities, Towns and Counties
- Kentucky State Data Center
- Municipal codes (select): Municode: Kentucky
STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS
- Kentucky Law Journal
- Print: K11 .E58 (1913 - 2010. Subscription cancelled)
- Electronic Versions (1913 - )
- Brandeis Law Journal (title from 1998-2007); University of Louisville Law Review (title from 2007 - )
- Print:
- Electronic Versions
- Brandeis Law Journal (1998 - 2007)
- University of Louisville Law Review (2007- )
ETHICS
GENERAL
- Print:
- Kentucky Jurisprudence (Williams S. Hayne) KFK1265 .H39 1985
- Kentucky Practice KFK1280 .K4
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: KYPRAC (online version of Kentucky Practice)
- Lexis: Not available
- Internet:
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