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LEON E. BLOCH LAW LIBRARY

THE ELECTRONIC REFDESK

Legal Research (arranged alphabetically)

This database was created in 1995 by Nancy D. Stancel (Director of Bibliographic Management) as a resource tool for Leon E. Bloch Law Librarians to aid in providing reference service to Law School faculty, students, staff, and public patrons. It is a “ready reference” database which assists in answering frequently asked questions. Since 1995, Leon E. Bloch Law Librarians have contributed additional access points to the database.

FEDERAL ACTS by POPULAR NAME

Americans with Disabilties Act, July 26, 1990
P.L. 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 42 USC 12101

Buckley Amendment (privacy of educational records)
20 USC 1232g

Civil Rights Act of 1991
P.L. 102-166, 105 Stat. 1071, 42 USC 2000e

ERISA (Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)
P.L. 99-540, 26 USC generally, Affected by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, P.L.99-514

False Claims Act
31 USC 3729 et seq., 31 USC 3729

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
P.L. 103-3, 107 Stat. 6, 29 USC 2601

Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
P.L. 93 - 380, 88 Stat. 571, 20 USC 1221

Freedom of Information Act
P.L. 89-487, 80 Stat. 250,5 USC 552 (see also folder at Ref. Desk)

Privacy Act of 1974
P.L. 93-579, 88 Stat. 1896, 5 USC 552 (also see K62. 1988.A2)

“Stark Amendment” (prohibits doctor from referral to clinic or lab with financial interest) 42 USC 1395nn

Tax Reform Act of 1986
P.L. 99-514, 100 Stat. 2085, 26 U.S. Code

“Title VII” - EEOC Act
42 USC 2000e

UNITED STATES CODE TITLES

1. General Provisions 26. Internal Revenue

2. Congress 27. Intoxicating Liquor

3. President 28. Judiciary & Judicial

Procedure

4. Flag, Seal & Seat of Govt 29. Labor

5. Govt. Organization & Employees 30. Mineral Lands & Mining

6. Surety Bonds 31. Money & Finance

7. Agriculture 32. National Guard

8. Aliens & Nationality 33. Navigation & Navigable Waters

9. Arbitration 34. Navy (superceded by Title 10)

10. Armed Forces 35. Patents

11. Bankruptcy 36. Patriotic Societies & Observances

12. Banks & Banking 37. Pay for Uniformed Services

13. Census 38. Veterans Benefits

14. Coast Guard 39. Postal Service

15. Commerce & Trade 40. Public Buildings,

Property & Works

16. Conservation 41. Public Contracts

17. Copyright 42. Public Health &

Welfare

18. Crimes & Criminal Procedure 43. Public Lands

19. Custom Duties 44. Public Printing &

Documents

20. Education 45. Railroads

21. Food & Drugs 46. Shipping

22. Foreign Relations 47. Telegraphs,

Telephone & Radio

23. Highways 48. Territories &

Possessions

24. Hospitals & Asylums 49. Transportation

25. Indians 50. War & Natl. Defense

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) TITLES

1. General Provisions 26. Internal Revenue

2. Reserved 27. Alcohol, Tobacco &

Firearms

3. President 28. Judicial

Administration

4. Accounts 29. Labor

5. Administrative Personnel 30. Mineral Resources

6. Economic Stabilization 31. Money, Finance &

Treasury

7. Agriculture 32. National Defense

8. Aliens & Nationality 33. Navigation &

Navigable Waters

9. Animals & Animal Products 34. Education

10. Energy 35. Panama Canal

11. Federal Elections 36. Parks, Forests &

Public Property

12. Banks & Banking 37. Patents, Trademarks &

13. Business Credit & Assistance 38. Pensions, Bonuses &

Veterans Relief

14. Aeronautics & Space 39. Postal Service

15. Commerce & Foreign Trade 40. Environment

16. Commercial Practices 41. Public Contracts

Property Mgmt.

17. Commodity & Security Exchanges 42. Public Health

18. Conservation of Power & Water 43. Public Lands &

Interior

19. Customs Duties 44. Emergency Mgmt. &

Assistance

20. Employees Benefits 45. Public Welfare

21. Food & Drug 46. Shipping

22. Foreign Relations 47. Telecommunications

23. Highways 48. Reserved

24. Housing & Urban Development 49. Transportation

25. Indians 50. Wildlife & Fisheries

REGIONAL REPORTER SYSTEM

Atlantic Reporter - Atlantic Digest

Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,

Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia

SouthEastern Reporter - SouthEastern Digest

West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

Southern Reporter - no current digest; use Decennial or individual state digests

Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana

NorthEastern Reporter - no current digest; use Decennial or individual state digests

Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois

SouthWestern Reporter - no current digest; use Decennial or individual state digests

Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas

NorthWestern Reporter - NorthWestern Digest

Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska

Pacific Reporter - Pacific Digest

Kansas, Oklahoma, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Arizona,

Washington, Oregon, Nevada, California, Alaska, Hawaii

FEDERAL JUDICIAL CIRCUITS

First Circuit: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico

Second Circuit Vermont, New York, Connecticut

Third Circuit: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Virgin Islands

Fourth Circuit: Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina

Fifth Circuit: Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas

Sixth Circuit: Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee

Seventh Circuit Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana

Eighth Circuit: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Arkansas
Ninth Circuit: Montana, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, California, Alaska, Hawaii,

Northern Mariana Islands, Guam
Tenth Circuit: Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma

Eleventh Circuit: Alabama, Georgia, Florida

D.C. Circuit: District of Columbia

Federal Circuit: Washington D.C.

CASES

“Alford Plea” - North Carolina v. Alford 91 S.Ct. 160 (1970) (guilty plea to avoid death penalty)

Brown v. Board of Education 347 US 483, 74 S.Ct. 686 (1954)

Christine Craft v. MetromediaKMBC 572 F. Supp 868, 766 F2d 1205 (age and sex discrimination)

Cruzan, Nancy 110 S. Ct 2841

Dred Scott v. John F.A. Sanford 60 US 393 (1856)

Missouri v. Jenkins 115 S.Ct 2038 (1995) - (KC, Mo school deseg. case)

State v. Scopes 289 SW 363 (1927)

Taylor v. Taintor 83 U.S. 366 (1872) - (bounty hunters)

COURT RULES

Federal Local Court Rules KF8820.A2 1995

6v. gm set; Contains all federal local court rules for all states. Pub. by Callaghan.

FEDERAL SUBJECT MATERIAL

Bender‘s Federal Practice Forms KF8836.F78

CIS Index to Presidential Proclamations and Orders

WE DONT HAVE THIS, but we do have Federal Regulations Codification - KF70.A473

Constitution of the United States of America

E221.U78 1975 or JK14 1940

Declaration of Independence

E221.U78 1975 or JK14 1940

Federal Practice and Procedure

KF9619W7 1982 (Wright & Miller)

Federal Practice, Jurisdiction, and Procedure, CM and Criminal, with Forms

KF8858.H82

Federal Register

KF70.A2

Federal Regulations Codification

KF70.A473

Federal Rules Decisions (FRD)

KF8839.F4

Federal Rules of Evidence

KF8931.5 1975

Federal Securities law reporter

KFI436.5.C64

House and Senate reports House:

Yl. 18, Senate: Y1. 115

Lawyer’s Edition, 2nd (U.S. Supreme Ct. Rpts)

KF101.U4123

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents v.l-(1965-)

J80.A284

Current yr. in stacks; Previous yrs. in Hist. Collection. Also includes Executive Orders.

FORMBOOKS (Most can be found at: KF170)

AmJur Legal Forms - KF170.A542

AmJur Pleading & Practice Forms - KF8836.A45

Bender‘s Forms of Discovery - KF8900.A3B4

Current Legal Forms - KF170.R3

Everyday Legal Forms - KF170.S53 1994

Fletcher Corporation Forms - KF141l.F55 1972

Kansas Package XK: Tax forms- KFK470.A65K262 (also in Ref.)

Missouri Domestic Relations Forms : Practice - KFM7894.A65T87 1987 (also in Ref.)

Missouri Family Law Formbook - KFM7894.A65M58 1985

Missouri Practice (forms) - Ref KFM7880.M5

Missouri Tax Forms: Package MoX - KFM8270.A65M5 (also in Ref)

Modern Legal Forms - KF170.M62

West’s Legal Forms - KF170.L53 1990

HOTLINES

Disabled: Missouri AssistiveTechnology Project, 1-(800) 647-8557

Rob Honan, Disability Program Rep. in KC for MO Gov. Council on Disability,

373-0353

INTERNATIONAL LAW

Hague Convention: in Martindale Hubbell (IC-2, International Conventions). U.S. signed

21069.

20 UST 361

TIAS 6638

658 UNTS 163

INTERNET NETS

Business Sites:

Company information (ex.D&B, Dir. Corp. Affiliations, Standard & Poors)

http:www.companiesonline.com

http:www.hoovers.com

Dir. of Comp. req. to file annual reports (ex. D&B Business records)

http:www.stockhouse.com

http:sec.govedgarhp.htm

Polk‘s city directories and telephone directories

http:www.ypo.com

http:www1.bigyellow.com

Stock quotes (ex. D&B reports, Estate library, QT file)

http:cnnfn.commarketsquotes.html

http:www.bloomberg.com

UCC & Real estate & property filings (much not available yet, try this site)

http:www.findlaw.com

Newpaper Sites:

Chronicle of Higher Education

http:www.chronicle.com

online user number is: 11338071 (also add password)

Kansas City Star

http:kcstar.com

Wall Street Journal Index

http:amcity.com

National Directory of Expert Consultants and Advisors

http:www.hg.org

New York Times Index

http:www.newspage.com

KANSAS

Kansas Administrative Regulations (KAR) KFK35- 1989.A23

Yellow sheets in index section converts RSMo chapters to CSR sections.

Kansas Bar Association: Kansas Bar Association

1200 S.W. Harrison Street

P.O. Box 1037

Topeka, KS 66601 - 1037

(913) 234 - 5696

Kansas Family Law (with forms) Reserve KFK95.E47 1990

Kansas Legislative Research (913) 296-3181
Dept. Rm. 545-N, State Capital Bldg., Topeka, KS 66612-1586

Kansas Package XK: Tax forms KFK470.A65K262 (also in Ref)

Kansas Administrative Regulations (KAR) KFK35 1983.A23 year

Kansas Register (1982- ) KFK.A234 \

Updated advance sheets kept in 3-ring binder which update KAR

Lawyer Complaints (ethics) filed in writing to: Disciplinary Administrator,

Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys

Kansas Judicial Center

301 West 10th

Topeka, KS 66612

(913) 296-2486

Opinions of the Attorney General KFK45.K3

LABOR

Decisions of the EEOC, CCH - KF3464.A56E65

FEP Manual, BNA(Fair Employment Practice Manual & Cases) - KF3310.A22F3 &

KF33310.A23

Labor Management Relations, BNA: Decisions of the NLRB - KF3310.A23

Employment Discrimination Coordinator - KF3464.A6E47

Employment Practice Decisions, CCH - KF3464.A6C6

Labor Cases, CCH (cum. decisions & indexes) - KF33 10.A23

Shepard’s Federal Labor Law Citator - KF3308.3.S5

United States Merit Systems Protection Board Reporter- KF5336.A618

MISCELLANEOUS

Annual Attorney Salary Survey, date Reserve KF30I.D39

City Ordinances KFX1500-

Court Statistics: ex.: stats. on number of medical malpractice cases filed in state and federal court.

National Center for State Courts, 9300 W. 110 St., Overland Park, KS

(913) 451-8110. Administrative Office of the Federal Courts:

David L. Cook, Chief of Statistics Div. (202) 633-6094.

Disabled Resources: Resource Directory for the Disabled, MNL REF HVI569.5.S57 1991

Americans with Disabilities Act Handbook, KF480.A6 A5 1991

(has “services to” section“)

Codes of Professional Responsibility BJ1725.C57 1990

Intellectual Property Information:

http:www.yahoo.comGovernmentLawIntellectual-PropertyCopyrights

Law of Workmen‘s Compensation KF3613.413. Explains law in all 50 states

Law School Rankings US News & World Report March 20,1995:

177 law schools divided into 5 tiers. Schools in the top two tiers (of 25 each) are individually ranked; schools in the bottom three tiers are listed alphabetically within that tier. Law schools in the 8th Circuit rank as follows: First tier: Univ. of Minnesota at Twin Cities, Univ. of Iowa; Second tier: Wash.Univ. (Mo.); Third tier: Univ. Mo at Columbia, Univ. of Neb. at Lincoln; Fourth tier: Drake Univ. (Iowa), St. Louis Univ., Univ. of Ark. FayettevilleUniv.Mo at K. C., Univ. S. Dakota; Fifth tier: Creighton Univ. (Neb.), Hamline Univ.(Minn.), Univ. Ark. Little Rock, Univ. N.Dakota, Wm. Mitchell (Minn.). In addition, St. Louis Univ. is ranked #1 in Health Law and Wm. Mitchell is ranked #10 in Trial and Appellate Advocacy.

Law School Statistics; 1996

ABApproved Law Schools: 179

Non-ABAapproved LawSchools: 35

LSAT takers 1995 - 1996: 95,000

Law School applicants: ranges from 70,000 - 80,000 individuals depending upon source

Law School applications : 223,000

Graduates 1995 : 39,191

IL Seats 1994-1995: 44,000

Living Will - Durable power of Attorney -- in folder at Ref. desk. You can also call Midwest Bioethics

Center (816) 756-01735

Military Justice Reporter KF7605.A2W4
National Jurist We do not subscribe to this & its not on Westlaw or Lexis. It does appear on the Web

http:www.ntajurist. It gives the results of a survey of law school students’ satisfaction

with their schools. Law School Profiles button on the left.

National Referral Directory of Law Firms by Specialties

REF. KFI90166

Ordinance, Model

KF5313.N3 (& Shepards)

Restatement(s) of the Law KF395 (Also on microfiche in the basement)

Robert‘s Rules of Order JF515.R692

See also Engyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State, and Local Organizations, Volume 4, South Central

and Great Plains States. Entry *3382 Missouri State Association of Parlimentarians (MSAP),

11329 W. 77th PI., Shawnee, KS 66214 (913) 268-0721 L. Taulbert, Pres. Directory, Missouri Parlimentarians.

Offers educational programs.

Scales of Justice (pictures of)

ATLA Law Reporter KF294.A8Al52 (with US map watermark)

Prosecutor KF20O.P741 (v.23)

Trial Diplomacy Journal K24.R525 (on cover)

http:Iegal-pa&comlegalimages4.gif -- Blind Justice

Session Laws, States: Available in fiche from 1960-
Shepard’s Professional and Judicial Conduct Citations KF305.A67S5

Subject Compilation of State Laws (Ceryl Nyberg) KI.N93 1984

Student Loans USCA Aug. 1991 v.s Suppl. and KF62 1927W57 p.550, also Title 20 - Education,

”Higher education resources and student assistance.“

Uniform Laws Annotated KF879.A45U45

MISSOURI

Child Support - Form 14: see Missouri Rules of Court
Eigth Circuit Model Jury Instructions: http:www.law.umkc.edufdcwmindex.html

Executive Orders & Proclamations
If on hand, the Governor‘s Office or the Secretary of State will send them free of charge. The are not

published frequently so the person would have to know the information from media coverage. These are

not depository items but are stored at the Sec. of State’s office, 208 State Capital, PO Box 778,

Jefferson City, MO 65102,(573) 751-2379.

Hardship Driving Privilege MO Ct. Rules Handbook, Rule 62. 1.1 Driver‘s Cases

Lawyer Complaints (ethics) filed in writing to: Office of Disciplinary Counsel

The Missouri Bar

326 Monroe Street

P.O. Box 119

Jefferson City, MO 65102

(314) 635 - 4128

Libraries - Missouri Libraries Directory: REF Z782.M82 M7

Legislative Digest - MoBar : Current year only behind Ref Desk.

Missouri Code of State Regulations (CSR) KFM7835 1988.A23

Child Support tables 13 CSR 30.5 (Chap.5 Soc. Serv.)

Missouri Domestic Relations Forms : Practice KFM7894.A65T87 1987 (also in Ref.)
Missouri Administrative Hearings Commission (573) 751-2422
Archived copies of administrative hearings. We have in print, 1983-

Missouri Attorney General Opinions

Microfilm 1933-1975; Print v.21-(1964- ) KFM8240.5 M5

Missouri Family Law KFM7894.A75M52 1988

Missouri Family Law Formbook KFM7894.A65M58 1985
Missouri General Assembly Index: Numerical and Sponsor indexes. (3-ring binder)

Missouri Practice (forms) Ref KFM7880.M5

Missouri Register KFM7834.A2S4

Missouri Reports Stopped pub. in 1953 so Southern Digest refers one to SW 2nd after that date.

Missouri State legislative research (573) 751-4223

Missouri Tax Forms: Package MoX KFM8270.A65M5 (also in Ref.)
Missouri Sentencing Advisory Commission: in lower left Ref Desk drawyer
Revised Statutes of Missouri (selected favorites)

Abandoned Motor Vehicles: 304.157

Common Law Marriage - void: 451.040

Crimes - See index for specific entrees

In Forma Pauperis: 514.040 (see AniJur Pleading & Practice Forms)

Lemon Law - motorvehicles: 407.560 - 407.579

Motor Vehicle -Title and Certificate of Ownership: 301.190, 301.300, 304.155, 304.157

(see also 12 CSR 10 - 23)

Punishments: Chapter 558 et seq.

Statute of Limitations: Chapter 516,
(note: more than 50 sub-sections, choice involves the practice of law)

Termination of Parental Rights : 211.442

Uniform Commercial Code: 400.
Special Legislative Report service KFM7807.M57 Current Yr. Shelved after bills

STATES (excludes MO & KS)

Session Laws: Available in microform for all states

Texas Rules of Civil Procedure = Texas Rules of Court KFT1729.AI93

TAX INFORMATION

IRS Forms (Tax Management, Inc.) Ref. KF6300.A65T39

RIA’s Complete Federal Tax Forms Ref KF6286.I57