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United At Last: The Judicial Article and the Struggle to Reform Kentucky's Courts (2006)
United at Last gives a general history of Kentucky’s courts from the commonwealth’s foundation in...
 

Kentucky Legal Research Manual (2005)
Comprehensive guide to researching Kentucky law including Kentucky Constitution, statutory authority, local legislation, Kentucky legislative...
 

Legal History

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"William Littell, Yale Biographical Dictionary of American Law (2008)
Biographical profile.
 

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James Hughes: Kentucky's First Nominative Reporter, LH&RB Newsletter (2007)
 

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Review: Calvin H. Johnson, Righteous Anger at the Wicked States: The Meaning of the Founders’ Constitution, LH&RB Newsletter (2007)
After nearly two centuries of scholarship, it is perhaps impossible to forward a new idea...
 

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A Constitutional Amendment to Reform Kentucky’s Courts, United At Last: The Judicial Article and the Struggle to Reform Kentucky's Courts (2006)
Responding to a confused patchwork of trial courts with overlapping jurisdiction, uneven justice around the...
 

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History of the Courts of Kentucky, United At Last: The Judicial Article and the Struggle to Reform Kentucky's Courts (2006)
A survey of the history of Kentucky courts from the foundation of the commowealth in...
 

"Law in the Wilderness: An Annotated Bibliography of Legal Materials of Prestatehood Kentucky, 1774-1792", Prestatehood Legal Materials: A Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District of Columbia Binghamton, New York Haworth Press 2006 (2006)
A guide to the foundations of law in Kentucky in the contained in documents created...
 

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Blazing Trails in a New Kentucky Wilderness: Early Kentucky Case Law Digests, Law Library Journal (2001)

The three stages of the history of case law digest publishing in Kentucky are discussed:...

 

Legal Research & Bibliography

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"Reading the Mind of Congress: Legislative History Research on the Internet" , Louisville Bar Briefs (2007)
The article discusses using U.S. Congressional resources on the Internet, in particular the Library of...
 

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"Better than Government Work: Finding Federal Regulations on the Web", Louisville Bar Briefs (2006)
The article discusses federal administrative materials available through GPO Access and agency web sites...
 

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History in the Law Library: Using Legal Materials to Explore the Past and Find Lawyers, Felons and Other Scoundrels in Your Family Tree, Louisville Bar Briefs (2006)
The standard law books and databases typically employed in legal research record the foibles and...
 

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The Big Gobble: The Consolidation of the Legal Publishing Industry and What It Means for Legal Research, Louisville Bar Briefs (2005)
In the last decade, the legal publishing industry has undergone a historic consolidation that has...
 

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Bloggers, Blawgs & Finding Current Law, Louisville Bar Briefs (2005)
The legal publishing industry faces a challenge from legally oriented blogs, which offer opinions on...
 

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Warning: Statutes Under Construction - Finding Good Case Law in Old Kentucky Statutes, Louisville Bar Briefs (2005)
The text and cases associated with superseded statutes are valuable documents to used in interpreting...
 

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Citation of Kentucky Legal Materials, Kentucky Legal Research Manual, 3rd. (2005)
Guide to local rules for citation of Kentucky legal materials.
 

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No Free Ride for the Mayor and Other Tales: Researching Kentucky Constitutional Law, Louisville Bar Briefs (2005)
The unique nature of Kentucky's expansive constitution makes consulting it an essential part of researching...