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U.S. Constitution (annotated) (reference area on the main floor,
call number is KF 4527 .U54 1996) Also available in several other sets:
U.S. Code, U.S. Code Annotated, and U.S. Code Service.
State Constitutions may be found in their respective state codes
(upper level, call number range: KFA through KFW) and in Constitutions
of the United States (reference area on the main floor, call number is KF 4530 .C6)
- House and Senate Bills and Resolutions in microfiche
(73rd Congress [1933-34] to present) (lower level, microforms room)
- Congressional Record (lower level, federal
documents, call number begins with X)
- House and Senate Reports (lower level, federal
documents, Serial Set and slip reports)
- House and Senate Hearings (lower level, federal
documents, call number begins with Y4)
- CIS Congressional Universe (1789-date)
- United States Statutes at Large (cited Stat.) contains
acts and resolutions of Congress, treaties before 1950, and
proclamations of the president. (main floor, call number: KF 50)
- United States Code (cited U.S.C.) is the official
codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
Arranged by subject in fifty titles. (main floor, call number: KF 62)
- United States Code Annotated (cited U.S.C.A.) and United
States Code Service (cited U.S.C.S.) are unofficial annotated codes,
updated with cumulative annual pocket parts. (main floor, call number: KF 62)
- United States Code Congressional & Administrative News
(cited U.S.C.C.A.N.) includes recently enacted federal laws and
selected legislative history documents. (main floor, call number: KF 48)
- Laws of Illinois (1852-date) are the laws enacted
during the sessions of the Illinois legislature, arranged in chronological order.
(north reference area on the main floor, call number: KFI 1225 .A2x) Older
session laws are in the compact stacks. (lower level)
- Illinois Compiled Statutes (cited Ill. Comp. Stat.)
formerly Illinois Revised Statutes
(cited Ill. Rev. Stat.) are the codified laws of Illinois currently in force.
(main floor: north reference area, call number: KFI 1229 .I44)
- Smith-Hurd Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated (West Publishing Co.)
(cited Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann.) (main floor: north reference area,
call number: KFI 1230 1993 .A4)
- Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated (Michie Co.)
(main floor: north reference area, call number: KFI 1230 1993 .A42)
- House & Senate Bills on microform (lower level, microforms room)
- Session Laws are the laws enacted during the sessions of
the state legislatures [(upper level), on microfiche (lower level,
microforms room), and in compact stacks (lower level), call number range: KFA to KFW]
- Annotated Codes and Compiled Statutes for all other states
are available in the Law Library. (upper level, call number range: KFA to KFW).
- Code of Ordinances, City of Urbana, Illinois
(main floor, reference area, call number: KFI 1631.5 .A6 U72 1980)
- Municipal Code of Champaign (main floor,
reference area, call number: KFI 1631.5 .A6 C43 1986, vols.1 & 2)
- Municipal Code of Chicago (main floor, reference area,
call number: KFX 1231 .A5 1990, vols. 1 & 2)
- Federal Register (cited Fed. Reg.) is a daily publication which
contains rules and regulations of federal agencies, notices, and executive
orders and proclamations of the president. (lower level, federal documents,
call numbers: AE 2.106: [vol. 1 (1936) to date])
- Code of Federal Regulations (cited C.F.R.) contains rules
and regulations of federal agencies which are generally applicable;
published in a codification roughly following the titles of the U.S. Code.
(main floor, call number: KF 70; and lower level, federal documents,
call numbers: AE 2.106/3: [1986 to date]; and GS 4.108: [1939 to 1985];
in spite of their different call numbers, all volumes on the lower
level are shelved in the call number section AE 2.106/3).
- Federal Agencies' annual reports and major publications are
shelved by agency according to SuDoc number (lower level, federal documents,
call number range: A to W); administrative decisions and selected periodicals
are shelved on the main floor according to Library of Congress call numbers.
- Illinois Register is comparable to the Federal Register.
(main floor, north reference area, call number: KFI 1235 1977a .A23x)
Older issues are shelved in compact stacks. (lower level) Illinois
documents are shelved on the lower level.
- Code of Illinois Rules is a privately published compilation
of Illinois state agency rules comparable to the Code of Federal Regulations.
(main floor, north reference area, call number: KFI 1235 2000 .A42). The
official version is now published on CD-ROM and is accessible at the
government documents workstation in the reference area.
- The Law Library has selected publications of the major
agencies of many states. Check the online catalog by title or subject.
(lower level, state documents, call number range: A to W)
- U.S. Supreme Court Reports (cited U.S.) are the official reports.
(main floor, low stacks IV, call number: KF 101) Slip opinions are in
the low stacks IV on the main floor.
- Supreme Court Reporter (cited S.Ct.) (1882 to date) is one
of the two unofficial Supreme Court reporters. It is a part of the
National Reporter System. (main floor, low stacks III, call number: KF 101 .W4x)
- Lawyers' Edition, U.S. Supreme Court Reports
(cited L. Ed., L. Ed. 2d) is the other unofficial publication.
(main floor, low stacks III, call number: KF 101 .L2x)
- United States Law Week (cited U.S.L.W.) is a looseleaf
service that provides the first print version of new U.S. Supreme Court
opinions. (main floor, reserve room and stacks, call number: KF 101.1 .B87x)
- U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs in microform
(lower level, microforms room)
- Oral Arguments of the Supreme Court, 1952 term - date.
(lower level, microforms room)
- Federal Reporter (cited F., F.2d, F.3d) 1st series (1880 to 1924),
2nd series (1924 to 1993), 3d series (1993 to date) (main floor, west alcoves;
call number: KF 110)
- Federal Appendix (cited Fed.Appx.) contains cases that have not
been selected for publication in the Federal Reporter 3d series, (2001 to date).
(main floor, west alcoves; call number: KF 110 .F43).
- Federal Supplement (cited F. Supp., F. Supp.2d) contains selected
U.S. District Court cases, 1st series (1932-1998), 2nd series (1998 to date).
(main floor, west alcoves; call number: KF 120)
- Federal Rules Decisions (cited F.R.D.) (1940-date) includes
U.S. District Court decisions that construe the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. Relevant articles, speeches,
and the proceedings of judicial conferences are also included.
(main floor, call number: KF 8839 .F4)
- Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Records and Briefs
(lower level, compact stacks - southeast)
- Illinois Reports (cited Ill., Ill. 2d) (1819-date) is the Illinois Supreme Court
official reporter. (north reference area on the main floor, call number: KFI 1245 .A2)
- Illinois Appellate Court Reports (cited Ill. App., Ill. App. 2d,
and Ill. App. 3d) (1877- date) share advance sheets with the Illinois Reports.
(north reference area on the main floor, call number: KFI 1248)
- Illinois Decisions (cited Ill. Dec.) (1936-date) contains Illinois Appellate
and Illinois Supreme Court opinions. (main floor, north reference area, call number: KFI 1247)
- North Eastern Reporter (cited N.E., N.E.2d) contains Illinois Appellate
and Illinois Supreme Court opinions as well as opinions from courts in the following states:
Ind., Mass., N.Y., and Ohio. 1st series (1885-1936), 2d series (1936 to date).
(main floor, call number: KF 135 .N6 N6x)
- Illinois Supreme Court Slip Opinions are the first printed source for
Illinois Supreme Court opinions. (main floor, reserve room)
- Illinois Supreme Court Records and Briefs (lower level, compact stacks —
southeast, filed by docket number)
Official State Reports: Some states publish the decisions of their court of last resort,
usually but not always called the supreme court. These reports are usually cited by the
name of the state. Some states publish the decisions of intermediate appellate reports and
even selected decisions of certain trial courts. (upper level, call number range: KFA to KFW)
Unofficial State Reports: West Publishing Co. publishes the reported decisions of state
courts in a series of seven sets of volumes each of which covers the courts within a specified
group of states, and in two sets which cover New York and California. The following sets along
with the Supreme Court Reporter are collectively known as the National Reporter System.
(regional reporters - main floor; and upper level - south)
- Atlantic Reporter (cited A., A.2d) covers Conn., Del., D.C., Me., Md.,
N.H., N.J., Pa., R.I., and Vt. 1st series (1885-1938), 2d series (1938 to date).
(main floor, call number: KF 135 .A7 A8)
- California Reporter (cited Cal. Rptr., Cal. Rptr. 2d) 1st series (1959 to 1991-92), 2d series (1991-92 to 2003-4),
3d series (2003-4 to date) (upper level, call number: KFC 47 .C32)
- New York Supplement (cited N.Y.S., N.Y.S.2d) 1st series (1888-1938),
2d series (1938 to date) (upper level, call number: KFN 5045 .A33)
- North Eastern Reporter (cited N.E., N.E.2d) covers Ill., Ind., Mass., N.Y.
and Ohio. 1st series (1885-1936), 2d series (1936 to date). (main floor, call number: KF 135 .N6 N6x)
- North Western Reporter (cited N.W., N.W.2d) covers Iowa, Mich., Minn., Neb.,
N.D., S.D., and Wis. 1st series (1879-1941), 2d series (1941 to date).
(main floor, call number: KF 135.N7 N67x)
- Pacific Reporter (cited P., P.2d, P.3d) covers Alas., Ariz., Cal., Colo.,
Hawaii, Idaho, Kan., Mont., Nev., N.M., Okla., Ore., Utah, Wash., and Wyo. 1st series (1883-1931),
2d series (1931 to 2000), 3d series (2000 to date). (main floor, call number: KF 135 .P2 P3x)
- South Eastern Reporter (cited S.E., S.E.2d) covers Ga., N.C., S.C., Va.,
and W. Va. 1st series (1887-1939), 2d series (1939 to date).
(main floor, call number: KF 135 .S6 S68x)
- Southern Reporter (cited So., So. 2d) covers Ala., Fla., La.,
and Miss. 1st series (1887-1941), 2d series (1941 to date).
(main floor, call number: KF 135 .S8 S69x)
- South Western Reporter (cited S.W., S.W.2d, S.W.3d) covers Ark.,
Ky., Mo., Tenn., and Tex. 1st series (1886-1928), 2d series (1928 to 1999),
3d series (1999 to date). (main floor, call number: KF 135 .S9 S68x)
- United States Supreme Court Digest (1754-date)
(main floor, low stacks IV, call number: KF 101.1.W4x)
- Federal Digest (1754-1939) (main floor, call number: KF 127 .F43x)
- Modern Federal Practice Digest (1939-61) (main floor, call number: KF 127 .M63x)
- Federal Practice Digest 2d (1961-75) (main floor, call number: KF 127 .M632x)
- Federal Practice Digest 3d (1975 - varying dates) (main floor, call number: KF 127 .M633)
- Federal Practice Digest 4th (1989-92 to present) (main floor, low stacks III, call number: KF 127 .W48 1989)
Provides subject and case name access to cases reported in West's National Reporter System.
(main floor, reserve room, call number: KF 141)
- Century Edition 1658-1896
- 1st Decennial 1897-1906
- 2nd Decennial 1907-1916
- 3rd Decennial 1916-1926
- 4th Decennial 1926-1936
- 5th Decennial 1936-1946
- 6th Decennial 1946-1956
- 7th Decennial 1956-1966
- 8th Decennial 1966-1976
- 9th Decennial 1976-1986
- 10th Decennial 1986-1996
- 11th Decennial 1996-2001
- General Digest, 10th series (2001-date)
Illinois Digest 1st series (1818-1937), 2nd series (1938-date) is another West publication.
(main floor, north reference area, call number: KFI 1257 .I44x)
Regional Digests are also published by West as companions to their regional reporters
(North Eastern, South Western, and Southern Digests are no longer published). Each digest
is shelved after its corresponding regional reporter. (main floor, call numbers begin with KF 135)
State Digests are available for: Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri,
New York, Ohio, and Texas. State digests are shelved after their corresponding state reports.
(upper level, call number range: KFA to KFW)
- American Jurisprudence, 2d (cited Am. Jur. 2d) (main floor, low stacks I, call number: KF 154 .A42)
- Am.Jur. Proof of Facts (main floor, low stacks I, call number: KF 8933 .A42)
- Am.Jur. Trials (main floor, low stacks I, call number: KF 8915 .A74)
- American Law Reports (cited A.L.R., A.L.R.2d, A.L.R.3d, A.L.R.4th, A.L.R.5th, A.L.R. Fed.)
are selected annotated cases (main floor, low stacks II, call numbers: KF 132 .A5 through KF 132 .A55,
ALR Federal: KF 105 .A54)
- Corpus Juris Secundum (cited C.J.S.) (main floor, low stacks I, call number: KF 154 .C56)
- Words and Phrases (main floor, call number: KF 156 .W6712)
- Black's Law Dictionary, 8th ed. (main floor: reference area; call number: KF 156 .B53 2004)
Legal periodicals are arranged in call number order. Use the online catalog
to find the call number. All legal periodicals are classified as K 1 through K 30
and are shelved on the main floor. Most current unbound English language issues
are in the reserve room.
- Index to Legal Periodicals (1770-1994) and Index to Legal Periodicals & Books
(1994-date) subject and author access to dozens of legal periodicals.
(main floor, index table in reference area, call numbers: K 9 .N32 through K 9 .N321)
- Index to Periodical Articles Related to Law (1958-date)
(main floor, reference area, call number: K 9.N323x)
- InfoTrac/LegalTrac
(1980-date) is an electronic index to English language legal periodicals.
- Legal Journals Index (1986-1999) indexes journals published
in the United Kingdom. (main floor, reference area, call number: K 33 .L45)
- Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (1960-date)
(main floor, index table in reference area, call number: K 9 .N315x)
Shepard's Citators allow you to update statutory citations and to discover a parallel
citation for and to verify the authority of any reported case. We only receive the paper copy of
Shepard's Acts and Cases by Popular Names, Shepard's Intellectual Property Law Citations (low stacks I)
and Illinois Shepard's (with the Illinois material in the north reference area on the main floor).
See a reference librarian for the online version of Shepard's.
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