Kentucky legal research / William A. Hilyerd, Kurt X. Metzmeier, and David J. Ensign.
2017
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Title
Kentucky legal research / William A. Hilyerd, Kurt X. Metzmeier, and David J. Ensign.
Published
Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2017]
Call Number
KFK1275 .H55 2017
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9781611637076 (alk. paper)
1611637074 (alk. paper)
1611637074 (alk. paper)
Description
xxi, 165 pages ; 23 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)971248820
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Record Appears in
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
xv
Series Note
xvii
Preface
xix
Acknowledgments
xxi
ch. 1
Research Process and Legal Analysis
3
I.
Kentucky Legal Research
3
II.
Intersection of Legal Research and Legal Analysis
3
III.
Types of Legal Authority
4
IV.
Overview of the Research Process
5
A.
Getting Started
6
1.
Gathering Facts and Determining Jurisdiction
6
2.
Generating Research Terms
6
B.
Choosing to Research in Print or Online
8
V.
Researching the Law --- Organization of This Book
8
ch. 2
Kentucky Constitution
11
I.
Researching the Kentucky Constitution
13
A.
Constitution in Michie's Kentucky Revised Statutes and Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes
13
B.
Constitution on Lexis and Westlaw
13
C.
Free Online Sources for the Kentucky Constitution
14
D.
Commentaries
14
II.
Interpreting the Kentucky Constitution
15
A.
Text
16
B.
Case Law
17
C.
Researching Historical Circumstances
17
1.
1891 Constitutional Convention
18
2.
Prior Constitutions
18
a.
1849 Constitution
18
b.
1792 and 1799 Constitutions
19
3.
Post-1891 Amendments
19
III.
Researching Other State Constitutions with Similar Provisions
20
IV.
United States Constitution
21
ch. 3
Judicial Opinions and Reporters
23
I.
Court Systems
23
A.
Kentucky Courts
23
B.
Federal Courts
24
C.
Courts of Other States
25
II.
Reporters for Kentucky Cases
26
III.
Court Reporters
28
A.
Parts of a Reported Case
28
B.
Features of a Reporter Volume
30
C.
Advance Sheets
31
IV.
Reporters for Federal Cases
31
A.
United States Supreme Court Cases
31
B.
United States Court of Appeals Cases
32
C.
United States District Court Cases
32
V.
Topical Reporters
32
VI.
Unreported Opinions
32
VII.
Reading and Analyzing Cases
33
A.
Thimbleful of Civil Procedure
33
B.
Analyzing the Substance of Cases
34
C.
Strategies for Reading Cases
36
ch. 4
Finding Cases
37
I.
West Digests
37
II.
Online Topic Searching
38
A.
Topic and Key Number Searching Online
38
B.
Searching Using Terms and Connectors
39
C.
Natural Language Searching
40
III.
Kentucky Court Site
40
IV.
Casemaker
40
ch. 5
Statutes
43
I.
Kentucky Statutory Research
43
A.
Kentucky Revised Statutes
44
B.
Annotated Codes
45
1.
Michie's Kentucky Revised Statutes
46
2.
Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
46
C.
Researching the Kentucky Revised Statutes in Print
47
1.
Create a List of Research Terms
47
2.
Search the Index
47
3.
Find and Read Statutory Language
48
4.
Updating Statutes
49
5.
Finding Related Cases
50
6.
Other Features of Annotated Codes
51
D.
Kentucky Statutes Online
51
1.
Kentucky Revised Statutes on the Internet
51
2.
Kentucky Statutes on Casemaker
52
II.
Applying and Interpreting Kentucky Statutes
52
III.
Writing about Statutes
53
IV.
Researching the Statutes of Other States
54
V.
Federal Statutes
54
ch. 6
Legislative History
57
I.
Legislative Process
57
II.
Kentucky Legislative History Research
58
A.
Sources of Kentucky Legislative History
58
1.
Kentucky Acts
60
2.
Kentucky Journals
60
3.
Kentucky Legislative Research Commission Website
60
a.
Bills and Resolutions
61
b.
Legislative Documents
61
B.
Researching Legislative History Online and in Print
61
1.
Researching Laws Passed Before 1998 in Print
62
2.
Researching Laws Passed After 1998 Online
63
3.
Taped Debates and Committee Meetings
63
C.
Researching External Sources of Legislative History
64
1.
Publications of the Legislative Research Commission
64
2.
Law Reviews and Bar Publications
64
3.
Newspapers
65
III.
Bill Tracking in Kentucky
65
A.
Researching by Bill Number
66
B.
Researching by Topic
66
IV.
Federal Legislative Research
66
A.
Federal Legislative History
66
1.
Sources of Federal Legislative History
67
2.
Print Resources for Federal Legislative History
68
3.
Online Resources for Federal Legislative History
68
4.
Compiled Legislative History
68
B.
Federal Bill Tracking
69
ch. 7
Administrative Law
71
I.
Introduction to Administrative (and Other Executive Branch) Law
71
II.
How Do Kentucky Agencies Create Administrative Law?
72
III.
Researching Kentucky Administrative Law
74
A.
Finding Kentucky Regulations
74
1.
Finding a Regulation with a Citation
75
2.
Researching by Agency
75
3.
Searching by Topic
76
4.
Finding Regulations Related to Particular Statutes
76
5.
Finding Older Regulations
76
6.
Incorporation by Reference
78
B.
Researching the Enabling Act(s)
79
C.
Finding Updates to Kentucky Regulations
79
IV.
Researching Agency Decisions
80
V.
Researching Other Executive Materials
82
A.
Attorney General Opinions
82
B.
Gubernatorial Materials
83
VI.
Other Resources
84
VII.
Researching Federal Administrative Law
85
A.
Code of Federal Regulations
85
B.
Federal Register
86
C.
Updating Federal Regulations
86
D.
Researching Decisions of Federal Agencies
87
E.
Judicial Opinions
87
ch. 8
Court Rules and Ethics
89
I.
Introduction to Court Rules
89
II.
Researching Kentucky Rules
89
A.
Sources of Rules
89
B.
Updating Rules
91
C.
Interpreting Procedural Rules
91
1.
Case Law
91
2.
Other Resources
92
III.
Ethics Rules
92
A.
Introduction to Ethics Rules
92
B.
Interpreting Ethics Rules
93
1.
Kentucky Bar Association Opinions
93
2.
Case Law
94
3.
Judicial Ethics Committee Decisions
95
IV.
National Sources of Ethics Materials
95
A.
Model Rules
95
B.
ABA Ethics Opinions
96
C.
Other Materials
96
V.
Researching Federal Rules
97
A.
Sources of Rules
97
B.
Interpreting Rules
98
1.
Case Law
98
2.
Other Resources
98
ch. 9
Updating with Citators
99
I.
What Is a Citator?
99
II.
Why Use a Citator?
100
A.
Ensure Cases Are Still Good Law
100
B.
Find Other Cases on the Same Legal Issue
100
C.
Find Secondary Sources on the Same Legal Topic
100
III.
How to Use Online Citators
101
A.
KeyCite on Westlaw
101
1.
Accessing KeyCite
101
2.
Navigating the KeyCite Tabs
101
3.
Analyzing KeyCite Flags
106
4.
Limiting the Search Results
107
5.
Understanding Symbols Next to Citing Cases
107
6.
Reading and Analyzing the Cases That Cite Your Case
108
B.
Shepard's on Lexis Advance
108
1.
Accessing Shepard's
108
2.
Navigating the Types of Shepard's Lists
108
3.
Analyzing the Shepard's Symbols
110
4.
Limiting Shepard's Results
111
5.
Understanding Symbols Next to Citing Cases
112
6.
Reading and Analyzing the Cases That Cite Your Case
112
C.
BCite on Bloomberg Law
112
1.
Accessing BCite
112
2.
Navigating the BCite Tabs
112
3.
Analyzing the BCite Symbols
114
4.
Limiting BCite Results
114
5.
Understanding Symbols Next to Citing Cases
115
6.
Reading and Analyzing the Cases That Cite Your Case
115
D.
Alerts
115
ch. 10
Secondary Sources and Practice Aids
117
I.
Nature of Secondary Sources
117
II.
Legal Encyclopedias
118
III.
American Law Reports
120
IV.
Treatises and Practice Guides
121
A.
General Information
121
B.
Kentucky Treatises and Practice Guides
123
V.
Legal Form Books
125
VI.
Jury Instructions
125
VII.
Legal Periodicals
126
A.
Law Reviews
126
B.
Bar Journals
127
C.
Locating Articles
127
ch. 11
Online Legal Research
129
I.
Introduction
129
II.
Choosing between Print and Online
129
III.
Searching Online
130
A.
Clarify the Issue
130
B.
Generate Search Terms
130
C.
Choose the Resource to Search
131
1.
Commercial Online Services vs. Free Websites
131
2.
Kentucky Resources
132
a.
Statutes and Regulations
132
b.
Court Materials
133
c.
Secondary Sources
134
3.
Federal Resources
135
a.
Statutes and Regulations
135
b.
Major Case Websites
136
c.
Briefs and Other Court Documents
137
D.
Select Search Technique
137
1.
Natural Language Searching
138
2.
Terms and Connectors Searching
138
a.
Basic Boolean Connectors
139
b.
Proximity Connectors
140
c.
Wildcards and Truncators
140
d.
Segment and Field Searching
141
e.
Combining Search Strategies
141
E.
Review and Refine the Search
142
Appendix A
Citation
143
I.
General Legal Citation
143
II.
Kentucky Legal Citation
144
Appendix B
Selected Bibliography
147
General Research
147
Kentucky Research
147
Advanced Legal Research
147
Legal Analysis
148
About the Authors
149
Index
151