Kentucky Resources
This State Guide lists the major sources of law in Kentucky.
RESEARCH GUIDES
- Print:
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- Kentucky Legal Research Manual (Kurt X. Metzmeier) KFK1275 .M48 2005
- Kentucky Legal Research (William A. Hilyerd) Wms (on order)
- Internet: Kentucky Legal Research (Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville)
STATUTES & LEGISLATION
Constitution
- Lexis: KY - Kentucky Constitution
- Internet:
- Kentucky Constitution
- Previous versions of state Constitutions (1792, 1799 & 1850 versions)
- Kentucky Constitution
Statutes/Code
- Print:
- Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated (official) KFK1230 2006 .A234 (Subscription cancelled in 2012).
- Michie's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated (unofficial) KFK1230 1970 .A2 (Subscription cancelled in 2012).
- Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated (official) KFK1230 2006 .A234 (Subscription cancelled in 2012).
- 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)
- HeinOnline (1968 - most recently published)
- 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) (1887-1928) KF135 .S7
- Southwestern Reporter. Second Series. (1928-1988) KF135 .S712
- West's South western reporter. Second Series. (1988-1999) KF135 .S712
- West's South western reporter. Third Series. (1999- )KF135 .S713 (Subscription cancelled in 2012).
- 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
- Department for Local Government
- Kentucky Cities & Towns
- Kentucky Counties
- Kentucky State Data Center
- Municipal codes (select): Municode: Kentucky
STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS
- Kentucky Law Journal
- Print: K11 .E58 (Subscription: 1913 - 2010).
- Electronic Versions (1913 - )
- Brandeis Law Journal (title from 1998-2007); University of Louisville Law Review (title from 2007 - )
- Print:
- Electronic Versions
ETHICS
GENERAL
- Print:
- Kentucky Jurisprudence (Williams S. Hayne) KFK1265 .H39 1985 (Publication ceased in 2001).
- Kentucky Practice KFK1280 .K4 (Subscription cancelled in 2012).
- Kentucky Jurisprudence (Williams S. Hayne) KFK1265 .H39 1985 (Publication ceased in 2001).
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: KYPRAC (online version of Kentucky Practice)
- Lexis: Not available
- Internet:
Updated 7/2012 (ET)
Updated 6/2011 (ET)
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