RESEARCH GUIDES

• Tennessee Legal Research (2007), KFT 75 .M37 2007
• Tennessee Legal Research Handbook (1977), KFT75 .L37 1977

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Constitution of the State of Tennessee (From the Tennessee Secretary of State)

Statutes/Code

• Tennessee Code Annotated (Official, 1955 - ; Library cancelled update subscription in 2012), KFT30 1956 .A2
  
  • Westlaw: TN-ST-ANN (Current)
  • Lexis: TN - Tennessee Code Annotated (Current)
  • Tennessee Code (Current, from Lexis, unannotated)

Legislative History

• Public acts of the State of Tennessee passed by the ... General Assembly
  • HeinOnline (1941 - 2011)
  • Microform (1792 - 2004)
    
    
• Tennessee Legislative Materials (Research guide from University of Tennessee Library)
• Steven R. Thorpe, "Uncovering Legislative History Sources in Tennessee," 31 Tenn. B.J. 18 (1995).

Legislature

• General Assembly Home Page (Includes full text of bills, bill histories and session laws as well as links to the Senate and House of Representatives)
• Public and Private Acts (1997- Present, from the Tennessee Department of State)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Official Compilation, Rules and Regulations of the State of Tennessee KFT35 1978 .A2 (1978 - 2003)
  • Westlaw: TN-ADC
  • Lexis: TN - Rules and Regulations of the State of Tennessee
• • Official Compilation - Rules and Regulations of the State of Tennessee (Free from the Tennessee Department of State)
    
    
• Tennessee Administrative Register (Online only)
  • Lexis: TN - Tennessee Administrative Register
  • Administrative Register (2000 - current, free from the Tennessee Department of State)
    
    
• Tennessee Administrative Law Digest
  Research tool used to find unreported legal precedent from state agencies (from the Secretary of State).

Agencies

• Governor's Office Home Page
  • Executive Orders, (From the Secretary of State, 1995 - )
• State Departments & Agencies
• Attorney General Opinions (2000 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • South Western Reporter
    • 1st Series (1887 - 1928), KF135 .S7
    • 2nd Series (1928 - 1999), KF135 .S712
    • 3rd Series (1999 - ; Library cancelled subscription in 2012), KF135 .S713
• Online Sources:
  • Westlaw:
    • TN-CS (state cases, dates vary by court)
    • TN-CS-ALL (state and federal cases, dates vary by court)
  • Lexis:
    • TN State Cases, Combined (state cases, dates vary by court)
    • TN Federal & State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases, dates vary by court)
  • Free Web:
    • Court Opinions (From Tennessee Judiciary, 1995- )
      Includes Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Court of Criminal Appeals, Ethics and Worker's Compensation Panel, & Court Rules.

Courts

• Administrative Office of the Tennessee Courts Home Page
• Court Rules (From the Administrative Office of the Courts)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Counties & Cities (From Tennessee.gov)
• Tennessee Municipal Codes (From the University of Tennessee)

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• University of Memphis Law Review K25 .N6485 (1994 - 2010; Library cancelled subscription)
  • Microfilm (1994 - 2001)
  • HeinOnline (1970 - )
  • Journal Home Page
    
    
• Tennessee Law Review K24 .E5 (1922 - 2010; Library cancelled subscription)
  • Microform (1922 - 2000)
  • HeinOnline (1922 - )
  • Journal Home Page
    
    
• Vanderbilt Law Review K26 .A5 (1945 - 2010; Library cancelled subscription)
  • Microform (1947 - 2000)
  • HeinOnline (1947 - )
• • Journal Home Page

GENERAL

• Tennessee Jurisprudence: an Encyclopedia of Tennessee Law KFT65 .T46 1982 (1982 - ; Library cancelled updates in 2010)
  • Lexis: Tennessee Jurisprudence (Current)
    
    
• Tennessee Practice Series Multibase
  • Westlaw: TNPRAC
    
    
• Free Web Sources:
  • Tennessee State Library and Archives
  • Supreme Court Boards & Commissions
    Includes boards governing the practice of law in Tennessee.
    
  • Tennessee Bar Association
    Voluntary professional association.
    
  • Tennessee Resources ( From the University of Tennessee College of Law Library)
  • FindLaw: Tennessee
  • Legal Information Institute: Tennessee Legal Materials (From Cornell University Law School)
  • Guide to Law Online: Tennessee (From the Law Library of Congress)
  • Tax Forms (From the Tennessee Department of Revenue)
  • Ethics Opinions (From the Tennessee Judiciary)
    • Judicial ethics opinions 1997- Present
    • Board of Professional Responsibility formal ethics opinions 1980 - Present

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