Law Library staff trained in legal research can assist patrons in locating legal information.
They are not permitted to provide legal advice or legal interpretation, or to help fill out forms.
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Law Library Catalog for books or periodicals.
Reference works - These include legal encyclopedias and digests, legal dictionaries, and attorney directories.
Minnesota materials - All state statutes, session laws, agency regulations, and case law for appellate-level cases. Citators with references to new case law citations are also available.
Hastings: in print and on Westlaw and Lexis.
Apple Valley: some in print, all on Westlaw and Lexis.
Federal materials - Federal statutes, public laws, bills, agency regulations (CFR), USCAN, and all federal case law reporters. Citators are available for case history.
Hastings: many in print ; all on Westlaw and Lexis.
Apple Valley: on Westlaw and Lexis.
Other jurisdictions - Cases, statutes and agency regulations from all U.S. states and territories; some international materials.
Both locations: Westlaw and Lexis only.Practice materials and forms - Practice materials such as:
- Minnesota Practice
- Minnesota Civil Practice
- Minnesota Family Practice Manual
- Dunnell Minnesota Digest
- Pirsig on Pleading
- Stein on Probate
- Employment in Minnesota
- Minnesota Administrative Procedure
- Minnesota Judges Criminal Benchbook
- ALR
- AMJUR
- Corpus Juris Secundum
- AMJUR Trials
- AMJUR Pleading and Practice Forms
- West's Federal Forms
- Wright & Miller's Federal Practice & Procedure
- Appellate Practice Manual
- LaFave, Israel & King's Criminal Procedure
- Federal model jury instructions
- All Restatements of the law
- Minnesota CLEs
- Trial practice and evidence
Hastings: in print and online. Apple Valley: Minnesota Practice, CJS and some others in print; many others online; limited Minnesota CLEs.
For the layperson - An extensive collection of texts on common legal issues such as:
- Family law - divorce, custody, child support, parenting time, grandparents' rights
- Bankruptcy
- Consumer issues
- Tax
- Landlord/tenant
- Copyright, patent and trademark
- Wills and estate planning
- Immigration and citizenship
- Probate
- Real estate
- Conciliation court
- Starting and running a business
- Criminal law and procedure
- Court rules and procedures
- How to research the law
Also for the layperson - some Minnesota court and legal forms, and some videos on court procedures for non-lawyers. Materials are split between locations.
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