Nevada and Federal Legal Research Links

NEVADA, STATE GOVERNMENT

Official State Sites

State of Nevada
- Directory of State and Local Government of the State of Nevada
- State Agencies and Directory
- Nevada's Government Directory - searchable and browseable by employee or department
Attorney General
- Manuals, Guides, Publications
- Current & Historical Opinions - contains archive of opinions going back to 1914 in PDF format; not searchable
Gaming Commission and Gaming Control Board
- Agendas and Dispositions
- Gaming Regulations
Nevada Legislature
- Session Information - scroll down page for links most recent session; contains info back to 1993 Session
- Legislative Manual
- 74th Session – 2008
- Live Broadcasts - audio and video broadcasts of meetings (requires Windows Media Player)
- Nevada Law Library - browse Nevada Revised Statutes or Nevada Administrative Code or the Nevada Constitution - the Statutes of Nevada are at this site
- Register of Administrative Regulations - proposed and adopted regulations
- Nevada Supreme Court Advance Opinions - opinions are online for 90 days after release; available in HTML and PDF | Note: Findlaw goes back to 1998
- Nevada Legislators (1861 - current) Advanced search
- LCB Research Library - contains links to Legislative History resources; LSC employees see Library Staff to obtain copies of previously compiled histories
  - Legislative histories in pdf
Secretary of State
- Business Center
  - Business Entity Search - This provides real time access to corporation information, as well as amendment history that was not available through the old public search page. You will, however, still need to order documents from the Corporations Division.
- Commercial Recordings
- Election Center
  - C&E/Financial Disclosure Report Search (2004 - present)
State Contractors Board
- Contractors License Search
Supreme Court
- Advance Opinions - advance opinions posted for 90 days only; arranged chronologically; available in HTML and PDF
- FindLaw Advance Opinions - some opinions posted more than 90 days (sporadic)
- Court Rules
- Law Library
  - Catalog

Unofficial Sites and Meta Sites

State and Local Government on the Net: Nevada - formerly Piper Letter index
Nevada Law Links - from UNLV Law Library

NEVADA, LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Agendas

Agendas - list of Nevada municipal agendas available on the internet

Local Codes

Find links to many Nevada municipal and county codes -- including Clark County, Henderson and Las Vegas -- below. For other codes check out the following:

Municipal Codes Online - list of codes compiled by librarians at Seattle Public Library
Municipal Code Corporation - list of municipal codes published by Municipal Code Corp.

COUNTIES

Nevada Assessors
Nevada Recorders

Churchill County
Clark County
- Clark County Code - link to code at LexisNexis web site
- Clark County Code Amendments
- Clark County Unified Development Code (TITLE 30)
- Assessor's Office - search real property records by parcel number, address or owner name
  - Assessor Area Maps
- Commissioners Agendas
- Business License Department
- Clerk's Office
  - Odyssey - Civil Case Calendars, Civil Case Filings and Probate Cases filed after 1/09, public Family Records
  - Blackstone - Criminal and Probate cases filed before 1/09
  - Odyssey "Family Records" (need password) | Register
  - Document Access (WIZNET)
  - Court Forms
  - Document Codes
  - Fictitious Firm Names
- Comprehensive Planning Department
- Demographics
- GIS Management Office
  - OpenWeb Info Mapper Guide - provides maps and photographs of property in Clark County; search by owner name, site address, cross street or parcel number. Lists owner name, address, parcel number, jurisdiction, elected representatives, zoning information, and photographs of site. Links to other municipal databases.
  - OpenWeb Info Mapper
- Health District
- Department of Air Quality Management
  - Air Quality Regulations
  - Site Map
- Recorder's Office
  - Official Records Search - Simple search
  - Advanced Search
  - Search Marriages
Douglas County
- Assessor's Office
  - Assessor's Database - search real property records by parcel number, assessed owner name, or street address
- Recorder's Index - searchable index of recorded documents
- Treasurer's Office
  - Property Taxes Database - search by assessed owner name, parcel number, or street address
- County Calendar - contains links to agendas
Elko County
Eureka County
Humboldt County
Lincoln County - official site has been taken down
Lyon County
Nye County
- Agendas
Pershing County
Washoe County
- Washoe County Code (Table of Contents)
  - Search the Code - space defaults to "OR" operator
- Agendas
- Board Minutes Directory - Search for Board Minutes
- Assessor - contains parcel maps; searchable by APN number or address
- Second Judicial District Court
  - Court Connect - Search for court records by name or case number; search for judgments; contains cases filed after 1/1/2000 and active cases filed before 1/1/2000
  - Forms
- Washoe County Development Code
- Washoe County Law Library
  - Law Library Catalog
- Washoe County Recorder
  - Online Records Search - 8/16/1999 to present; images available; registration required
Ely/White Pine County

CITIES

Boulder City
- Boulder City Municipal Code
- Agendas
Carson City
Elko
Henderson - Ward Map
- Municipal Code - contains links to uncodified ordinances, as well
- Organization Chart
- City Clerk - contains links to Agendas, Minutes, new Ordinances and the Municipal Code
- Departments
- Ordinances Pending Codification - organized by ordinance number
- Resolutions
- Agendas (City Council, Planning Commission & RDA) - current and recent agendas
- Meeting Schedules (City Council, Planning Commission & RDA)
- Business Licenses
  - Business License Search
Las Vegas
- Municipal Code - from LexisNexis; does not contain Title 19A, the zoning code, enacted in April 1997. Use print copy of Title 19A in Library, or following link for the zoning code available from City of Las Vegas' web site.
- Departments
- Zoning Ordinance (Title 19A) - browseable version of the zoning code; requires plugin for searchability (AND and OR, only)
- Business Licenses
  - Business License Database
- Meetings and Agendas
Mesquite
- Municipal Code | Alternate version
- City Council Meetings, Agendas & Minutes
North Las Vegas
Pahrump
- Licensed Business Directory
- Current Agenda & Other Documents
Reno
Sparks
- Municipal Code
- Agendas and Minutes
Wells
West Wendover
- Municipal Code
Yerington
- City Code

Other

COURTS

Be sure to check out the FEDERAL JUDICIAL section for links to federal courts.

Second Judicial District Court

Court Connect - Search for court records by name or case number; search for judgments; contains cases filed after 1/1/2000 and active cases filed before 1/1/2000
Forms

Eighth Judicial District Court

Site Map
Telephone Directory
Document Codes
Court Forms
Court Rules
Fees
Juror Information
Odyssey - Civil Case Calendars, Civil Case Filings and Probate Cases filed after 1/09, public Family Records
Blackstone - Criminal and Probate cases filed before 1/09
Odyssey "Family Records" (need password) | Register
Document Access (WIZNET)

Henderson Municipal Court

Las Vegas Municipal Court

Nevada Administrative Office of the Courts (Nevada Supreme Court)

Nevada Supreme Court Advance Opinions - unofficial; available for 90 days only
Court News

Regional District Court - Online Court Calendars, Information and Opinions can be found here.

District of Nevada U.S. Bankruptcy Court

Login to ECF/Pacer for Nevada Bankruptcy Court - LSC employees contact the librarian to access Pacer
Local Rules of Bankruptcy Court of Nevada

United States District Court for the District of Nevada

CM/ECF – file documents electronically
Filing Fees
Local Rules - HTML version
Local Rules - PDF version

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Calendar by Court
Local Circuit Rules
Office of the Circuit Executive, Ninth Circuit - now includes opinions
Manual of Model Civil Jury Instructions
Opinions
Register for CM/ECF

Court Rules of Nevada - from the Legislature; not necessarily current; use your blue NRSA Court Rule Annotated

U.S. District Court for Utah and guide for filing

CM/ECF

ONLINE SERVICES

Hein Online - Federeal Register and CFR from the beginning; More Law Review coverage
Lexis.com - fee-based | Lexis directory | Lexis Nevada Law Menu
- Lexis Casepull
Westlaw.com - fee-based | Database directory
- Westlaw Pro Bono eLibrary - Nevada ProBono eLibraries database research
- Westlaw Find & Print.com - use to Find and KeyCite cases
- Westlaw Text-Only - graphics- and java-free version of Westlaw

FEDERAL JUDICIAL

Judges of the United States Court - from the Federal Judicial Center; database containing service record and biographical information on for all judges who have served on the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Circuit Courts, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and the Supreme Court since 1789; searchable and browseable
U.S. Courts - Court Links map - map containing links to federal courts
United States Supreme Court
- Docket
- Opinions
- Oral Argument Transcripts - available 10 to 15 days after oral argument More info
Cornell's Legal Information Institute - contains recent Supreme Court decisions (goes back to 1990 with select cases prior to 1990); also includes searchable database of orders and irregular orders; court calendars; oral argument schedule.
- Search form
- This month's orders
FindLaw's U.S. Supreme Court Decisions - covers decisions from 1906 to present; browseable by year, U.S. Reports volume number, citation, title, etc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's web site
- Calendar by Court
- Local Circuit Rules
Office of the Circuit Executive, Ninth Circuit - now includes opinions
- Manual of Model Civil Jury Instructions
- Opinions
District of Nevada U.S. Bankruptcy Court
- Local Rules and Forms
- Login to ECF/Pacer for Nevada Bankruptcy Court - LSC employees contact the librarian to access Pacer
United States District Court for the District of Nevada
- CM/ECF – file documents electronically
- Filing Fees
- Local Rules - HTML version
- Local Rules - PDF version
U.S. District Court for Utah and guide for filing
- CM/ECF
Pacer Service Center
- LS&C's sign-on to Pacer
- Party/Case Index - fee-based and requires a password; LSC employees needing information from this site should see the Librarian
- Links to Pacer Web Sites
Court Rules, Forms and Dockets - great meta site from LLRX; use to find court rules

FEDERAL EXECUTIVE

Official Federal Government Web Sites: Federal--Library of Congress
Federal Administrative Decisions & Other Actions - list of links compiled by UVA Law Library
White House
United States Government Manual - great source for agency information
Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Consumer Price Indexes
GPO Access - Government Printing Office gateway to government documents
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Federal Register
Cornell's Front End to CFR - most user friendly access to CFR, allows for browseable access
FR and CFR Quick Search Table - created by the LS&C Library
Internal Revenue Service
- Download IRS Forms and Publications
Securities and Exchange Commission - See also Lexis and Westlaw for EDGAR searching
- SEC Filings & Forms
- EDGAR Companies Search
- EDGAR Full-Text Search
- EDGAR Archives Search - from 1994
State Department

FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE

Thomas--U.S. Congress Legislative information - contains bills, bill summary and status, roll call votes, Public Laws.
- Bill Text - available back to 101st Congress (1989-1990)
- Bill Summary and Status - available back to 93rd Congress (1973-1974)
- Congressional Record - available back to 101st Congress (1989-1990)
- Committee Reports - back to 104th Congress (1995-1996)
Congressional Directory - 109th Congress
GovTrack - Features Active Legislation | Newly Introduced | New Laws | Browse bills by U.S.C. reference
Open Congress - Browse by issues
Legislative Source Book - compiled by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington D.C.
Lobbying Disclosure (House) - Disclosure Filing Search - Contribution Filing Search
Lobby Disclosure (Senate) - Search databases

STATE RESOURCES

State and Local Government on the Net
State Code Contact List
FindLaw State Codes
Tools for finding Public Records
Library of Congress Meta-Indexes for State and Local Government Information
WWW Virtual Library State Government Servers - maintained by the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington
National Conference of State Legislatures Internet Sites of the State Legislatures
State Information.com
Prosecutor web sites - Indexes over 2,900 sites

While there is lots of useful and free company information on the web, remember that there are many sources on Lexis and Westlaw that are well worth the cost. Also, don't forget to check out the public records databases available at many government web sites.

Yahoo's Company Index - useful to find a company's web site and symbol
Company Information Guide: Company Research on the Web - from the Virtual Chase
Barron's Online
Marketwatch.com
CEO Express - links to news, business magazines, financial information, SEC filings, statistics
CIO's Major Businesses - links to web sites of several hundred corporations
Economist
Hoover's Online - contains free capsule company profiles, access to full profiles and historical profiles for a fee. Hoovers information is available on Westlaw (HOOVCC, HOOVCP)
Kiplinger.com
Securities and Exchange Commission - Search EDGAR | Full-text search across filings (last 4 years) | Archives
LLRX Research Roundup: Business Filings Databases - annotated compilation of state corporate information databases
Locating U.S. Corporation Records Online : Directory of State Web Sites and Secretaries of State Contact Information - from the Internet Prospector
Utah Secretary of State Corporate Records
- Utah Business Entity Search
California Secretary of State
- Corporate Records Search
Nevada Secretary of State
- Business Entity Search

INSURANCE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Virtual Chase's Annotated Guide to Resources for Legal Professionals: Intellectual Property Subject Guide
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- USPTO Web Trademark Database - USPTO's trademark text database including full bibliographic text of pending and registered trademarks. Updated on a two-month cycle.
- USPTO Web Patent Databases - starting point for USPTO's free patent databases. Drawings and full text not available.
U.S. Copyright Office (Library of Congress)
Thomson Compumark
Govt. Liaison Services, Inc. - contains all currently active word marks; however, results display is only the mark and its international classes. Other key data not included.
Stanford's Copyright Overview
Franklin Pierce Law Center's Intellectual Property Mall - index site
Susan Gindin's Researching Trademarks - dated, but still a useful overview
InterNIC
- Search a domain name via whois

ENVIRONMENTAL

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

U.S. Department of Labor
Office of Administrative Law Judges - includes court information as well as a collection of decisions arranged by topic, including unpublished decisions
NLRB Home Page
- NLRB Decisions
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Bureau of Labor Statistics
ABA Labor and Employment Law Page

LITIGATORS' RESOURCES

Court Rules, Forms and Dockets - great meta site from LLRX; use to find court rules
Prime Interest Rate (Nevada) - as ascertained by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions
Findlaw's Legal News
Georgia State University Law School's Meta-Index for U.S. Legal Research
Oyez Oyez Oyez
Virtual Chase
Washlaw's Index of U.S. Legal Sources

SECURITIES

Securities and Exchange Commission
- EDGAR Company Search - search by company name, CIK (Central Index Key) or SIC (Standard Industrial Classification Code)
- EDGAR full-text search
Stanford Class Action Clearinghouse

TAX

Internal Revenue Service
- Download IRS Forms and Publications
Taxlinks - provides access to IRS Revenue Rulings from 1954 to 2003. Search by keyword or ruling number.
Legal Bitstream - access to news, caselaw, codes, regulation and IRS materials

SEARCH ENGINES

Search Engine Guide - from The Virtual Chase
Search Engine Collection
Search Engine Math - by Danny Sullivan, of Search Engine Watch - all you need to know to search the web successfully
Major Search Engines and Directories
Archival search engines - search for web pages back in time
Wiki Answers
VirginMedia (UK search engine)

LIBRARIANS' SITES

Law Librarians' Research Exchange (LLRX)
- Court Rules, Forms and Dockets
Zimmerman’s Research Guide
LLSDC's Legislative Source Book
Virtual Chase
UMich Documents Center - great place to begin GovDocs research
UNLV Government Publications - another great place to begin documents research
CyberCemetery - project of the University of North Texas Libraries and the U.S. Government Printing Office "to provide permanent public access to electronic Web sites and publications of defunct U.S. government agencies and commissions."
Jeff Flax's Law Related Resources
Medical Reference For Non-Medical Librarians - Health Sciences Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
American Association of Law Libraries
Library of Congress Online Catalog

LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY CATALOGS

Nevada State Library and Archives
Nevada Supreme Court Library
- Search the Supreme Court Library - via the CLAN Catalog (Cooperative Libraries Automated Network)
Henderson District Public Libraries
- Search the Catalog
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
- Online Catalog
- Online Databases - must have valid CCLD card to access these databases. Use Worldcat to find books in other libraries and borrow them through Interlibrary Loan.
- Info Guides - Law and Legal Assistance
Clark County Law Library
- Law Library Catalog
Washoe County Law Library
- Law Library Catalog
Washoe County Library
- Library Catalog
- Premiere Databases
University of Nevada Reno Catalog
University of Nevada Las Vegas Catalog
University of California's MELVYL OPAC
LA County Law Library

REFERENCE

Acronym Finder
AllYouCanRead.com - local magazines and news nationwide
American Presidency Project - This website contains a searchable database of tens of thousands of documents from U.S. presidents from 1789 to the present. Includes inaugural addresses, press briefings, signing statements, and debates. Also features data on topics such as popularity and number of public appearances, election results back to 1828, and an archive of audio and video clips. A collaboration between John Woolley and Gerhard Peters at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Bartleby – quotations
BBC Country Profiles
City Distance
Currency Lookup (historic)
Dictionary.com - dictionary and thesaurus
Gary Price's List of Lists
Flight Aware - tracks real-time flights in the air.
Information Please Home Page - almanacs, encyclopedia, and dictionary
OneLook Dictionaries - search more than 700 dictionaries
Quotations: ThinkExist.com
Refdesk.com
State Government Tax Collections
Weather
U.S. Post Office Zip Code Lookup
U.S.& International Telephone Directories - list of links to telephone directories
U.S. State Department Background Notes - Country profiles

FUN STUFF

The Onion – satirical newspaper
Rotten Tomatoes - movie reviews
Internet Movie Database - everything you wanted to know about movies
MrMovieTimes.com - movie listings
Today's Comics A - D
Today's Comics M - Q
Professional Cartoonists Index

Revised: June 2, 2009

Suggestions: Felice Sacks