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North Carolina Legal Resources
North Carolina Law
General Statutes of North Carolina Ref KFN7430 1943 .A22
General laws of a permanent nature passed by the North Carolina General Assembly arranged by subject.
Online access:
North Carolina General Assembly (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Statutes/Statutes.html)
You can do a key word search or browse the statutes by title.
LexisNexis Congressional
Available in Randall Library and off campus access for UNCW students, faculty and staff only (must have a PIN number).
1. Access the Randall Library Home Page http://library.uncw.edu/ click on Databases & Articles.
2. Click on the letter L then click on LexisNexis Congressional
3. Next, Click on "Legal Resources" then "State Code" and pick North Carolina. Keyword and additional terms search the full text of the code. Make sure to select North Carolina Code in the "Source" pull down menu.
General Statutes of North Carolina Annotated Ref KFN7430 1943 .A24
Updates the General Statutes with annotations ("selected opinions which construe a specific statute are cited in the annotations to that statute.")
North Carolina Session Laws Ref KFN7425 .A2 and microfiche
Public laws and resolutions passed by the General Assembly each legislative session.
Online access:
North Carolina General Assembly Chaptered Bill Lookup Session years 1997-2000 (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html1999/billInfo/billsearch/ChapterNumber.html)
General Statutes and Session Laws Affected by the 1998 General Assembly (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html1997/billInfo/bill_reports/gsaffect98.html)
General Statutes and Session Laws Affected by the 1999 General Assembly (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html1999/billInfo/bill_reports/gsaffect99.html)
Official North Carolina Administrative Code Ref KFN 7435 .A25
Includes supplements and index volumes.
Online access: LexisNexis Academic
Follow connection directions listed above (step 1). Then click on the letter L for LexisNexis Academic and click on "Legal Resources" then "State Code" and pick North Carolina. Keyword and additional terms search the full text of the code. Make sure to select North Carolina Code in the "Source" pull down menu.
Administrative Code Online (http://mapsweb01.sips.state.nc.us/ncoah/ncadministrativ_/default.htm)
North Carolina Register NC Documents M21 7:R33 Updates the N.C. Administrative Code.
Online access: Current six months online (http://mapsweb01.sips.state.nc.us/ncoah/ncregister_/default.htm)
Federal
U. S. District Court in North Carolina
Eastern District of North Carolina (http://www.nced.uscourts.gov/ )
Middle District of North Carolina (http://www.ncmd.uscourts.gov/)
Includes court calendar, opinions, local rules, court forms and information.
Western District of North Carolina (http://www.ncwd.uscourts.gov/ )
Includes court information, case information, local rules, court forms and more
LexisNexis Academic
Follow connection directions listed above. Once connected, click on "Legal Resources" then "Federal Case Law". Keyword and additional terms search the full text. Make sure to select "District Courts" in the "Source" pull down menu.
Findlaw (http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/nc/laws.html) Cases from 1995 to current.
North Carolina Supreme Court
North Carolina Reports Ref KFN7445 .A2 Lib. Has v.3- present
The primary function of the North Carolina Supreme Court is to decide questions of law that have arisen in the lower state courts and before state administrative agencies. (Holdings are incomplete before v.320 1987) Contains cases decided by the North Carolina Supreme Court. Cases are arranged by term. All cases heard by the Court are recorded in this official print source.
South Eastern Reporter 2d Ref KF135.S6 Lib. Has v.1-present Contains selected North Carolina cases decided in the N.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. S.E.2d also contains selected cases from Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. This is not an official report.
Online access:
LexisNexis Academic - Follow connection directions listed above. Once connected, click on "Legal Research" then click "State Case Law". Click on North Carolina. Make sure to select "North Carolina High Courts" in the 'Sources" pull down menu.
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (http://www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/public/html/opinions.htm) North Carolina Supreme Court (opinions from 1997- present)
FindLaw (http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/nc/laws.html) same coverage as above
The Insider (http://www.ncinsider.com/supreme/supco.html) North Carolina State Government News - cases from Nov. 1994
North Carolina Court of Appeals
North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports Ref KFN7448 .A2 Lib. Has v86 (1989)- present.
The caseload of the North Carolina Court of Appeals consists of cases appealed from the trial courts (Superior and District). It also hears appeals directly from certain administrative agency decisions. Contains cases decided by the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Cases are arranged by term. The Appellate Division Reporter of Decisions selects significant cases to be included in this official report.
South Eastern Reporter 2d Ref. KF135 .S6 Lib. Has v.1- present (see above)
Online access:
LexisNexis Academic
Follow connection directions listed above. Once connected, click on "Legal Research" then click "State Case Law". Click on North Carolina. Make sure to select "North Carolina Appellate Courts" in the 'Sources" pull down menu.
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (http://www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/public/html/opinions.htm)
North Carolina Supreme Court (opinions from 1997- present)
FindLaw (http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/nc/laws.html) same coverage as above
The Insider (http://www.ncinsider.com/supreme/supco.html)
North Carolina State Government News - cases from Nov. 1994
Uncle Sam Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications (http://exlibris.memphis.edu/govpubs/citeweb.htm)
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (2000-2001 ed.) by Peter W. Martin, Cornell Law School http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (http://www.legalbluebook.com/)
The Bluebook 15th ed. ReadyRef KF 245 .U5 1991
To cite sources in LexisNexis, click "Help" then click "Citing Sources"
Dictionaries
Black's Law Dictionary REF KF156 .B53 1979
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage REF KF156 .G367 1995 law.com
Dictionary (http://dictionary.law.com/default.asp)
Legal Encyclopedias
The Guide to American law : everyone's legal encyclopedia REF KF156 .G77 1983
West's Encyclopedia Of American Law REF KF154 .W47 1998
Zimmerman's Research Guide by Andrew Zimmerman (http://www.llrx.com/guide/index.htm)
North Carolina Digest 2d Ref. KFN7447.1 .N62
Contains selected North Carolina cases arranged by topic. Also has a case name table. Includes federal, N.C. Supreme Court and N.C. Court of Appeals cases. These cases are annotated. A digest is a type of index and is used to find the law therefore it is never cited as legal authority.
Corpus Juris Secundum Ref KF154 .C6
Contains selected N.C. federal and state cases as well as selected cases from all other areas of the United States. Cases are annotated and arranged by subject.
American Jurisprudence Ref KF154 .A4 2nd
Contains selected N.C. federal and state cases as well as selected cases from all other areas of the United States. Cases are annotated and arranged by subject.
ALR (American Law Reports) Ref KF 132 .A5 2-5
Contains selected appellate court decisions. Its editors scan all current decisions and select what they think will be the leading cases. The editorial essays that follow each case are valuable research tools. Selected North Carolina cases are included as well as selected cases from all other areas of the United States.
Many web sites have been included in the above information.
FIND NC search engine for state government (http://www.findnc.org/)
North Carolina Courts homepage (http://www.nccourts.org/)
North Carolina State portal to state agencies (http://www.ncgov.com/)
North Carolina General Assembly (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/)
Court Rules, Dockets and Forms search for links to over 700 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets. (http://www.llrx.com/courtrules/)
General Statutes of North Carolina Ref KFN7430 1943 .A22
General laws of a permanent nature passed by the North Carolina General Assembly arranged by subject.
Online access:
North Carolina General Assembly (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Statutes/Statutes.html)
You can do a key word search or browse the statutes by title.
LexisNexis Congressional
Available in Randall Library and off campus access for UNCW students, faculty and staff only (must have a PIN number).
1. Access the Randall Library Home Page http://library.uncw.edu/ click on Databases & Articles.
2. Click on the letter L then click on LexisNexis Congressional
3. Next, Click on "Legal Resources" then "State Code" and pick North Carolina. Keyword and additional terms search the full text of the code. Make sure to select North Carolina Code in the "Source" pull down menu.
General Statutes of North Carolina Annotated Ref KFN7430 1943 .A24
Updates the General Statutes with annotations ("selected opinions which construe a specific statute are cited in the annotations to that statute.")
North Carolina Session Laws Ref KFN7425 .A2 and microfiche
Public laws and resolutions passed by the General Assembly each legislative session.
Online access:
North Carolina General Assembly Chaptered Bill Lookup Session years 1997-2000 (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html1999/billInfo/billsearch/ChapterNumber.html)
General Statutes and Session Laws Affected by the 1998 General Assembly (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html1997/billInfo/bill_reports/gsaffect98.html)
General Statutes and Session Laws Affected by the 1999 General Assembly (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html1999/billInfo/bill_reports/gsaffect99.html)
Official North Carolina Administrative Code Ref KFN 7435 .A25
Includes supplements and index volumes.
Online access: LexisNexis Academic
Follow connection directions listed above (step 1). Then click on the letter L for LexisNexis Academic and click on "Legal Resources" then "State Code" and pick North Carolina. Keyword and additional terms search the full text of the code. Make sure to select North Carolina Code in the "Source" pull down menu.
Administrative Code Online (http://mapsweb01.sips.state.nc.us/ncoah/ncadministrativ_/default.htm)
North Carolina Register NC Documents M21 7:R33 Updates the N.C. Administrative Code.
Online access: Current six months online (http://mapsweb01.sips.state.nc.us/ncoah/ncregister_/default.htm)
Federal
U. S. District Court in North Carolina
Eastern District of North Carolina (http://www.nced.uscourts.gov/ )
Middle District of North Carolina (http://www.ncmd.uscourts.gov/)
Includes court calendar, opinions, local rules, court forms and information.
Western District of North Carolina (http://www.ncwd.uscourts.gov/ )
Includes court information, case information, local rules, court forms and more
LexisNexis Academic
Follow connection directions listed above. Once connected, click on "Legal Resources" then "Federal Case Law". Keyword and additional terms search the full text. Make sure to select "District Courts" in the "Source" pull down menu.
Findlaw (http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/nc/laws.html) Cases from 1995 to current.
North Carolina Supreme Court
North Carolina Reports Ref KFN7445 .A2 Lib. Has v.3- present
The primary function of the North Carolina Supreme Court is to decide questions of law that have arisen in the lower state courts and before state administrative agencies. (Holdings are incomplete before v.320 1987) Contains cases decided by the North Carolina Supreme Court. Cases are arranged by term. All cases heard by the Court are recorded in this official print source.
South Eastern Reporter 2d Ref KF135.S6 Lib. Has v.1-present Contains selected North Carolina cases decided in the N.C. Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. S.E.2d also contains selected cases from Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. This is not an official report.
Online access:
LexisNexis Academic - Follow connection directions listed above. Once connected, click on "Legal Research" then click "State Case Law". Click on North Carolina. Make sure to select "North Carolina High Courts" in the 'Sources" pull down menu.
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (http://www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/public/html/opinions.htm) North Carolina Supreme Court (opinions from 1997- present)
FindLaw (http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/nc/laws.html) same coverage as above
The Insider (http://www.ncinsider.com/supreme/supco.html) North Carolina State Government News - cases from Nov. 1994
North Carolina Court of Appeals
North Carolina Court of Appeals Reports Ref KFN7448 .A2 Lib. Has v86 (1989)- present.
The caseload of the North Carolina Court of Appeals consists of cases appealed from the trial courts (Superior and District). It also hears appeals directly from certain administrative agency decisions. Contains cases decided by the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Cases are arranged by term. The Appellate Division Reporter of Decisions selects significant cases to be included in this official report.
South Eastern Reporter 2d Ref. KF135 .S6 Lib. Has v.1- present (see above)
Online access:
LexisNexis Academic
Follow connection directions listed above. Once connected, click on "Legal Research" then click "State Case Law". Click on North Carolina. Make sure to select "North Carolina Appellate Courts" in the 'Sources" pull down menu.
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (http://www.aoc.state.nc.us/www/public/html/opinions.htm)
North Carolina Supreme Court (opinions from 1997- present)
FindLaw (http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/nc/laws.html) same coverage as above
The Insider (http://www.ncinsider.com/supreme/supco.html)
North Carolina State Government News - cases from Nov. 1994
Uncle Sam Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications (http://exlibris.memphis.edu/govpubs/citeweb.htm)
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (2000-2001 ed.) by Peter W. Martin, Cornell Law School http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (http://www.legalbluebook.com/)
The Bluebook 15th ed. ReadyRef KF 245 .U5 1991
To cite sources in LexisNexis, click "Help" then click "Citing Sources"
Dictionaries
Black's Law Dictionary REF KF156 .B53 1979
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage REF KF156 .G367 1995 law.com
Dictionary (http://dictionary.law.com/default.asp)
Legal Encyclopedias
The Guide to American law : everyone's legal encyclopedia REF KF156 .G77 1983
West's Encyclopedia Of American Law REF KF154 .W47 1998
Zimmerman's Research Guide by Andrew Zimmerman (http://www.llrx.com/guide/index.htm)
North Carolina Digest 2d Ref. KFN7447.1 .N62
Contains selected North Carolina cases arranged by topic. Also has a case name table. Includes federal, N.C. Supreme Court and N.C. Court of Appeals cases. These cases are annotated. A digest is a type of index and is used to find the law therefore it is never cited as legal authority.
Corpus Juris Secundum Ref KF154 .C6
Contains selected N.C. federal and state cases as well as selected cases from all other areas of the United States. Cases are annotated and arranged by subject.
American Jurisprudence Ref KF154 .A4 2nd
Contains selected N.C. federal and state cases as well as selected cases from all other areas of the United States. Cases are annotated and arranged by subject.
ALR (American Law Reports) Ref KF 132 .A5 2-5
Contains selected appellate court decisions. Its editors scan all current decisions and select what they think will be the leading cases. The editorial essays that follow each case are valuable research tools. Selected North Carolina cases are included as well as selected cases from all other areas of the United States.
Many web sites have been included in the above information.
FIND NC search engine for state government (http://www.findnc.org/)
North Carolina Courts homepage (http://www.nccourts.org/)
North Carolina State portal to state agencies (http://www.ncgov.com/)
North Carolina General Assembly (http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/)
Court Rules, Dockets and Forms search for links to over 700 sources for state and federal court rules, forms and dockets. (http://www.llrx.com/courtrules/)
Last Update: February 13, 2008
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