U.S. CASE LAW

Obviously, electronic sources such as LEXIS, WESTLAW, Loislaw, and Findlaw, can make case research quicker, and sometimes more efficient. However if you are unable to sufficiently narrow your electronic research, you may find print resources helpful. All the traditional sources for finding cases are available to you. For general case research, the Tenth Decennial Digest, Part 2 is completed covering 1991 to 1996. For more recent West topics or topics not cumulated in the Tenth Decennial Digest, you will need to consult West's General Digests, 1997-. If you wish to focus on federal cases only, the Federal Practice Digest 4th and its predecessors provide the most comprehensive coverage. For state appellate cases, you can consult West's regional digests: Atlantic Digest, North Western Digest, Pacific Digest, and South Eastern Digest. However, the most indepth indexing of state case law is found in the individual digest for each state. The Library has state digests for the following states: Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

United States courts adjudicate a wide variety of cases concerning issues of importance to the Native American community. Relevant opinions from these courts can be identified using traditional legal research methods. The following titles are designed specifically to cover Indian issues.

Indian law reporter. Washington: American Indian Lawyer Training Program, 1974-

Indian Territory, Court of Appeals. Indian Territory reports...Cases determined in the United States Court of Appeals for the Indian territory. Parsons, Kan., Foley Railway Printing Co., 1900-1909.

Native American law digest. Fairfax, VA: Falmouth Institute, c1991- [KF 8203.1 .N38]