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Resources : Casemaker : Overview
Comprehensive, accurate and timely Internet legal research is now possible through the Casemaker Web Library. It's brought to you by the Nebraska State Bar Association and Lawriter ©, the NSBA's Casemaker partner since 2001.
This powerful Internet law library provides you with free access to the legal research materials you need to serve your clients. The only requirement of access is that you are a active member of the Nebraska State Bar Association.
Library Contents
Boasting a powerful combination of state and federal materials, the Casemaker Web Library puts the information you need at your fingertips. State library contents include:
Nebraska State Library |
Updated |
Nebraska Reports (Supreme Court 1929-current, Vol. 118 to current) |
Within 48 hours of receipt of electronic file |
Nebraska Court of Appeals 1992-current, Vol. 1 to current |
Within 72 hours of receipt of electronic file |
Nebraska Attorney General Opinions (1979 to current) |
Within 14 days after receipt of electronic file |
Nebraska Revised Statutes |
Annual complete update with searchable monthly update files |
Nebraska Uniform Commercial Code |
Annual complete with searchable quarterly update files |
Nebraska Constitution |
Within one week of receipt of electronic file |
Nebraska Current Legislature Enacted Bills |
Within one month of receipt of electronic file |
Nebraska Administrative Rules and Regulations |
Annually |
Revised Rules of Practice and Procedure, Supreme Court Rules and Court of Appeals |
Within one month of receipt of electronic file |
Nebraska Bankruptcy Decisions to current |
Within one week of receipt of electronic file |
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Law Review Articles:
Creighton Law School
UNL Law School
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Within one month of receipt of volume of Law Review in electronic file |
Nebraska Bankruptcy Rules |
Within one month of receipt of electronic file |
Nebraska Jury Instructions-Civil and Criminal |
Within one week of receipt of electronic file |
Federal Rules Decisions |
Within 14 days of recept of electronic file |
Advisory Committee Formal Opinions |
Monthly |
Nebraska Verdict and Settlement Reports (new cases blended with existing data base)* |
quarterly |
* Coming Soon
Searching Capabilities
The Casemaker Web Library utilizes many of the search techniques found on other online or CD-ROM search engines. Following are the search options for the Casemaker Web Library:
Search Logic - You can connect key words and phrases using the Casemaker Web Library's search logic. This search logic allows you to narrow your search so that you get the results that most closely fit with the issue you are researching.
Natural language - Simply type key words in the basic search box and the search engine will use its own intelligence to find the results that match your query.
Fields - Using the advanced search screen template, you can enter specific information into fields such as citation, date, attorney and more. Utilizing the fields will allow you to find specific information very quickly.
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