Pro Bono Week - 2013

Next week is Pro Bono Week.  Nevada Legal Services will be holding an Ask A Lawyer/Forms Clinic at the Law Library on Thursday, October 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Additionally, Law Library staff will be at the legal aid fair held by Volunteer Attorneys for Northern Nevada on Saturday, November 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Sierra Room at the Carson City Community Center.

If you cannot make it to Carson City on either of the above dates, check out the list of events posted on the State Bar of Nevada's website. 

Nevada Revised Statutes 2013 Reprint is HERE!

The Law Library has received the NRS 2013 Reprint (if you want to order one for yourself, contact LCB Publications).  The copies in Reference and Ready Reference have been filed and the set located in the Southwest corner of the library by Room 104/105 should be completed by October 24th.  The 2013 Reprint has not yet been posted on the LCB's website, but we hear it will be uploaded in the next few weeks. 

ETA - the Law Library archives one copy of each NRS reprint, so if you need a NRS section from some prior year, please contact the Reference Desk (775-684-1640 or reference@nvcourts.nv.gov ).

Looking for Government Documents During the Shutdown?

HeinOnline is a good source for government documents generally and especially now with the government shutdown.  Check out the recent blog post on how to find government documents on HeinOnline:

The government may be closed for all non-essential business, but at HeinOnline we are hard at work to ensure that you have access to the most up-to-date information as well as historical archives for many government publications. Check out what we have in our U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions and Appeals collection. Looking specifically for the Congressional Record or a particular Congressional Hearing? Try our U.S. Congressional Documents collection, where we update the Congressional Record Daily after each day of congressional activity and the Congressional Record itself goes back to inception! Also included in HeinOnline are the United States Reports, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, National Labor Relations Board Decisions, and many more!

The Law Library subscribes to HeinOnline.  Court-affiliated users may find the login and password on the intranet.  Public patrons may access HeinOnline from one of our public access computers.  Ask for assistance at the reference desk.

Treatise Spotlight: Disputed Paternity Proceedings, 5th

Title:  Disputed Paternity Proceedings, 5th

Author:  Nina M. Vitek
Last Updated:  June 2013

Description:  A comprehensive analysis of paternity-related litigation issues emphasizing topics that transcend state lines, offering tightly focused coverage of contemporary issues.

(description taken from publisher's website)

Is the NRS Updated Yet?

No, LCB staff is hard at work codifing acts passed by the 2013 Legislature.  We do not expect to receive the 2013 Nevada Revised Statutes until November or December.  Supplements to Lexis' Michie's Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated and West's Nevada Revised Statutes Annotated should be available shortly thereafter.

In the meantime, update the 2011 NRS Reprint using the tables and indices available on the LCB's 2013 Bill Information page. 

• If you have a NRS section and want to know if it has been updated, use the table of sections proposed to be amended or repealed.
• If you have an NRS chapter and want to know if it has been amended, use the table of chapters proposed to be amended by the addition of new sections.
• There are also tables for amended titles and titles and sections amended by initiative petition, as well as a subject index.

If you prefer print, you can use the tables in the 2013 Statutes of Nevada advance sheets (REF KFN625 .A2 2013 and READY REF KFN625 .A2 2013). The bound 2013 Statutes of Nevada has not yet been published, and will be added to the collection as soon as it is available.

A word of caution:  don't think you can avoid updating by using Westlaw and Lexis.  Currently the NRS available on Lexis and Westlaw is the 2011 version, though there should be red Shepard's and KeyCite flags for those sections which have been amended.  Titles and chapters, however, are trickier and it is good practice to review the tables linked above.

Oh, and when you are done with the 2013 session, you can do it again with the tables for the 27th Special Session.

tl;dr:  no, use these tables to update the 2011 NRS.

Treatise Spotlight: Handling Federal Tort Claims



Handling Federal Tort Claims


Title:  Handling Federal Tort Claims: Administrative and Judicial Remedies, 3d
Author:  Lester S. Jayson and Robert C. Longstreth
Publisher:  Matthew Bender
Last Update:  July 2013

Description:  A three-volume treatise detailing the process of seeking remedies from the federal government for injuries caused by the tortious conduct of its employees. The treatise can be used as a reference by both claimants’ and government attorneys. The treatise is heavily annotated with discussions of relevant cases and includes numerous regulations and forms.

Description from first volume.

Treatise Spotlight: Callmann on Unfair Competition

Callmann on Unfair Competition

Title:  Callmann on Unfair Competition, Trademark and Monopolies, 4th
Author:  Louis Altman and Malla Pollack
Publisher:  Clark Boardman Callaghan
Last Update:  2013-1

Product Description:

Multivolume set provides a comprehensive analysis of the law of unfair competition as it relates to trademarks (registrability and infringement), passing-off, trade secrets, misappropriations, price discrimination, predatory pricing, and monopolies. Coverage also includes suggestions for protection against unfair competition, and acquisition, transfer, and abandonment. Other topics include government and business competition, interference with a competitor’s contractual rights and bargaining possibilities, interference by trade boycott and marketing restrictions, unlawful exploitation of competitor’s effort, confusing similarity, patent misuse, and covenants not to compete.

Features

• Helps you examine all aspects of anticompetitive behavior in-depth
• Suggests ways to protect oneself against unfair competition
• Strategies for dealing with government and business competition
• How to draft not-to-compete covenants
• Provides general principles for product simulation
• Gives you a complete reference to all matters involving trademarks
• Includes text of important statutes and regulations as well as a Table of Trademarks, Trade Names and Slogans

Description from publisher's website.

Treatise Spotlight: California Conservatorship Practice

California Conservatorship Practice

Title: California Conservatorship Practice

Author: Leonard Thomas Adamiak and Mary Gerber
Publisher: California Continuing Education of the Bar
Edition: 2005
Last Update: May 2013

Product Description:
No other source matches the thorough, practice-oriented treatment in this book.

• Determining need for conservatorship
• Initiating temporary and general conservatorship proceedings
• Conservator's duties and responsibilities
• Fixing the residence and making medical decisions
• Filing accountings
• Estate management
• Legal capacity of the conservatee
• Representing the conservatee
• Limited and LPS conservatorships
• Terminating conservatorships

Description from publisher's website. 

Treatise Spotlight: The Complete Understanding Series

The Nevada Supreme Court Law Library subscribes to the Complete Understanding Series by LexisNexis. This series gives the reader an expansive and thorough high-quality, well-organized analysis and discussion on over 50 different law subjects. Whether it's Torts or you're struggling to understand Secured Transactions or Trusts and Estates or Evidence or Lawyers’ Ethics, etc. you'll find explanations from subject matter experts and well-known scholars and professors at some of the world's most prestigious institutions.

Titles in the Complete Understanding Series are ideally formatted to provide the reader with the essential foundation for a full and clear comprehension of the subject area, and are designed to provide an organized and accurate presentation of the material, including more in-depth treatments for particularly challenging areas. An index and glossary allow you to quickly find the material you need and look up key terms that are unique to a particular field.

To browse the books in the Law Library's collection type: http://lawlibrary.nevadajudiciary.us/

Click on Catalog and in the Quick library search box type: Understanding series.

The Library holds over 40 of the 50 titles.

Legal Drafting: A Beginner's Guide

There is an informative post on legal drafting on the Library of Congress' In Custodia Legis blog. 

Legal drafting is a very structured method of writing that can prove intimidating to the uninitiated. In this Beginner’s Guide, we will recommend some sources that will help you excel in the legal drafting process.

The Nevada Supreme Court Law Library subscribes to several of the form books listed, as well as to many others.  To browse the form books in the Law Library's collection, go to our online catalog and type:

forms (law) united states

into the Quick Library Search box and click on the Subject icon.  Or, you could just click on this link. 

For Nevada-specific forms, follow the instructions above but replace the words united states with nevada, or click here. 

Additionally, the Law Library subscribes to HeinOnline's Spinelli's Law Library Reference Shelf, which includes an extensive collection of Legal Dictionaries. 

Presumptive Maximum Amounts (PMA) of Child Support, Eff. 7/1/13-6/30-14

It is time for our annual post on Presumptive Maximum Amounts (PMA) of Child Support. The 2013-2014 schedule (PDF) has been posted on the court's website under Documents and Forms | Self-Help/Pro Se | Family Division Forms. Historical PMAs are also available on the court's website.

Treatise Spotlight: Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide

Title:  Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide

Author:  Alan N. Resnick

Last Update:  Release 92, April 2013

The Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide, written by over 40 prominent bankruptcy attorneys, is an authoritative strategic and procedural guidebook that combines legal analysis with practical procedural and strategic advice, practice aids such as checklists and forms, and the relevant rules and primary source material of all the local bankruptcy courts in a single all-inclusive guide. Each chapter begins with an overview, explaining the issues to be covered and how those issues affect bankruptcy practice. The discussion of each issue includes strategic and practical advice as well as practice aids and other timesaving features. Up-to-date coverage of developments in bankruptcy practice and procedure, including the landmark Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, insures that decisions are based on the cutting edge of the law.

The Practice Guide includes:

• Strategic guidance and practical advice
• Checklists for both debtor and creditor
• Practice-tested forms, including litigation forms, with cross-references to the Practice Guide, Bankruptcy Code, and Bankruptcy Rules
• Discussion of the Bankruptcy Rules and their impact
• The full text of local rules for all jurisdictions, including local bankruptcy forms and orders, organized by circuit in convenient, easy-to-use, soft-bound pamphlets

Description from publisher's website.

Treatise Spotlight: Age Discrimination

Title:  Age Discrimination, 2d
Author:  Howard C. Eglit
Last Update:  May 2013

Description:  Containing well-rounded views of age discrimination from perspectives of both employee and employer, this resource provides a complete, analytical explanation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA).  Contents include ADEA information on topics such as who is protected and who must comply; prohibitions and requirements; statutory affirmative defenses; regulatory exemptions; waivers of liability; federal employees and job applicants; enforcement in nonfederal sectors; and remedies, fees, and costs.  Plus, numerous appendices provide access to ADEA statutes and EEOC policy statements.  Table of Cases and index for handy reference. 

Features:

• Explores perspectives of both employee and employer on age discrimination questions
• Provides complete, analytical explanation of ADEA
• Convenient appendices include ADEA statutes and EEOC policy statements
• Table of ADEA cases for handy reference

Description from publisher's website. 

Treatise Spotlight: California Marital Settlement and Other Family Law Agreements

Title: California Marital Settlement and Other Family Law Agreements
Author: Amyx, Carol; Blair, Sandra
Publisher: CEB
Edition: 3rd
Last Update: 4/2013

Description: Ensure that your drafting is easy and correct with this comprehensive guide that also covers premarital, marital, and nonmarital cohabitation agreements.

• Over 250 forms including child custody, visitation, child and spousal support, division of community assets and debts, and attorney fees and costs

• Key assets such as the family residence, retirement benefits, and closely held businesses

• Income tax matters

• Negotiating and implementing the agreement

• Using mediation and collaborative practice

• Includes both individual clauses and complete sample agreements

Description from publisher's website. 

ABA Journal Article: Are digitization and budget cuts compromising history?

There's an interesting piece on efforts to digitize and authenticate legal materials - including the Uniform Electronic Legal Materials Act - in this month's issue of the ABA Journal: 

While librarians see an enormous upside in increasing public access to material that once was buried in less romantic storage facilities, they are concerned about the accuracy and preservation of legal information that is “born digital,” according to Michelle Wu, director of the Georgetown Law Library.

Wu says the concerns facing modern law libraries are incredibly complex, noting that it’s difficult to keep up with the sheer volume of legal information being generated. She worries about legal information being kept behind subscription walls, and wants to feel confident that libraries have the capacity to capture new information and ensure access to it in perpetuity.

“So much is now represented by what’s online,” Wu says. “The concern is that materials that are not online will disappear from history and won’t be part of our societal knowledge.”

Netgallery

Netgallery is a great service for librarians and reviewers to get a look at new title descriptions and to request digital copies for reviews.(https://www.netgalley.com/)

Treatise Spotlight: Judicial Puzzles, Gathered from the State Trials by John Paget

The following is a guest post by our cataloger, Ann.

While barcoding a section of books, I came across this little gem.  It is not in the best of condition so I am moving it to the rare book room where it will have an easier life.  It is indeed small, measuring 7" by 4 1/2" and has been repaired using tape that would make an archivist cringe.  It has multiple ink stamps and came from the State Library when we received the legal collection.

Title:  Judicial Puzzles : Gathered from the State Trials
Author:  John Paget
Publisher:  San Francisco, Sumner Whitney & Co., 1876

 

From the preface:

“These narratives and reviews of five most interesting State trials were published in “Blackwood’s Magazine” in 1859-60, and subsequently reprinted, among other contributions of the same author, in a volume entitled Paradoxes and Puzzles.”

The publishers present the American edition with the belief that it will prove attractive to general readers as well as the legal profession and add a pleasant variety to the series of “Legal Recreations.”  January, 1876

[Editors' Note:  A copy of Judicial Puzzles once owned by the Boston Library Society has been digitized and is available via Google Books.] 

Picture of the Moment: Purposeful Spaces, Living History

The Law Library is previewing a new exhibit - Purposeful Spaces, Living History: African-Americans, Civil Rights, and Law in Nevada. Funded by a grant from the State Bar of Nevada Law Related Education Consortium and created by Rachel J. Anderson, Associate Professor, William S. Boyd School of Law and Claytee D. White, Director of Oral History Research Center at UNLV, the exhibit will be on display until May 16th.

Treatise Spotlight: Electronic Commerce: Taxation and Planning

Title:  Electronic Commerce:  Taxation and Planning
Author(s):  David Hardesty
Last Update:  2013 Supplement (March 2013)

The only tax planning resource that addresses the rapidly changing world of Internet commerce.  The first and only authoritative treatise on electronic commerce taxation and planning, this invaluable resource addresses the special strategies and solutions needed by electronic commerce enterprises.

Details:

With Electronic Commerce: Taxation and Planning you'll be able to identify and resolve the federal, international, and state tax and planning issues unique to electronic commerce transactions.

This comprehensive treatise is packed with numerous case studies and examples illustrating the application of both new and traditional tax principles to this uncharted business area. David Hardesty provides expert guidance to assist practitioners and electronic commerce enterprises in making informed planning decisions. The treatise also features an easy to use state-by-state guide on the tax treatment of electronic commerce.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Overview
• Chapter 2: Electronic Commerce Fundamentals
• Chapter 3: Web Sites
• Chapter 4: Privacy and Security
• Chapter 5: [Reserved]
• Chapter 6: Tax Compliance
• Chapter 7: Web Site Development Costs
• Chapter 8: Acquisitions and Dispositions of a Web-Based Business
• Chapter 9: Web Site Valuation
• Chapter 10: Introduction to International Taxation of E-Commerce
• Chapter 11: Outbound Transactions
• Chapter 11a: Value Added Tax and E-Commerce
• Chapter 11b: Character and Source of Income From Electronic Commerce
• Chapter 12: Inbound Transactions
• Chapter 13: Foreign Corporations Owned by U.S. Persons
• Chapter 13a: Transfer Pricing and Electronic Commerce
• Chapter 14: Sales and Use Tax
• Chapter 14a: Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement
• Chapter 15: Multistate Income Tax
• Chapter 16: Digital Products
• Chapter 17: State Tax Summaries
• Chapter 18: Revenues and E-Commerce
• Chapter 19: E-Commerce Tax Policy
• Appendix A. E-Commerce Tax News Archives

Description from publisher's website.

May Self-Help Clinic at the Supreme Court Library

Nevada Legal Services will hold its monthly Self-Help Forms Completion clinic for people who are filing without legal representation.  The clinic will be at the Supreme Court Library on Thursday, May 9, from 1:30-3 p.m. Assistance and legal education will be provided to complete forms and a Notary Public will be available to notarize your documents at no cost. 

The previously-scheduled education clinic has been cancelled.

If you are interested in clinics and educational classes in other parts of the state, check out NLS' News/Events page, as well as the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada's calendar.

Treatise Spotlight: Contract Enforcement

Title: Contract Enforcement

Author: Edward Yorio and Steve Thel

Edition: 2nd
Last update: 2013 Supplement

Description: Contract Enforcement, Second Edition covers every aspect of the availability and inherent limitations of equitable remedies in such contract areas as:

• Real estate
• Sale of goods
• Intangible personality
• Construction contracts
• Covenants not to compete
• Wills and other property agreements
• Employment agreements
• Franchise agreements
• International trade

You will find in-depth analysis of the policies that underlie contract remedies, as well as clear explanations of the practical consequences of those policies in contract litigation. The effect on availability of equitable relief of such factors as:

• Right to a jury trial
• Legal limits on contract damages
• Disgorgement of profits
• And agreed remedies are also examined

Throughout the book, you'll find concise analysis of all significant specific performance cases, legislation, and commentary.

Description from publisher's website.

Treatise Spotlight: The Right to Die: The Law of End-of-Life Decision Making

Title: The Right to Die: The Law of End-of-Life Decision Making
Author: Alan Meisel
Publisher: Aspen
Edition: 3rd Ed.
Last Update: 2013 Release

Description: The Right to Die, Third Edition analyzes the statutory and case law surrounding the profound issues of end-of-life decisionmaking. Whether the situation calls for long-term planning or quick, unexpected decisionmaking, this cogent, one source treatise guides you through all the available channels for helping your clients reach the ultimate resolution.

This comprehensive edition guides general practitioners, elder law, health law, and health care professionals through complex issues pertaining to passive and active hastening of death and such subsequent statutes as The Oregon Death with Dignity Act. Also covered in the Third Edition are such issues as:

• Civil and Criminal liability for such efforts
• Do-not-resuscitate orders
• Advance directives
• Health care powers of attorney
• Palliative medical care
• Decision making for children and newborns
• Surrogate decisionmaking statutes
• Resolution in a clinical versus a court setting
• And much more

Description from publisher's website.

Treatise Spotlight: Debt Collection Practice in California, 2nd edition

Title:  Debt Collection Practice in California, 2nd edition
Publisher: CEB
Last update: December 2012

Description:  Debt Collection Practice in California:  Understand successful creditor remedies and effective debtor defenses—both essential tools in a difficult economy. For creditors, learn to obtain powerful judgments—and how to collect on them. For debtors, discover defense strategies and responses to a judgment.

• Bringing creditor actions, discovery, prejudgment remedies, obtaining a judgment
• Writ enforcement, finding debtor assets, wage garnishment
• Debtor defense before and after entry of judgment
• Complying with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Acts
• Enforcing family law judgments
• Indispensable court pleading forms and mandatory Judicial Council forms
• Bankruptcy issues for both creditors and debtors
• Handling a deceased debtor’s debts

(description from publisher’s website)

 

Serving Seniors - Free Legal Assistance Clinic for Senior Citizens

Nevada Legal Services and the State Bar of Nevada's Young Lawyers' Section will be holding free legal assistance clinics for senior citizens on Friday, April 19, 2013 at the times and locations below.  For more information, call Nevada Legal Services, at 775-284-3491 x214.

Carson City: 
The BRIC
108 E. Proctor
775-284-3491
1 to 3 p.m.

Elko:
Nevada Legal Services
380 Court Street, #D
1 to 4 p.m.

Fernley:
City of Fernley Offices
595 Silver Lace Blvd.
8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Gardnerville:
Douglas County Senior Center
2300 Meadow Lane
9 to 11 a.m.

Virginia City:
Storey Senior Citizen's Center
100 E. Mill Street
12 noon to 2 p.m.

Winnemucca:
Humboldt County Library
85 East Fifth Street
1 to 3 p.m.

April Self-Help Clinics at the Nevada Supreme Court Library

4/9 ETA:  Good news - this previously-cancelled clinic will be held at the Supreme Court Law Library on 4/11 after all.

Nevada Legal Services will be holding two clinics at the Supreme Court Library on Thursday, April 11. The monthly Self-Help Forms Completion Clinic will run from 1:30-3 p.m. and the Education Clinic (Bankruptcy Education) will be held from 3:30-5 p.m. While the forms completion clinics are drop in, you must register for the education classes by calling 775-284-3491 x214.

The schedule of educational clinics for the rest of the year is as follows:

May 9, 2013 - Family Law Education - Adoption
June 13, 2013 - Guardianship Education
July 11, 2013 - How to File a Small Claim Case
August 8, 2013 - Bankruptcy Education
September 12, 2013 - Landlord/Tenant Education
October 10, 2013 - Family Law Education - Changing/Modifying Custody
November 14, 2013 - Sealing Criminal Records
December 12, 2013 - no education clinic will be held in December

NLS will hold forms completion and educational clinics on Thursday, April 25 at the Carson City Library. For information, contact the Carson City Library.

Civil Practice Act of 1911, Crimes and Punishments Act of 1911 and Criminal Practice Act of 1911

The 1911 Legislature passed three acts on civil procedure, crime and criminal practice which legal researchers still occasionally reference.   If you find yourself confronted with 1911 CPA, 1911 C&P or 1911 Cr. Prac. and want to know why you can't find a citation to the Statutes of Nevada or a copy of the act, it is because they were not published.  Here is the explanation from the Legislative Counsel's Preface to the 2011 Nevada Revised Statutes:

In the case of the Civil Practice Act, Criminal Practice Act and Crimes and Punishments Act of 1911, which were omitted from Statutes of Nevada 1911 as authorized by chapter 84, Statutes of Nevada 1911, the reviser has employed the following abbreviations in the legislative history:

• 1911 CPA—Civil Practice Act of 1911
• 1911 C&P—Crimes and Punishments Act of 1911
• 1911 Cr. Prac.—Criminal Practice Act of 1911

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Research/Library/LegHistory/Tutorial/NRSHistoryLine.cfm
(emphasis added)

And because we like to be thorough here at the Supreme Court Library, here is an image of Chap. 84 of the 1911 Statutes of Nevada:

Treatise Spotlight: Automobile Liability Insurance 4th

Title:  Automobile Liability Insurance, 4th

Author(s):  Irvin Schermer, William Schermer
Publisher:  Thomson West
Edition:  Fourth
Last Update:  November 2012 (semiannual supplement)

Description:  Automobile Liability Insurance offers a thorough analysis of substantive law, practice tips, and expert guidance, cutting through complex issues of automobile insurance law. The comprehensive coverage of caselaw and statutes from each state lets you handle practice issues from the initial claim for insurance benefits through every phase of litigation.

This all-encompassing resource is organized to give you instant access to answers on any question about automobile liability insurance. It suggests ways to enforce no-fault claims, explores conflicting laws on automobile liability, and probes issues of bad faith. It contains thorough treatment of:

• Coverages and exclusions

• Bad faith/refusal to settle

• Refusal to defend

• Discovery

• No-fault and PIP

• Medical examinations

• Arbitration

• Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage

• Stacking of coverages

• Subrogation

• Conflict of laws

It also includes state-by-state no-fault summaries. 

 

(Description taken from publisher's website.)

Picture of the Moment: Federal Depository Library Program

The Supreme Court Library is a selective depository in the Federal Depository Library Program.  Anyone may visit a Federal depository library and access Federal government information free of charge.  The Supreme Court Library selects primary legal materials in print, microform and online formats and staff is available to assist users with the collection. 

Treatise Spotlight: Epstein on Intellectual Property

Title: Epstein on Intellectual Property

Author: Michael A. Epstein
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer (Aspen)
Edition: Fifth Edition
Last Update: 2012 Supplement

Description: Packed with insightful analysis, expert guidance, and clear, practical examples, this key resource provide up-to-date, integrated coverage of the law of trade secrets, copyright, trademarks and patents, ideas, and noncompetition agreements.

Epstein on Intellectual Property, Fifth Edition covers the latest legal developments in such hot areas as biotechnology, intellectual property, due diligence, software protection, copyright infringement, ownership of employee inventions, and more.

You will consult this reference for expert answers to questions such as how to:

• Prevent the unauthorized use and disclosure of your company's trade secrets
• Determine what types of materials and information are covered by the copyright laws
• Apply for and enforce patents
• Reduce the risk of claims under the "law of ideas"
• Make effective use of noncompetition agreements
• Deal with the unique problems of biotechnology

(Description taken from publisher’s website)

1040 Instructions Have Arrived

Thanks to the staff at the Nevada State Library and Archives, we now have the 2012 1040 Instructions available for the public.  (NLSA obtains the forms and makes them available at the Supreme Court Law Library as a service to our patrons.)

We do not have all forms obtained by the NSLA, but do have the following:

1040, 1040 A, 1040 EZ, 1040-V, 1040 X, 1040 Schedules A, B, C, C-EZ, D, E, EIC, F, R and SE, 2106, 2441, 3903, 4562, 4868 (First Extension), 5695, 8283, 8812, 8822, 8829, 8863, and 8949.  We have the instructions for forms 1040, 1040 A, 1040 EZ, 1040 X, 1040 Schedule R, 2106, 2441, 4562, 8283, 8812, 8829 and 8863. 

If you need a W-2, W-3, W-4, 1096, 1098, 1099-DIV, 1099-G, 1099-INT, 1099-MISC, 1099-OID or 1099-R, they are available at the State Library.  Also, you can obtain copies of most forms and instructions from the IRS website.

NSLA also has some California State Tax forms:  CA 540, 540 NR and 540 2EZ. 

Treatise Spotlight: Legal Opinion Letters: A Comprehensive Guide to Opinion Letter Practice

Treatise Spotlight:  Legal Opinion Letters: a Comprehensive Guide to Opinion Letter Practice

 

Title:  Legal Opinion Letters: A Comprehensive Guide to Opinion Letter Practice

Author: M. John Sterba

Edition: Third

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
 

Description: Legal Opinion Letters provides comprehensive coverage not only of the standard corporate and securities third-party opinion letters, but also real estate opinions, tax, intellectual property, bankruptcy, letters to auditors, international opinions, and liability just to name a few. Special attention is given to exposure to liability, an area of great concern to the opinion practice attorney. It also examines the current content of actual letters used to address these topics. All of this valuable information is provided in light of current case law, the ABA Legal Opinion Report, The TriBar Report and several excellent state bar reports.
 

It is a contributed work with introductory chapters by M. John Sterba, Jr., and additional chapters by a host of other expert practioners. Description from publisher’s website.

Part of Treatise Spotlight, an occasional series highlighting publications in the law library's collection.

Treatise Spotlight: Law of Defamation

Title: Law of Defamation, 2d

Author(s):  Rodney Smolla
Publisher: West
Last Release:  November, 2012   

Description:  Law of Defamation offers a comprehensive analysis of defamation law, useful to legal practitioners and other professionals, including professors, publishers, and media industry experts. Updated every year, this two-volume set provides step-by-step guidance to all the legal and business complexities posed by modern libel law and addresses topics, such as:

• Definition of public employee
• Corporate speech
• Recipient approach to determining defamatory character of words
• Criminalization of mere “lies”
• Preliminary injunctions and the “Occupy Wall Street” protests
• Right of publicity and the First Amendment
• Public figure/private figure dichotomy
• Fault requirements
• Defamatory meaning
• Truth as a constitutional defense
• Opinion and fair comment
• Special harm
• Libel and slander rules
• Common law privileges
• Damages and other remedies
• Invasion of privacy
• Emotional distress
• Injurious falsehood
• Negligent publication
• Litigation
• Counseling and strategy
• Defamation in the workplace

 

(description from publisher's website)

 

Part of Treatise Spotlight, an occasional series highlighting publications in the law library's collection.

 

How to Locate Free Case Law on the Internet

There's a good post on the Law Librarians of Congress In Custodia Legis blog this morning titled How to Locate Free Case Law on the Internet:

One of the defining features of the common law system is the emphasis placed on the precedential value of case law. Until recently, case law has not been widely available on the Internet, leaving researchers with no choice but to seek out print reporters and commercial electronic databases to locate cases of interest. This situation has started to change, however, and now researchers have several free, online databases at their disposal. These resources do not replace the use of commercial print and electronic resources, since they are often limited in coverage, do not provide a digest, and do not contain a quick and effective citator, but researchers’ use of free online materials as a starting point can save them time and money. 

The Nevada Supreme Court posts its advance opinions online for a limited period of time (as of today they go back one year to February 2012).  Earlier opinions are available on Findlaw (back to January 1997).

HeinOnline Tip of the Week: How to Find the Text of a Public Law When All You Have is the Popular Name

Check out HeinOnline's blog for the Tip of the Week on finding a public law when you only have the popular name. 

Have you ever found yourself looking for the text of a public law or an act, but you don’t have the public law number or Statutes at Large citation? This week’s tip will illustrate how you can utilize two different sources in HeinOnline to search for the text by the popular name.
Watch the Tip of the Week on YouTube, or continue reading below the video for the full-text version.

The Law Library maintains a subscription to HeinOnline free for law library users (in library access only).  Documents may be printed for $0.10 per page or delivered by email.  Court employees may access HeinOnline remotely and should contact the Reference Desk to obtain a password.

Treatise Spotlight: State and Local Government Employment Liability

Title:  State and Local Government Employment Liability

Author:  John E. Sanchez

Publisher:  Thomson Reuters

Last update:  October 2012

Description:  State and Local Government Employment Liability provides the vital information you need to deal with the employment liability issues that arise in the public sector, such as:

• Hiring and firing
• Laws governing the terms and conditions of employment
• Pension plans
• Areas of public and private employment that are governed by the same federal statute

(description from publisher's website)

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From the Treatise Spotlight series, highlighting treatises in the law library's collection.

Treatise Spotlight: Brady on Bank Checks : the Law of Bank Checks

This is the first of an occasional series of posts highlighting treatises in the library's collection.

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Title: Brady on Bank Checks and Funds Transfers

Author: Hagedorn, Richard B.

Publisher:  A.S. Pratt

Edition: Revised edition

Last update:11/2012

Description: Brady on Bank Checks and Funds Transfers provides comprehensive commentary and guidance to bankers and practitioners concerned with the complexities of Uniform Commercial Code Articles 3, 4, and 4A as they relate to bank checks and funds transfers. This authoritative treatise addresses the issue, transfer, collection, and payment of checks; the return of unpaid checks; substitute checks; electronic checks; electronic funds transfers; and forgeries and alterations. (Description from publisher.)

CANCELLED DUE TO FAMILY EMERGENCY - March 2013 Legal Clinics at the Supreme Court Library

UPDATED 3/12/13:  THIS CLINIC HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO FAMILY EMERGENCY

Nevada Legal Services will be holding two clinics at the Supreme Court Library on Thursday, March 14. The monthly Self-Help Forms Completion Clinic will run from 1:30-3 p.m. and the Education Clinic (Sealing Criminal Records) will be held from 3:30-5 p.m.  While the forms completion clinics are drop in, you must register for the education classes by calling 775-284-3491 x214. 

The schedule of educational clinics for the rest of the year is as follows:

April 11, 2013 - Bankruptcy Education
May 9, 2013 - Family Law Education - Adoption
June 13, 2013 - Guardianship Education
July 11, 2013 - How to File a Small Claim Case
August 8, 2013 - Bankruptcy Education
September 12, 2013 - Landlord/Tenant Education
October 10, 2013 - Family Law Education - Changing/Modifying Custody
November 14, 2013 - Sealing Criminal Records
December 12, 2013 - no education clinic will be held in December

NLS will hold forms completion and educational clinics on Thursday, March 28 at the Carson City Library. For information, contact the Carson City Library.

Tax Forms Are Here

Thanks to the Nevada State Library and Archives, the IRS forms for 2012 are now available at the Law Library.  We are open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Enter through the Stewart Street side of the building. 

2/7/13 ETA:  We do not yet have 1040 and 1040A instructions.  We hope to receive them by the 19th, but patrons may contact the library (775-684-1640) to verify they are in.

Free Legal Clinics at the Nevada Supreme Court Library

Nevada Legal Services has announced its 2013 Legal Clinic Schedule for the Supreme Court Library.  The monthly Self-Help Forms Completion Clinic will now be held on the second Thursday of the month.

NLS is adding the following education clinics in 2013:

February 14, 2013 - Estate Planning Education
March 14, 2013 - Sealing Criminal Records
April 11, 2013 - Bankruptcy Education
May 9, 2013 - Family Law Education - Adoption
June 13, 2013 - Guardianship Education
July 11, 2013 - How to File a Small Claim Case
August 8, 2013 - Bankruptcy Education
September 12, 2013 - Landlord/Tenant Education
October 10, 2013 - Family Law Education - Changing/Modifying Custody
November 14, 2013 - Sealing Criminal Records
December 12, 2013 - no education clinic will be held in December

NLS will continue to hold forms completion and educational clinics at the Carson City Library on the fourth Thursday of each month.  For information, contact the Carson City Library.