The Federal Register is a daily gazette published by the National Archives and Records Administration that contains executive orders, proposed rules and regulations, public notices, as well as notices of hearings, decisions, and investigations.
To find executive orders, go to Federalregister.gov, hover over the Browse tab with the view icon and select Presidential Documents.
Or, for a faster way to locate executive orders click on the link listed here–https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders. In here, you will find a list of executive orders signed by each President. You can select to view all executive orders that have been signed since 1937 or you can browse by President and year from the list provided on their site. You will also find the Executive Order Disposition Tables, which show what year executive orders have been signed by each President and how many executive orders have been signed per year.
The library has added new editions on the shelf from the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA).
Civil Pre-Trial Practice, includes guidance with topics such as handling a lawsuit, legal research, service of process, discovery, settlement negotiations, pre-trial motions, and trial preparation. This edition includes changes to rules governing topics like discovery, mediation and settlement conferences, and electronic filings. It also includes new practice tips and updated case law, statutes, and rules.
In this new edition of Workers’ Compensation Manual, the authors have included practice tips, case references, statutes, regulations, forms, and rate tables. In addition, they’ve added clear and concise explanations of substantive law.
LexisNexis Practice Guide: Maryland Environmental Law
“LexisNexis Practice Guide: Maryland Environmental Law provides a handy reference to both Maryland’s environmental laws and the state’s regulatory obligation to comply with applicable federal laws. The guide is designed to address regulatory provisions related to programs overseen by the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. It examines rule making, permitting and enforcement issues. and Clean Water Act. The guide also points out areas where the State environmental laws are implemented primarily at the local level.”
Call No.: KFM 1554 .A15 2024
Maryland Summary Judgment and Related Termination Motions, 2024-2025 ed. (Vol. 9, Maryland Practice Series)
Maryland Summary Judgment and Related Termination Motions provides practice tips and ready-to-use citations for supporting and opposing motions, plus fully briefed sample motions for quickly creating pretrial motions. Additionally, it:
Provides definitive coverage of summary judgment motions, invaluable for counsel seeking to end a case before trial.
Provides a useful resource for attorneys who know the authorities they want and who need to find them fast.
Call No.: 1746 .S8 M37 2024-2025
Maryland DUI Law, 2024-2025 ed. (Vol. 8, Maryland Practice Series)
Maryland DUI Law provides guidance through a DUI case in Maryland, from the initial traffic stop and first client contact through administrative hearings, the trial, and the appeals process. In addition, this volume includes a chapter on the federal DUI, as well as appendixes containing relevant statutes, rules and regulations, and forms.
The Law Library has added new editions from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC). Often referred to as “the bibles of consumer law” and “nation’s consumer law expert”, the NCLC is dedicated to helping their consumers, advocates, and public policy makers on behalf of low-income and vulnerable Americans seeking economic justice. Most of their authors are typically NCLC staff attorneys with more than 21 or even more than 40 years of consumer law expertise.
Books that have been cataloged include Consumer and Worker Arbitration Provisions, 9th Edition, as well as Federal Deception & Abuse Law, 5th Edition.
A new edition of the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy’s Maryland Sentencing Guidelines Manual: Version 16.1 is now available in the law library (KFM1763 .M3) and online. The changes went into effect on November 1, 2024.
This publication is also available on the website of the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy here.
Call Number: KFM 1763 .M3
Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instructions
A new Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instructions, 5th edition, has arrived with the 2024 update. This edition contains two new chapters which address two areas that haven’t been previously addressed, employment law and constitutional torts.
The new instructions can be found on the shelf (KFM 1742.6 .M37 2024) and are also available online via Lexis in the law library for court users.
Call Number:
KFM 1742.6 .M37 2024
MSBA (Maryland State Bar Association) and NBI (National Business Institute
From the MSBA (Maryland State Bar Association) and the NBI (National Business Institute). The following titles are also available on Lexis in the law library:
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