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:
A recent email from NCLC cites to their article entitled, Hundreds of Free Practice Aids on the NCLC Digital Library, stating that [the] “NCLC Digital Library contains a massive amount of free consumer law practice aids, in addition to the 21 NCLC treatises requiring a subscription. This article describes twelve available types of free resources, including free access to Surviving Debt, the Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys, a student loan toolkit, eleven consumer law practice checklists, and 21 chapters and over 70 appendices from NCLC treatises.”
See more about these resources here. The law library’s subscription includes the print and online access to the full NCLC library.
New editions are on the shelf in the Anne Arundel County Public law Library.
From the MSBA (Maryland State Bar Association) The following titles are also available on Lexis here in the law library:
KFM1783.M3 2024
This new edition of the Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions includes new instructions and revisions to the current instructions.
KFM1344.1 .W68 2024
“The book contains dozens of forms, from sample clauses that provide the practitioner with options to consider when drafting discrete provisions (such as those necessary to define and limit classes of beneficiaries or name guardians and trustees), to full renditions of different types of wills. “
Published by NBI (National Business Institute):
KFM1738.M3 2024
“Hearing what acting judges prefer to see in their courtrooms to make the gears of justice move more smoothly is invaluable to every attorney: veteran and novice alike.”
KFM1344.1.G69 2024
This publication includes forms for wills and trusts.
From NCLC (National Consumer Law Center). All of the NCCL titles are also available online in the law library in the NCLC Digital Library.
SELF HELP NCLC KF695.P59 2024
SELF HELP NCLC KF8896.R67 2024
SELF HELP NCLC KF2094.A33 2024
Published by the Office of the Maryland Attorney General:
KFM1662.6.A25 C8 2023
This publication is also available on the website of the Maryland Attorney General here.
Clarifying instructions that animals are not considered victims in the multiple victims stacking rule
Newly adopted instructions relating to the guidelines scoring for offenses with mandatory consecutive sentences
Modified instructions for scoring weapons presence points for Part C of the offense score when the offense involves the presence of a feigned weapon
Clarifying instructions relating to the guidelines scoring for sentences to probation before judgment (PBJ) pursuant to the criminal Procedure Article (CP), § 6-220(c)
Maryland Judiciary ‘s Case Search is an online service that allows users to view what has been filed in Maryland courts. Case Search does not provide access to the actual documents which can only be accessed in a courthouse using a public MDEC kiosk. A new interface for Case Search was introduced on February 5, 2024. Please see the Press Release of January 17, 2024
The interface is now more straight forward and easier to read. The “new” Case Search still requires that users read and agree with the disclaimer.
After agreeing, the first option is to search by case number:
There is also an option to search by party name:
To search using other criteria such a county, court, party type or case type there is an Advanced Search option.
Access Case Search here. If you need assistance with searching, please contact the law library.
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