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Nevada Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in Nevada.

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Practice Materials

There is no general legal encyclopedia for Nevada.
Courtroom Handbook on Nevada Evidence on Westlaw.
Nevada Practice Manuals on Lexis.
Practical Law Nevada on Westlaw.

State Law Reviews & Bar Journals

Nevada Law Journal
- Nev. L.J. on HeinOnline (Vols. 1 - , 2001 - )
Nevada Lawyer
- Nev. Law. on HeinOnline (Vols. 1 - , 1993 - )
NV Law Reviews & Journals on Lexis
NV Law Reviews & Journals on Westlaw
HeinOnline Law Journal Library: Nevada

Historical Legal Treatises & Materials in General

LLMC Digital: U.S. States & Territories
Includes historical primary sources, but secondary sources such as historical newspapers, periodicals, treatises, executive decisions and more.
Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources I & II, 1620-1970
Contains a searchable digitized archive of U.S. state and territories primary legal sources, including historical state codes, but also historical reports, forms and treatises.
HeinOnline Prestatehood Legal Materials
Provides brief overviews of state histories from colonization to statehood and identifies historical state codes, journals, digests, reports, surveys, and more.

More on Practice

Legal blogs about a state's laws may be found on Justia's Blawg Directory.

More on Secondary Sources

Check the secondary sources component of the CALI Lesson on Nevada to find more legal research resources.

Additional Resources

AALL Online Legal Information Resources
Links to free online primary legal materials & public law libraries in each state.
State of Nevada Law Library
Law Libraries in the State (Justia)
State Bar of Nevada
Nevada Gaming Commission & State Gaming Control Board

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