Books and Reports

DELCAT lists books and reports about Delaware or by Delaware agencies. Subject terms useful for Delaware legal materials include:

Sourcebooks & Government Manuals

Delaware Government. 4th ed. Wilmington, DE: The League of Women Voters of Delaware, 1999.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref JK3730 .D45x 1999) at Reference Desk
Location: Morris Library (JK3730 .D45x 1999)
Location: Morris Library - Special Collections (JK3730 .D45x 1999)
Location: Internet (http://www.de.lwv.org/degovt2007/index07.html)

One of the best descriptions available of Delaware government.

Delaware General Assembly.
Location: Internet (http://legis.delaware.gov/)

Information about the legislative process in Delaware, the current legislative session, and both houses of the General Assembly, including agendas, seating charts, and outline maps of voting districts. Includes Bill Tracking, Bill Tracking Archives, Signed Legislation, and Online Publications.

Directories

State Yellow Book. New York: Monitor Pub. Co
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref JK2403 .S77) At Reference Desk

Listings of executive and legislative branches.

Delaware Courts: The Judicial Branch of Delaware.
Location: Internet (http://courts.state.de.us/)

State Agencies.
Location: Internet (http://delaware.gov/egov/portal.nsf/portal/agencylist_alpha)

State Information Directory. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref JK2679.S69)

They Represent You. Wilmington, DE: League of Women Voters of New Castle County. Annual.
Location: Internet (http://de.lwv.org/TheyRepYou2-09Legal.doc) Word document
Location: Internet (http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/stdc/resguide/TheyRepYou2-09Legal.pdf) PDF

Take Action. League of Women Voters.
Location: Internet (http://takeaction.lwv.org/lwv/dbq/officials/)

Enter your zip code and get a list of state legislators, local officials, members of Congress, governors, and the president.

State Comparisons

Book of the States. Lexington, KY: Council of State Governments. Annual.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref JK2403 .B6) Latest in Reference
Location: Morris Library (JK2403 .B6)

National Survey of State Laws. Detroit: Gale Research.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref KF386 .N38)

Subject Compilations of State Laws. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref KF240 .S795)

A bibliography of journal articles on laws in various states, arranged by topic.

World Almanac and Book of Facts. New York: Press Pub. Co. (The New York World). Annual.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref AY67 .N5 W7) Latest at Reference Desk
Location: Morris Library (AY67 .N5 W7)

Statutory Law

LexisNexis Academic.
Location: Library Databases

Select Legal, Federal and State Codes, use the drop down menu to scroll to DE. Has full text of Delaware Code, Advance Legislative Service, and constitution.

Delaware Code Annotated.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref KFD30 1953 .A24)
Location: Morris Library (KFD30 1953 .A24)

A multi-volume set containing the codification of all the laws. Divided by general subject into 31 titles. Indexes are the last three volumes. Revised 1974. Volumes are kept up to date by "pocket parts", filed in the back of the volume.

Note: Supplemented by Advance Legislative Service, a chronological arrangement of recent Delaware laws (Ref KFD 31 .A352).

Online Delaware Code.
Location: Internet (http://delcode.delaware.gov/index.shtml)

Note: does not include the Index that is part of the print Delaware Code Annotated.

Laws of the State of Delaware. New Castle, DE: Samuel and John Adams. Biennial.
Location: Morris Library (KFD25)

The laws are arranged chronologically in the order in which they were passed. Also contains executive orders. Each volume contains indexes. Prior to being received in this bound volume, the laws are available in Advance Legislative Service (Ref KFD31 .A352).

Delaware General Assembly.
Location: Internet (http://legis.delaware.gov/)

Information about the legislative process in Delaware, the current legislative session, and both houses of the General Assembly, including agendas, seating charts, and outline maps of voting districts. Includes Bill Tracking, Bill Tracking Archives, Signed Legislation, and Online Publications.

Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Delaware. Dover, DE: The General Assembly.
Location: Morris Library (KFD18B)
Location: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del KFD18B) Volumes prior to 1831

Biennial publication, describes action in the House. Includes some roll call votes. Library ceased receiving this in 1971.

Journal of the Senate (of the State of Delaware). Dover, DE: The General Assembly.
Location: Morris Library (KFD18A)
Location: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del KFD18A) Volumes prior to 1831

Biennial publication, describes action in the Senate. Includes some roll call votes. Library ceased receiving this in 1975.

Hearings or Record of Debates.

Hearings are very seldom printed. Some are recorded. Contact the Secretary of the House or Senate for further information.

Regulations (Administrative Law)

Delaware Regulations (Delaware Register of Regulations). (DE Reg) Monthly.
Location: Internet (http://regulations.delaware.gov/)

Monthly issues of Delaware regulations. Contains the text of proposed and final rules. Published since 1997. Note: The Delaware Register of Regulations is cited by volume, issue, page number and date. Example: 4 DE Reg. 769 - 775 (11/1/00) This refers to Volume 4, pages 769 - 775 of the Delaware Register issued on November 1, 2000.

LexisNexis State Capital.
Location: Library Databases

Contains full text of proposed and enacted regulations for all states. Also full text of each state's administrative code.

Delaware Documentation (microfiche collection). Dover, DE: Delaware Public Archives.
Location: Morris Library - Microforms (Microfiche S 72)
Location: Internet (http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/stdc/internet/deldoc/index.htm) checklists only

Delaware regulations are received as part of the Delaware Documentation microfiche collection. In order to locate regulations, you must identify the issuing agency. Ask for assistance at the Reference Desk. The Web page contains only the checklists; the rules themselves are only on microfiche. This collection ceased publication in 2002.

Case Law Reporters

LexisNexis Academic.
Location: Library Databases

Full text database of case law. Searchable by case name, citation, and keyword. Contains: Delaware Supreme Court from February 1945; Delaware Court of Chancery from January 1945; Delaware Superior Court from January 1949; Delaware Family Court from September 1979. The section "Federal Case Law" includes United States District Courts from 1789 and United States Courts of Appeals from 1789.

Atlantic Reporter. First and Second series. St. Paul: West Pub. Co.
Location: Morris Library (KF135 .A7)

Delaware Reporter. St. Paul: West Pub. Co.
Location: Morris Library (KFD47 .A22)

Library has v. 1 to v. 11 (1969 to 1975). Contains reports and opinions from the Delaware Supreme Court, Court of Chancery, and the Superior Court reported between the years 1969 to 1975. Reprinted from the Atlantic Reporter.

Delaware Reports. Wilmington, DE: Mercantile Press.
Location: Morris Library (KFD47 .A2)

Library has v.1 (1832/1835)-v.59 (1965/1966). Contains reports and opinions from the Delaware courts.

Delaware Documentation (microfiche collection). Dover, DE: Delaware Public Archives.
Location: Morris Library - Microforms (Microfiche S 72)

"Slip opinions" (current cases) from the Delaware Supreme Court are received as part of the Delaware Documentation microfiche collection. This collection ceased publication in 2002.

Delaware District Digest. Wilmington, DE: Sawyer & Akin.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref KF122 .D31 .D45) Latest editions
Location: Morris Library - Special Collections (Del KF122 .D31 D45) Earlier editions

Contains the summaries of the opinions of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Case Law Digests

Atlantic Reporter Digest. St. Paul: West Pub. Co.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref KF135 .A7 W39)

West's Atlantic Digest 2d. St. Paul: West Pub. Co.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref KF135 .A71 .W4)

Citators

Shepard's Delaware Citations. Colorado Springs, CO: Shepards/McGraw-Hill.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref KFD59 .S44 1990 and supp.)

LexisNexis Academic: Shepard's® for U.S. Supreme Court.
Location: Library Databases

Shepard's Atlantic Reporter Citations. Colorado Springs, CO: Shepards/McGraw-Hill.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref KF135 .A72 .S5 1994 and supp.)

Shepard's Atlantic Reporter Case Names Citator. Colorado Springs, CO: Shepards/McGraw-Hill.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref KF135 .A72 .S54x 1993)

County and Municipal Resources

The Charter and the Municipal Code of the City of Newark, Delaware: County of New Castle, State of Delaware. Avon, NJ: Coded Systems Corp. 1989- .
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref KFX2101 .A3 .N4)

Counties USA: A Directory of United States Counties. Penobscot, MI: Omnigraphics, Inc., 1997.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref JS261 .C68x 1997)

Municipal Yellow Book. Washington, DC: Leadership Directories, Inc.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref JS39 .M79)

More Information

Widener University School of Law (Delaware campus). 477-2114.

The closest law school, located 4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803. The Library maintains a complete collection of Delaware bills and laws. See especially the Law Library and Delaware Resources.

Municipal Codes.
Location: Internet (http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=collection_municodes)

A list of links to city and county codes available for unrestricted searching on the World Wide Web. From the Seattle Public Library. Useful for finding codes from other states.

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