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Nevada Supreme Court Law Library: Restatements & Principles of the Law

This guide explains Restatements and how to research them on Westlaw and Lexis.
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The Restatements and Principles of the Law are important legal resources. You can find them in print at the Nevada Supreme Court Law Library in Carson City. They are also available online through Westlaw and Lexis, but only if you are in the Law Library. HeinOnline provides access to drafts and development updates for these resources. Unfortunately, you can't access the Restatements and Principles for free on the Internet.

Sources of the Restatements & Principles of the Law

In Print

  • The Nevada Supreme Court Library has a full print collection of the Restatements and Principles of the Law located in the Law Library's reference collection.
  • Both are also available in the Court of Appeals, Las Vegas library (only available to court personnel).

Westlaw (available in the Law Library)

  • Begin by selecting Secondary Sources from the Westlaw home page, or begin typing Restatements & Principles of the Law into the search box and follow the link to the Content Pages.
  • Each Restatement contains its own subject index to help identify relevant sections.

Lexis (available in the Law Library)

  • Begin by selecting Secondary Sources from the Lexis home page, or begin typing Restatements & Principles of the Law into the search box and follow the link to the Source.
  • Each Restatement contains its own subject index to help identify relevant sections.

HeinOnline (available in the Law Library)

  • Begin by selecting the American Law Institute Library.
  • From the drop-down options, select Restatements & Principles of the Law.

Free Internet Access

  • Unfortunately, the Restatements and Principles are not available for free on the Internet.
Tentative drafts of existing Restatements are available, as well as those that are currently under development and can be cited. These drafts are akin to "legislative history" in that they describe how a Restatement section evolves during the drafting process. As such, these drafts are helpful in applying the final version of a section.
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This information is provided as a courtesy only. The law library shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for direct, indirect, special or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing of this material. The law librarians are not members of the Nevada State Bar and nothing on this site should be considered as legal advice.