U.S. State Law Sources
U.S. State Law: Constitutional
- Cornell LII: State Materials Listed by Jurisdiction (Select state then scroll for links to constitutional materials)
- Scruffy: Full-text State Statutes & Legislation on the Internet (Scroll for state then select links to constitutional materials)
- State Capital Universe (Search Constitutions for all 50 states & Puerto Rico; Harvard University ID and PIN required)
- State Constitutional Conventions, CIS 1979-1989 (Microform Room Drawer 867) (Part 1: 1776-1959; part 2: 1959-1975; part 3: 1959-1976; part 4: 1959-1978; part 5: 1979-1988); Indexed by:
State Constitutional Conventions from Independence to the Completion of the Present Union, 1776-1959 compiled by Cynthia E. Browne, 1972-1973 (Reading Room KF 4501 .B77x 1972)
State Constitutional Conventions, Commissions & Amendments, 1959-1978, CIS 1981 (Reference KF 4529 .S74)
State Constitutional Conventions, Commissions & Amendments, 1979-1988, CIS 1989 (Reference KF 4529 .S74 1989) - Constitutions of the United States, National and State, 2d ed. 1974- (Reading Room KF 4530 .C6 1974) (7 volume looseleaf)
- The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and other Organic Laws of the States, Territories, and Colonies now or heretofore forming the United States of America compiled and edited under the act of Congress of June 30, 1906 by Francis Newton Thorpe, Hein 1993 reprint of 1909 ed. (Widener WID-LC KF 4530 .T46 1993) (7 volumes)
The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and other Organic Laws of the United States compiled under an order of the United States Senate by Benjamin Perley Poore, 1877 (Reading Room KF 4530 .P66x 1877) (2 volumes) - Sources and Documents of United States Constitutions edited and annotated by William F. Swindler, 1973-1988 (Reading Room KF 4530 .S94) (Contents: volume 1: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California; volume 2: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia; volume 3: Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa; volume 4: Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland; volume 4A: Louisiana; volume 5: Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri; volume 6: Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey; volume 7: New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio; volume 8: Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina; volume 9: South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont; volume 10: Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming; volume 11: Bibliography and Index)
- Sources and Documents of United States Constitutions, second series edited and annotated by William F. Swindler, 1982- (Reading Room KF 4530 .S68 1982) (Contents: volume 1: National documents, 1492-1800; volume 2: National documents, 1801-1825; volume 3: National documents, 1826-1900; volume 4: National documents, 1901-1977)
- State Constitutions of the United States by Robert L. Maddex, 2nd ed. 2006 (Reference KF 4530 .M33 2006) (Topical arrangement and summary of key provisions of the current Constitutions of the fifty states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia; includes general information about the state, an overview of its governmental structure and a summary of its constitutional history)
U.S. State Law: Legislative
- Cornell LII: State Materials Listed by Jurisdiction (Select state then scroll for links to legislative materials)
- LLSDC: State Legislatures, State Laws & State Regulations (Scroll for state then select links to legislature & legislative materials)
- Scruffy: Full-text State Statutes & Legislation on the Internet (Scroll for state then select links to legislative materials)
- State & Local Government on the Net (Select state then scroll for links to legislature & legislative materials)
- State Capital Universe (Search Bills & Statutory Codes for all 50 states & Puerto Rico (except Bills in Puerto Rico); Harvard University only)
- State Legislative History Research Guides (Indiana University School of Law Library)
- National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (Search acts, drafts & legislation by act, by state and by committee; includes bill tracking for adopting states)
- NCSLnet Search State Legislatures
U.S. State Law: Executive & Administrative
- Cornell LII: State Materials Listed by Jurisdiction (Select state then scroll for links to executive & administrative materials)
- LLSDC: State Legislatures, State Laws & State Regulations (Scroll for state then select links administrative materials)
- Scruffy: Full-text State Statutes & Legislation on the Internet (Scroll for state then select links administrative materials)
- State Capital Universe (Search Registers and Administrative Codes for all 50 states & Puerto Rico (except Registers in Puerto Rico); Harvard University only)
U.S. State Law: Judicial
- Cornell LII: State Materials Listed by Jurisdiction (Select state then scroll for links to judicial opinions & materials)
- State & Local Government on the Net (Select state then scroll for links to judicial materials)
- LLRX: Court Rules, Forms & Dockets
- NCSC State Court Web Sites
U.S. State Law: Municipal
Local Government Gateways
- Massachusetts Primary Law (Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries)
- Massachusetts Law by Subject (Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries)
- State & Local Government on the Net (Select state then scroll for links to regional, county, city & municipal materials)
- Cities Online (U.S. Conference of Mayors)
- Counties Online (National Association of Counties)
- PTI Links (Select region then state then scroll for links to regional, county, city & municipal materials)
Municipal Codes & Ordinances
- Massachusetts Town By-laws (Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries)
- Municipal Codes Online (Seattle Public Library, Index of municipal codes available online)
- American Legal Publishing Online Library (Municipal codes produced by ALP available online)
- LexisNexis Municipal Codes Web Library (Municipal codes produced by LexisNexis available online)
- FIEN Group (Municipal codes produced by FIEN available online)
- General Code Publishers E-Codes (Municipal codes produced by GCP available online)
- Municipal Code Corporation: Online Codes (Municipal codes produced by MCC available online)
U.S. State Law: Selected Gateways & Organizations
Selected Gateways
- LLSDC: State Legislatures, State Laws & State Regulations (Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.)
- Scruffy: Full-text State Statutes & Legislation on the Internet
- State & Local Government on the Net
- State Capital Universe (Harvard ID and PIN required)
Selected Organizations
- Council of State Governments
- International City/County Management Association
- National Association of Attorneys General
- National Association of Counties
- National Association of Secretaries of State
- National Center for State Courts
- National Civic League
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- National Governors Association
- National League of Cities
- U.S. Conference of Mayors
Compiled and edited by Michael Jimenez.