Law and Legislation

State Statutes

• Minnesota Statutes - The full text of the Minnesota Statutes, provided by the Revisor of Statutes.
• State Statutes - Links by state and by topical area available from Cornell.
• National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws - Official site for uniform and model acts and includes the ability to find out which uniform acts have been adopted by a particular state.

United States Code

• U.S. Code - Searchable full text from Cornell with the best organized results.
• U.S. Code - Search and browse the full text through GPO Access, as provided by the U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision Counsel.
• U.S. Code - Searchable full text from the U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision Counsel.
• Tribal Codes - The Tribal Court Clearinghouse from the Tribal Law and Policy Institute has links to various Native American tribal codes.

State Constitutions

• Minnesota Constitution
• State Constitutions - The nonprofit Constitution Society maintains links to each state's constitution.

United States Constitution

• U.S. Constitution - The Law Library of Congress provides texts, commentaries, historical texts and judicial decisions.
• U.S. Constitution - Full text from Emory University.
• U.S. Constitution Online - Includes the text of the U.S. Constitution. Each amendment has its own link, which includes a list of states that ratified the amendment and the dates. Find commentary, history, explanations, and more on this site.

State Regulations and Executive Orders

• License Minnesota -- Minnesota's site for access to information on the over 500 licenses and permits issued by the state.
• Minnesota Rules - The full text of the Minnesota Rules, provided by the Revisor of Statutes. The Minnesota Rules: Drafting Manual with Styles and Forms and Rulemaking in Minnesota: A Guide are also available.
• Minnesota State Register - The State Register publishes proposed and adopted rules, official notices, and contracts.
• Minnesota Executive Orders -- A searchable database, created by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, of full text executive orders from 1968 to the present.

Federal Regulations

• Code of Federal Regulations - This search interface is provided by GPO's Federal Digital System. Titles are updated regularly.
• Federal Register - Updates the Code of Federal Regulations through a searchable interface.
• Regulations.gov - Find, review, and submit comments on Federal regulations published in the Federal Register that are open for comment.

State Courts and Decisions

• Minnesota
  • Minnesota Advisory Opinions
    • Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
    • Commissioner of Administration
  • Minnesota Attorney General Opinions - Includes opinions from 1993 to present.
  • Minnesota State Court System
    • Minnesota Online District (Trial) Case Records
    • Minnesota Court Forms
    • Minnesota Court Rules
    • Minnesota Court of Appeals Opinions
    • Minnesota State Appellate Courts Archive
    • Minnesota Supreme Court Opinions
    • Minnesota State Law Library - Library information and catalog, along with links to Minnesota legal resources.
  • Minnesota Tax Court - Provides a searchable database of opinions.
  • Minnesota Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals - Provides opinions from 1995 to the present.
  • Office of Administrative Hearings - This office decides rule making, workers compensation, and child support cases, among others. Search the report database for the full text of reports, recommendations, and orders from public cases since 1993.
• National Center for State Courts - Provides statistics and other information about state courts, including state court websites.
• State Court Caseload Statistics - An annual 50-state statistical report with data for lower and appellate courts.
• State Courts - Links to state courts at GovEngine.com

Federal Courts and Decisions

• Federal Judiciary - Information and answers to frequently asked questions, including links to federal courts. Also includes the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Minnesota). Search there for opinions, briefs, orders, and more.
• PACER - Public Access to Court Electronic Records is a fee-based service provided by the federal judiciary for electronic access to federal court dockets. Legislators and staff can call the Legislative Reference Library for access.
• Supreme Court Opinions
  • Supreme Court of the United States - The site includes court rules, information about opinions, and the text of recent opinions.
  • Supreme Court Collection -- Indexed by Cornell University, this site contains opinions since 1990.
  • FedWorld Supreme Court Decisions Issued between 1937 and 1975 - Opinions from 1937 to 1975, provided by the U.S. Air Force Federal Legal Information Through Electronics system.
  • Findlaw: Supreme Court Opinions - Searchable database of the Supreme Court decisions since 1893 by citation, case title and full text. Scroll down to get to the search forms.
  • Oyez -- U.S. Supreme Court media files including audio.

Tribal Law

• American Indian Law - Guide created by the Minnesota State Law Library.
• National Indian Law Library - Provides access to the Tribal Law Gateway.
• Tribal Court Clearinghouse -- Resources for people working in Native American tribal courts. Includes Tribal Law Links that provide access to laws, constitutions, court decisions, and other data.

State Legislation

• NCSL Bill Information Service -- NCSL provides, to legislators and staff only, a 50-state searchable legislation database.
• Minnesota Revisor's Manual with Styles and Forms - The bill drafting manual for Minnesota provided by the Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
• State Legal Materials - Links by state provided by Cornell. If a state provides legislation on the Internet, a direct link is available.
• State Legislatures - The National Conference of State Legislature has compiled this listing of state legislature websites. Not all state legislatures provide access to legislation, but many do.
• TrendTRACK -- This private company offers 50 state bill searching including the full text of bills.

Federal Legislation

• THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet -- Use Thomas for the full text of federal bills, and for federal bill status.

Local Ordinances

• County and Municipal Ordinances - The Minnesota State Law Library provides links to Minnesota city ordinances online.

Legal Issues

• ABA LawInfo.org - The American Bar Association provides legal information for consumers on various topics.
• Bitlaw: a Resource on Technology Law - Links to technology law, including patent, copyright, trademark, and Internet legal issues.
• Compendium of State Firearms Laws - Summaries of key provisions governing the ownership and use of firearms in each state from the National Rifle Association.
• Copyright Clearance Center - Information and links on copyright law.
• GigaLaw.com - Provides articles about Internet and technology legal issues.
• Human Rights Library - Significant human rights documents are provided by the University of Minnesota Law School.
• LawHelpMN.org - This site provides answers to legal questions, contact information for legal aid offices, and links to courthouses.
• Minnesota Attorney General's office - A variety of consumer protection information is available from the Minnesota Attorney General's office.
• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse - In-depth information on a variety of privacy issues, including useful fact sheets.

Legal Profession

• American Association of Law Libraries - Points to useful law resources, including the Minnesota Association of Law Libraries (MALL).
• American Bar Association - Contains selected full-text articles from the ABA Journal, and provides ABA LawInfo.org, legal information for consumers on various topics.
• FindLaw West Legal Directory - Search for biographies of attorneys and information about law firms.
• Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board - This site includes information about the lawyer discipline system and forms for filing complaints.
• Martindale.com Lawyer Locator - Search the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for names of attorneys and information about law firms.
• Minnesota State Bar Association - Information for members, plus information for the public, including attorney referral services.

Legal resource sites with links to many documents

• American Law Sources Online (ALSO) - Provides a comprehensive, uniform compilation of links to on-line sources of American law available without charge.
• FindLaw - This site has a good topical index and is quite comprehensive, with links to many legal sources, including a searchable full-text database of law reviews on the Internet. Court forms provide access to forms for both federal and state courts.
• Guide to Law Online - Prepared by the U.S. Law Library of Congress, this is an annotated guide to sources of information worldwide on government and law.
• Hieros Gamos - Hieros Gamos is a comprehensive site for the legal profession. It includes directories of bar associations, law firms, and much more.
• Internet Legal Resource Group - A categorized index of over 4000 selected legal websites, this source also has links to law journals on the Internet.
• LawMoose - A search engine and directory specifically for Minnesota legal resources. Includes the Minnesota Legal Periodical Index.
• Legal Information Institute - Provided by Cornell, often the first place to have legal documents online. LII also has Eye on the Courts, a collection of important decisions and news reports commenting on them.
• LLRX.com - A good source of up-to-date information on Internet legal research. Includes a searchable database of links to court rules, forms, and dockets, and links to federal, state, and commercial bill tracking resources.
• Minnesota Office of the Attorney General Library's links--Great links to Minnesota legal resources.
• Minnesota State Law Library - Library information and catalog, along with a link to Minnesota legal resources.
• WashLaw - From Washburn University School of Law, includes foreign and international law by geographic location and by subject, Reflaw: Virtual Law Library Reference Desk, and other law-related links.
• Zimmerman's Research Guide - An alphabetical guide to legal terms and other legal information sources.

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