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Alabama Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in this state. Members of the Georgetown University community can seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online.

RESEARCH GUIDES

• Print:
  • Legal Research in Alabama : How to Find and Understand the Law in Alabama (Gary Orlando Lewis) KFA75 .L51 2001
  • Alabama Law Bibliography (George D. Schrader) KFA75 .S35 1989
• Internet: Alabama Law (University of Alabama School of Law Library)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Lexis: AL - Alabama Constitution
• Internet:
  • The Constitution of the State of Alabama
  • Historical Constitutions (1819, 1861, 1865, 1868, 1875, 1901)

Statutes & Code

• Print: Code of Alabama (official) KFA30 1975 .A24
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: AL-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: AL - Alabama Statutes, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
• Internet: Code of Alabama (Alabama Legislature)

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • LLMC Digital (1888 - 2008)
  • HeinOnline (1943 - )
  • Lexis: Alabama Legislative Bill History (2006 - )
• Alabama Legislative Information System (index of legislation and enrolled acts, 2000 to present; also includes links to committee schedules and some committee reports, and audio from floor debates)

Legislature

• Alabama State Legislature:
  • Senate
  • House of Representatives
• History of the Constitutional Convention of 1901 (including proceedings, enabling instrument, etc.)
• Legislative Process (Alabama State Legislature)
• Alabama Legislative History (Alabama State Legislature)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Alabama Administrative Code KFA35 1984 .A2 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated in 2008)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: AL-ADC
  • Lexis: Alabama Administrative Code
• Internet:
  • Alabama Administrative Code (unofficial)
  • Alabama Administrative Monthly ( 2007 - )

Agencies

• Governor's Office :
  • Executive Orders (current governor)
  • Archived Executive Orders (1943 - 2009)
• Alabama State Agencies
• Attorney General Opinions:
  • LLMC Digital (1906 - 1955)
  • Lexis: AL Attorney General Opinions (1952 - )
  • Internet (1979 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Southern reporter (1st series, 1887 - 1941) KF135 .S8
  • Southern reporter. Second series (1941 - 1988) KF135 .S812
  • West's Southern reporter. Second series (1988 - 2009) KF135 .S812
  • West's Southern reporter. Third series (2009 - ) KF135 .S814
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: AL-CS (state cases) & AL-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: AL State Cases, Combined (state cases) & AL Federal & State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases)
  • LLMC Digital Supreme Court Reports (1840 - 1924)
  • LLMC Digital Appellate Court Reports (1910 - 1917)
• Internet: Findlaw (unofficial, April 1998 - 2004)

Courts

• Judicial System :
  • Supreme Court of Alabama
  • Alabama Appellate Courts
• Alabama's Legal Information Center (Alalinc) (Subscription based service for Appellate Court Opinions; not available through GU Law Library)
• Alabama Rules of Court
• Alabama Rules Change

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Alabama City Web Sites
• Alabama County Web Sites
• Municipal codes (select): Municode: Alabama

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Alabama Law Review
  
  • Print: K1 .L23 (1948 - 2010. Subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic versions (1948 - )
  • Internet: Archived issues (1996 - )
• Alabama Lawyer:
  • Electronic versions (1940 - )
  • Internet: Previous issues (2006 - )

ETHICS

• Alabama State Bar
• Ethics Opinions (1981 - )

GENERAL

• Print: There is no general legal encyclopedia available for Alabama.
• Internet:
  • Alabama Legal Help
  • State Law Library
  • University of Alabama Law Library
  • Findlaw: Alabama
  • Internet Law Library: Alabama
  • Law Library of Congress: Alabama
  • Legal Information Institute: Alabama
  • Tax Forms

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