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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

• George D. Schrader, Alabama Law Bibliography (1989) KFA75 .S35 1989
• Gary Orlando Lewis, Legal Research in Alabama : How to Find and Understand the Law in Alabama (2001) KFA75 .L51
• Guide to Alabama Legal Research (online) - from the Library of Congress
• Alabama Law (online) - from the Bounds Library at the University of Alabama School of Law

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes & Constitutions/Code

• Print: Code of Alabama (official) KFA30 1975 .A24
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: AL-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: ALA;ALCODE
  • Internet: Code of Alabama (from the Alabama Legislature)
  • Historical Constitutions (includes Alabama Constitutions from 1819, 1861, 1865, 1868, 1875, 1901)

Legislative History

• 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)
• Session Laws: HeinOnline 1995 -
• Alabama Legislative Bill History - available online from Lexis (2000 - present)

Legislature

• Alabama State Legislature (General information about the Legislature)
• History of the Constitutional Convention of 1901 (including proceedings, enabling instrument, etc.)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Alabama Administrative Code KFA35 1984 .A2 (updates have been cancelled)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: AL-ADC
  • Lexis: CODES;ALADMN
  • Internet: Alabama Administrative Code (unofficial)

Agencies

• Alabama Administrative Monthly (administrative register - May, 1998 to present)
• Governor's Office
• Alabama State Agencies - listed alphabetically and with links to agency home pages.
• Attorney General Opinions (1979 to present)

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: Southern Reporter (1st and 2d series) KF135 .S812
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: AL-CS (state cases) & AL-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: ALA;ALCTS (state cases) & MEGA;ALMEGA (state and federal cases)
  • Internet: (April, 1998 through 2004) at Findlaw (unofficial)

Courts

• State Court System
• State Supreme Court
• Administrative Office of the Courts (lots of useful info, including forms, rules, directories, etc.)
• Supreme Court Opinions (subscription service available from Alabama's Legal Information Center , Alalinc ). Also April, 1998 through 2004 available at Findlaw (unofficial).
• Opinions of Other State Courts (subscription service available fromAlabama's Legal Information Center , Alalinc ).
• Alabama's Legal Information Center (Alalinc)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Alabama Cities
• Alabama Counties

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Alabama Law Review
  
  • Journal Home Page
  • Print version in GULLiver
  • Electronic version (PDF images) through Hein Online (restricted to GULC community)
• Alabama Lawyer: official publication of the Alabama State Bar; can browse previous issues from 2006-2009 online here.

GENERAL

• Print: There is no general legal encyclopedia available for Alabama.
• Internet:
  • Alabama State Bar
    • Ethics Opinions (1987 - present)
  • State Law Library
  • Findlaw - Alabama Links
  • Law Library of Congress: Alabama
  • Legal Information Institute: Alabama
  • Tax Forms

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