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Maine Resources

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

 

Research Guides

• Maine Legal Research Guide (William W. Wells, 1989) KFM75 .W44 1989
  
  
• Compiling a Maine Legislative History (from the Garbrecht Law Library, University of Maine School of Law)

 

Statutes & Legislation

Constitution

• Maine Constitution (from the Maine State Law and Legislative Library)
  
  
• The legislative library's site also contains proposed constitutional legislation from 1820 - present, enacted constitutional amendments from 1834, and the 1820 Constitution.

Statutes/Code

• Print: Maine Revised Statutes Annotated (official) KFM30 1964 .A4
  
  
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: ME-ST-ANN
  • LexisNexis: ME - Maine Statutes, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
  • Maine Revised Statutes (from the Maine State Legislature)

Legislative History

• Session Laws
  • Session Laws of Maine (from the Maine State Legislature) (118th legislature (1996) to present)
  • HeinOnline (112th legislature (1984) to present)
• Bills
  • Text, History & Final Disposition (from the Maine State Legislature)
  • Votes (from MaineVotes) (2006 - )
  • Bill Summaries: 1996 - 2000; 2001 - present (from the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis at the Maine State Legislature)
• Legislative Record (from the Maine State Legislature)
  • House: Current (124th), Past (118th - )
  • Senate: 118th to present
• Reports (from the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis at the Maine State Legislature) (117th-122st legislatures (2004))
• Fiscal Legislative Studies (from the Office of Fiscal Program Review at the Maine State Legislature) (118th legislature (1997) to present)
• Compiling a Maine Legislative History (from the Garbrecht Law Library, University of Maine School of Law)
• Legislator's Handbook (from the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis, Maine State Legislature)
  Practical information on the legislative process.

Legislature

• Maine Legislature
  • Maine House of Representatives
  • Maine Senate

   

Regulations & Agencies

Regulations

• Print: Code of Maine Rules, KFM35 1986 .A22 (Subscription cancelled in 2008)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: ME-ADC
  • LexisNexis: ME - Code of Maine Rules
  • Code of Maine Rules (from the State of Maine)
  • Weekly Rule-Making Notices and Changes to Rules Online (October 1996 - ) (from the State of Maine)

Agencies

• Office of the Governor
• Office of the Attorney General
• Attorney General Opinions
  • Westlaw: ME-AG (1977 to present)
  • LexisNexis: ME Attorney General Opinions (1973 to present; select documents July 1940 - Nov. 1972)
  • LLMC Digital (1889-1972)

   

Cases & Courts

Cases

• Print: Atlantic Reporter, KF135 .A7 (1st Series), and KF135 .A712 (2d series)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: ME-CS (state cases) & ME-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • LexisNexis:
    • ME State Cases, Combined
    • ME Federal & State Cases, Combined
  • Supreme Court Opinions (from State of Maine Courts) (1997 to present)
  • Superior Court Opinions (from the Garbrecht Law Library, University of Maine School of Law) (2000 to present)

Courts

• Maine Judiciary
• Supreme Judicial Court
• Court Rules
  • State of Maine Courts (state rules)
  • LexisNexis: ME - State & Federal Court Rules (state and federal rules)
  • Westlaw: ME-RULES (federal rules)
• Judicial Statistics
  • Annual Report of the Maine Judicial Branch (2003 - )
    Contains caseload statistics

   

Local Government

• Maine Cities and Towns
• County and Municipal Ordinances (Selected ordinances, from Municode.com)

 

State Law and Bar Journals

• Maine Law Review (1908 to present) K13 .A38
  • Westlaw: MELR (1994 to present; selected coverage 1984-1993)
  • LexisNexis: Maine Law Review (Spring 1993 to present)
• Maine Bar Journal (formerly Maine Bar Bulletin) (1980 to present) K13 .A36 Micro (MBJ) and K2 .A759 Micro (MBB)
  • Westlaw: MEBJ (Selected coverage, 1992 to present)
  • LexisNexis: Maine Bar Journal (1996 to present)
  • HeinOnline (1986 to present)

   

Ethics

• State Bar Association
• Ethics Opinions
  • Maine Manual on Professional Responsibility (Rev. ed.) (Contains opinions 1-138 (1979-1994)) KFM 76.5.A2 A25 1991
  • Professional Ethics Opinions (from the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar) (1979 - )
  • LexisNexis: National Reporter on Legal Ethics & Prof. Responsibility - ME Opinions (Selected opinions, not currently updated)

   

General

• Legal Encyclopedia: There is no general legal encyclopedia for Maine.
• Maine.gov (State of Maine portal site with links to agencies, legislature, courts, state statistics, news, and more)
• Maine State Library
• Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library
• Maine Trial Lawyers' Association
• Maine Municipal Association
• Legal Information Institute: Maine Legal Materials
• Tax Forms
• FindLaw: Maine
• Internet Law Library: Maine
• Law Library of Congress: Maine
• Maine Law Blogs
  • ABA Journal Blawg Directory
  • Justia Blawg Directory

Updated 7/10 (MS)

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