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Minnesota Resources

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

RESEARCH GUIDES

• Print:
  • Minnesota Legal Research (Suzanne Thorpe) KFM5475 .T48 2010
  • Minnesota Legal Research Guide ( John Tessner) KFM5475 .S63 2002
• Internet:
  • Minnesota Legal Research (University of Minnesota Law Library)
  • Internet Legal Resources (Minnesota State Law Library)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Lexis: MN - Minnesota Annotated Constitution
• Internet: Constitution of the State of Minnesota

Statutes/Code

• Print:
  • Minnesota Statutes (official) KFM5430 2002 .A4
  • Minnesota Statutes Annotated (unofficial) KFM5430 1946 .A4
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MN-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: MN - Minnesota Statutes, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
• Internet:
  • State Statutes

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • Microfiche:KFM5425 .A24 Micro (Subscription cancelled. Last updated in 2005)
  • Electronic:
    • LLMC Digital (1889-1987)
    • HeinOnline (1850 - )
    • Westlaw: MN-LH (1997 - )
    • Lexis: MN - Minnesota Advanced Legislative Service (2007 - )
  • Internet:
    • Minnesota Legislation & Status (Minnesota State Legislature)
    • Minnesota Statutes and Session Laws (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes)
    • Minnesota Legislative History Step by Step (Minnesota State Legislature)
• George R. Jackson, Minnesota Legislative History, 30 Legal Reference Services Q. 62 (2011) (K12 .E357 Print, Electronic version)

Legislature

• Minnesota State Legislature
  • Minnesota Senate
  • Minnesota House of Representatives

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Minnesota rules KFM5435 .A26 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated on 2001)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MN-ADC
  • Lexis: MN - Minnesota Rules Administrative Code
• Internet: Minnesota Administrative Rules (Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes)

Agencies

• Office of the Governor
  • Executive Orders (current governor)
• State Agencies & Departments
• Attorney General
• Attorney General Opinions:
  • Print: Opinion of Attorney General KFM5840.5 .A553 (1994-2007)
  • LLMC Digital (1858-1883)
  • Lexis: MN Attorney General Opinions (1970 - )
  • Internet: Attorney General Opinions (1993 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Northwestern reporter (1st series, 1879-1942) KF135 .N7
  • North western reporter. Second Series & West's north western reporter. Second series (1942 - ) KF135 .N712
  • Minnesota Reports KFM 5445 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MN-CS (state cases) & MN-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: MN State Cases, Combined (state cases) & MN Federal & State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases)
• Internet:
  • Minnesota Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Opinion Archive (Minnesota State Law Library, 1996 - )

Courts

• Minnesota Judicial Branch
  • Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Minnesota Court of Appeal

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• City, County, and Township Web Sites
• County & Municipal Ordinances (Minnesota State Law Library)
• Municode: Minnesota

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Minnesota Law Review:
  • Print: K13 .I73 (1917 - )
  • Electronic versions (1917 - )
• Hamline Law Review:
  • Print: K8 .A6 (v. 2 1978 - 2010. Subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic versions (1978 - )
• William Mitchell Law Review:
  • Print: K27 .I5 (v. 2 1976 - 2010. Subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic versions (1974 - )
• Bench & Bar of Minnesota
  • Electronic versions (1999 - )

ETHICS

• Minnesota State Bar Association
• Opinions of the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board

GENERAL

• Minnesota Practice KFM5480 .M53 (current edition only)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MN-PRAC
• Internet:
  • Minnesota State Law Library
  • Minnesota Legislative Reference Library
  • Tax Forms
  • Legal Information Institute: Minnesota Legal Materials
  • Internet Law Library: Minnesota
  • FindLaw: Minnesota
  • Law Library of Congress: Minnesota

Updated 8/2011 (ET)

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