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Mississippi 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

• "Bibliography of Mississippi Law" compiled by Dr. Linda Scott, Mary Brandt Jensen, and Lynn Murray (University of Mississippi Law Library).

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes/Code

• Print: Mississippi Code Annotated (official), KFM6630 1972 .A23
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MS-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Mississippi > Statutes & Regulations > MS - Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
  • Internet: Mississippi Code
    
  • Mississippi Code (Unannotated) - available online for free from Lexis, the official publisher of the Mississippi Code
  • Mississippi Historical Constitutions (features the Mississippi Constitutions of 1817, 1832, 1868, 1890, 1890 Constitution with its Subsequent Amendments)

Legislative History

• Mississippi Session Laws (microfiche), KFM6625 .A2 Micro (subscription cancelled at the end of 2006)
• Mississippi Session Laws (HeinOnline) 1995-
• Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System (browse by year; links to bill texts; 1997 - )
• Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System Global Text Search (includes bill texts; 1999 - )
• Westlaw: MS-LH ( Bill histories from the 1999 Regular Season -. Legislative Highlights from the 1999 Regular Session -. House and Senate amendments from the 1999 Regular Session -. Conference Reports from the 2000 Regular Session -. Governor's Messages from 2000 -. )
• Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Mississippi > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > Mississippi Legislative Bill History (from January 1999 -)

Legislature

• Mississippi Legislature

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Code of Mississippi Rules, KFM6635 .A2 1997
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MS-ADC08
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Mississippi > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > MS - Mississippi Administrative Code & Mississippi Government Reg.

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• Office of the Attorney General
  • website includes database of Attorney General Opinions from 1979 - present
• State Agencies

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: Southern Reporter, KF135 .S8 (1st series) & KF135 .S812 (2d series)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MS-CS (state cases) & MS-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Mississippi > Cases > MS State Cases, Combined & Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Mississippi > Cases > MS Federal & State Cases, Combined
  • Internet: Mississippi Supreme Court Opinions (1996 - present)
    Mississippi Court of Appeals Decisions (1996- present)

Courts

• Mississippi Supreme Court
• Mississippi Supreme Court (Unofficial site. Includes Mississippi Supreme Court and Mississippi Court of Appeals opinions. Also includes rules, directories and information on the Courts.)
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
• State of Mississippi Judiciary - Administrative Office for the Courts
  • Court Rules for Mississippi Courts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Municipal Codes (selected)
• Counties, Cities and Towns

LAW & BAR JOURNALS

• Mississippi Law Journal,( K13 .I8) also available electronically from Hein Online, Lexis and Westlaw
• Mississipip College Law Review, (K13 .I776) also available electronically from Hein Online, Lexis and Westlaw
• Mississippi Lawyer, K13 .I84 Micro
• Mississippi Tax Reporter, available electronically from CCH
  Mississippi Business Journal, available electronically

GENERAL

• Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, KFM6665 .J33 2001 (practice guide)
  • Available on Westlaw (MSPRAC - ENC)
• Electronic:
  • Mississippi Law Firms
  • Mississippi Lawyers World Wide Domain (Mississippi Supreme Court, Mississippi Bar, legal forms, law firms, related business, Mississippi's legal mailing lists and more, some subscription services)
  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • Ethics Opinions
  • Tax Forms
  • Internet Law Library: Mississippi
  • FindLaw: Mississippi
  • Law Library of Congress: Mississippi

Updated 5/2009 (LS)

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