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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

• Mississippi Legal Research (Kris Gilliland & Jason Derrick, forthcoming 2011).

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes/Code

• Print: Mississippi Code Annotated (official), KFM6630 1972 .A23
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MS-ST-ANN
  • LexisNexis: Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
• Internet:
  • Mississippi Code
• Mississippi Code (Unannotated) (free fromLexisNexis, 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

• Microfiche:
  • Mississippi Session Laws (microfiche), KFM6625 .A2 Micro (Subscription cancelled. Last updated 2004)
• Electronic:
  • HeinOnline (1940 - )
• Westlaw: MS-LH ( Bill histories from the 1999 Regular Season through the 2007 First Extraordinary Session. Legislative Highlights from the 1999 Regular Session through the 2008 Legislative Session. House and Senate amendments from the 1999 Regular Session through the current sessions. Conference Reports from the 2000 Regular Session through the current sessions. Governor's Messages from 2000 through July 2, 2008)
• LexisNexis: Mississippi Legislative Bill History ( From 2006 through current; From the 2006 session through current. Limited coverage from the 2002 through 2005 sessions as well as 2008. )
  
• Internet:
  • Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System (includes current year proposed measures; links to bill texts)
  • Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System Global Text Search (includes bill texts; 1999 - )

Legislature

• Mississippi Legislature

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Code of Mississippi Rules, KFM6635 .A2 1997 (Subscription cancelled in 2008)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MS-ADC08 ( Current through December, 2008 No. 137)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• Office of the Attorney General
  • LLMC Digital (1905 -1967)
  • LexisNexis: MS Attorney General Opinions (1972 - )
  • Internet (1977 - )
• State Agencies

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: MS-CS (state cases) & MS-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • LexisNexis: MS State Cases, Combined (state cases) & MS Federal & State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases)
• 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:
  • Print: K13 .I8 (1928 - 2010. Subscription cancelled. Last updated in 2010)
  • Electronic versions (1928 - )
• Mississippi College Law Review
  • Print: K13 .I776 (1978 - 2010. Subscription cancelled. Last updated in 2010)
  • Electronic versions (1978 - )
• Mississippi Lawyer
  • K13 .I84 Micro (1980 - )
  • Electronic version (1954 - )
• Mississippi Tax Reporter
  • Electronic version
• Mississippi Business Journal
  • Electronic versions
• Westlaw: MS-JLR
• LexisNexis: Mississippi Law Reviews, Combined

GENERAL

• Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, KFM6665 .J33 2001 (practice guide)
  • Westlaw: MSPRAC - ENC
• Internet:
  • Mississippi State Law Library
  • 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
  • Mississippi Statistical Resources (Mississippi State University Libraries)
  • Tax Forms
  • FindLaw: Mississippi
  • Internet Law Library: Mississippi
  • Law Library of Congress: Mississippi
  • Legal Information Institute: Mississippi

Updated 6/2011 (ET)

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