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New York Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in New York. For more in-depth research, consult our guide on New York Research In-Depth.

RESEARCH GUIDES

• New York Research In-Depth (Georgetown Law Library)
• Gibson's New York Legal Research Guide (3rd edition) by William H. Manz KFN5074 .G53 2004
• Guide to New York Legal Research in the Mendik Library (New York Law School)
• New York Court System (NYU Law Library)
• New York Legal Research by Elizabeth G. Adelman & Suzanne E. Rowe KFN5074 .A34 2008
• New York Legal Research Pathfinder (Rutgers School of Law Library)
• New York Statutes & Legislative History Sources (NYU Law Library)
• Sources of New York City Law and Regulations (NYU Law Library)
  
  

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Constitution of the State of New York (current)
• New York Constitutions (previous versions) (click on "Constitutions" tab)
• Constitutional History of New York (excerpts of book by Charles Z. Lincoln)

Statutes/Code

• Print:
  • McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated KFN5030 1939 .A3
  • New York Consolidated Laws Service KFN5030 1976 .A23
  • Gould's Consolidated Laws of New York (unannotated, not available in GULL)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: NY-ST-ANN (online version of McKinney's )
  • Lexis: NY;NYCODE (online version of Consolidated Laws Service)
• Internet:
  • New York State Laws (New York State Assembly)
  • New York Code (FindLaw)

Legislative History

• Laws of the State of New York Passed at the [...] Session of the Legislature (available through HeinOnline, 1777 - )
• Legislative History of a New York State Law (tutorial from the New York State Library)
• New York State Legislative Intent (New York State Library)
• New York State Legislative History (Syracuse University College of Law Library)
• Chapter 5 of Gibson's New York Legal Research Guide (3rd edition) by William H. Manz KFN5074 .G53 2004

Legislature

• New York State Legislature
• New York State Assembly
• New York State Senate
• New York State Bill Search
• Bill Text, Status, Summaries, Sponsor Memos, and Floor Votes (New York State Legislature)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print:
  • Official Compilation of Codes, Rules & Regulations of the State of New York (commonly referred to as "NYCRR," despite what The Bluebook says!) KFN5030 1960 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: NY-ADC
  • Lexis: NY;NYADMN
• Internet:
  • New York State Register (New York Department of State)
• New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (New York Department of State)

Agencies

• Governor
• New York State Agencies
• New York State Agency Websites and Publications
• Office of the Attorney General
  • Attorney General Appeals & Opinions (1995 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Northeastern Reporter
    • 1st series (1885 - 1936) KF 135 .N6
    • 2nd series (1998 - ) KF135 .N612
  • New York Reports
    • 1st series (1849 - 1955) KFN5045 .A2
    • 2nd series (1956 - 2003) KFN5045 .A22 2d
    • 3rd series (2004 - ) KFN5045 .A22 3d
  • New York Supplement
    • 1st series (1888 - 1938) KFN5045 .A33
    • 2nd series (1938 - 1988) KFN5045 .A333
  • West's New York Supplement (1988 - ) KFN5045 .A333
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: NY-CS (state cases) and NY-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: NY;NYCTS (state cases) and MEGA;NYMEGA (state and federal cases)
• Internet:
  • New York Court of Appeals Decisions (Legal Information Institute, 1992 - )
  • Legal Information Institute Bulletin - NY (provides analysis of selected Court of Appeals decisions by free email subscription)

Courts

• New York State Unified Court System
• State of New York Court of Appeals

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Laws of the City of New York
• New York City Council (includes local laws and bills)
• New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC)
• Municipal Codes of select New York jurisdictions (State and Local Government on the Net)

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• New York has too many law school journals to list on this page. Please see the list on FindLaw at: http://stu.findlaw.com/schools/usaschools/newyork.html. Georgetown subscribes to the electronic versions of several New York law reviews. Search for those titles through HeinOnline, or in GULLiver for a print version.
• Law journals and periodicals with a focus on New York State:
  • New York Law Journal
    • Microform: Williams Media (1st floor), row C, cabinets 23 - 24 (1888 - 2010)
    • Electronic versions
    • Internet (subscription required for some online content)
  • New York Lawyer (online only; 2000 - present)
  • Journal, New York State Bar Association
    • Print: K10 .O59 (2000 - 2008; subscription cancelled) (formerly New York State Bar Journal, K14 .E9715)
    • Electronic versions
    • Internet (subscription required for some online content)
  • Record of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
    • Print: K18 .E3 (1946 - 2009; subscription cancelled)
    • Electronic versions
    • Internet
  • St. John's Law Review
    • Print: K23 .A22 (1926 - 2010; subscription cancelled)
    • Electronic versions
    • Internet: Journal archives (2004 - )
  • Syracuse Law Review
    • Print: K23 .Y7 (1949 - 2010; subscription cancelled)
    • Electronic versions
    • Internet: Journal archives (2006 - )
  • Touro Law Review
    • Print: K24 .O6 (1985 - 2010; subscription cancelled)
    • Electronic versions
    • Internet: Journal archives (2006 - )

GENERAL

• Print:
  • New York Practice by David Siegel (Hornbook Series, student edition) KFN5995 .S65 1999
  • New York Civil Practice (CPLR) by Jack Weinstein KFN5995 .N6 1963
  • Carmody-Wait: An Encyclopedic Treatment of Civil Practice in New York (2nd edition) KFN5995 .C342
  • "Practice Commentaries" in McKinney's (included with the annotations in statute volumes)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: NY-PRAC (Siegel's New York Practice Series) and CW2D (Carmody-Wait 2d New York Practice with Forms)
  • Lexis: NY;NYCP
• Internet:
  • New York Legal Research Site (LLAGNY)
  • New York State Bar Association
  • New York State Library
  • New York State Government Information Locator Service (New York State Library)
  • Internet Law Library: New York
  • FindLaw: New York
  • Association of the Bar of New York City
  • New York State Board of Law Examiners
  • Tax Forms (New York State Department of Taxation and Finance)
    

Updated 09/2010 (AJC)

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