Minnesota Law Resources

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:58:37 +0000

Here are some links to websites that may be useful to those seeking to learn more about legal topics:

MN Statutes	United States Code
MN Constitutions	United States Constitution
MN Regulations and Executive Orders	Federal Regulations
MN Courts and Decisions	Federal Courts and Decisions
Tribal Law	State Legislation
Federal Legislation	Local Ordinances
Legal Issues	Legal Profession
Legal Resource Sites

MN Statutes

Minnesota Statutes – The full text of the Minnesota Statutes, provided by the Revisor of Statutes.
State Statutes – Links by state and by topical area available from Cornell.
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws – Official site for uniform and model acts and includes the ability to find out which uniform acts have been
adopted by a particular state.

U.S… Code – Searchable full text from Cornell with the best organized results.
U.S… Code – Search and browse the full text through GPO Access, as provided by the U.S… House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision Counsel.
U.S… Code – Searchable full text from the U.S… House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision Counsel.
Tribal Codes and Constitutions – The National Tribal Justice Resource Center has links to various Native American tribal codes.

Minnesota Constitution
State Constitutions – The nonprofit Constitution Society maintains links to each state’s constitution.

U.S… Constitution – The Law Library of Congress provides texts, commentaries, historical texts and judicial decisions.
U.S… Constitution – Full text from Emory University.
U.S… Constitution Online – Includes the text of the U.S… Constitution. Each amendment has its own link, which includes a list of states that ratified the amendment and the dates. Find commentary, history, explanations, and more on this site.

License Minnesota – Minnesota’s site for access to information on the over 500 licenses and permits issued by the state.
Minnesota Rules – The full text of the Minnesota Rules, provided by the Revisor of Statutes. The Minnesota Rules: Drafting Manual with Styles and Forms and Rulemaking in Minnesota: A Guide are also available.
Minnesota State Register – The State Register publishes proposed and adopted rules, official notices, and contracts.
Minnesota Executive Orders – A searchable database, created by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, of full text executive orders from 1968 to the present.

Code of Federal Regulations– This search interface is provided by GPO Access. Titles are updated regularly.
Federal Register – Updates the Code of Federal Regulations through a searchable interface.
Regulations.gov – Find, review, and submit comments on Federal regulations published in the Federal Register that are open for comment.

Federal Judiciary – Information and answers to frequently asked questions, including links to
federal courts. Also includes the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Minnesota).

Searchthere for opinions, briefs, orders, and more.