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Overview
State law includes: state statutes, state constitutions, state administrative law, or state case law. The following sources are free, online sources for state law.
State Constitutions, State Statutes, and State Regulations
State Constitutions
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State Constitutions by the LIIThe Legal Information Institute provides direct links to online state constitutions through the state links on this page.
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The NBER/University of Maryland State Constitution ProjectThe NBER/University of Maryland State Constitution Project webpage provides a searchable database of state constitutions.
State Statutes
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State Codes and Statutes at JustiaThe website Justia provides online access to the copies of multiple years of State Codes for every U.S. State and U.S. territory.
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State Statutes by the LIIThe Legal Information Institute has created a collection of links to state laws on the state's website.
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State Statutes at FindLawFindLaw has created a collection of state law listings and summaries.
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NCSL Bill-tracking DatabaseThe NCSL has created a searchable bill-tracking database that is updated weekly for all 50 states.
State Regulations
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State Regulations by the LIIThe Legal Information Institute has created a collection of state regulations online, which is organized by jurisdiction.
State Case Law
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Justia State CasesJustia has a collection of state law cases, which are organized by state, court, and year.
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The Caselaw Access ProjectThe Caselaw Access Project provides access to millions of state law cases, and federal cases. It is one of the larger collections for state law cases. The website grants free access to 500 cases per person each day.
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Google Scholar Case LawGoogle Scholar has created a searchable database of case law for all 50 states, and federal cases also.
Rhode Island Primary Sources
State Constitution
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The RI State ConstitutionThe State of Rhode Island General Assembly publishes the complete state constitution online.
State Statutes
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Rhode Island General LawsThe Rhode Island General Laws are published by the State of Rhode Island General Assembly online.
State Regulations
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Rhode Island Code of RegulationsThe Rhode Island Code of Regulations are published online by the Rhode Island Department of State.
Rhode Island Ordinances
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Rhode Island City and Town OrdinancesThe State Law Library has organized a collection of links to the city and town ordinances in Rhode Island Cities and Towns.
State Case Law
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Opinions and Orders Issued in Supreme Court CasesThe Rhode Island Judiciary publishes RI Supreme Court case opinions and orders on the court website. The opinions and orders are in the form of PDFs, and are organized by year.
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RI Superior Court DecisionsThe Rhode Island Judiciary has created a listing of Superior Court decisions in Rhode Island.