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Appendix 3: State Law Resources
Maine to Montana
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MAINE |
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State’s Home Page |
http://www.maine.gov |
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Executive Branch (Governor) |
http://www.maine.gov/portal/government/governor.html |
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Legislative Branch |
http://www.maine.gov/legis/ |
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Constitution |
http://www.maine.gov/legis/const/ |
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Statutory Code |
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/ |
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Judicial Branch (the Courts) |
http://www.courts.state.me.us/ |
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Appellate Court Opinions, that is, Case Law (there may be more than one site for these) |
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Administrative Code (regulations) |
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State Bar Association |
http://www.mainebar.org/ |
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MARYLAND |
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State’s Home Page |
http://www.maryland.gov |
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Executive Branch (Governor) |
http://www.governor.maryland.gov/ |
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Legislative Branch |
http://mlis.state.md.us/ |
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Constitution |
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/43const/html/const.html |
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Statutory Code |
http://mlis.state.md.us/asp/web_statutes.asp |
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Judicial Branch (the Courts) |
http://www.mdcourts.gov/ |
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Appellate Court Opinions, that is, Case Law (there may be more than one site for these) |
-Court of Appeals-
http://www.mdcourts.gov/coappeals/index.html |
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Administrative Code (regulations) |
http://www.michie.com/maryland/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0 |
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State Bar Association |
http://www.msba.org/ |
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MASSACHUSETTS |
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State’s Home Page |
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=mg2homepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=massgov2 |
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Executive Branch (Governor) |
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=gov3homepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=Agov3 |
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Legislative Branch |
http://www.mass.gov/legis/ |
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Constitution |
http://www.mass.gov/legis/const.htm |
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Statutory Code |
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/index.htm |
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Judicial Branch (the Courts) |
http://www.mass.gov/courts/ |
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Appellate Court Opinions, that is, Case Law (there may be more than one site for these) |
http://massreports.com/ |
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Administrative Code (regulations) |
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us/source/mass/cmr/index.html |
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State Bar Association |
http://www.massbar.org/ |
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MICHIGAN |
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State’s Home Page |
http://www.michigan.gov/ |
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Executive Branch (Governor) |
http://www.michigan.gov/gov/ |
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Legislative Branch |
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(dkg5d1bexrqned45lfioo3i3))/mileg.aspx?page=home http://senate.michigan.gov/ http://house.michigan.gov/ |
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Constitution |
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(42s0tpnej4mom5rylx5xmn45))/mileg.aspx?page=MCLconstitutionSearch |
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Statutory Code |
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(dkg5d1bexrqned45lfioo3i3))/mileg.aspx?page=ChapterIndex |
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Judicial Branch (the Courts) |
http://www.courts.michigan.gov/ |
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Appellate Court Opinions, that is, Case Law (there may be more than one site for these) |
http://coa.courts.mi.gov/resources/opinions.htm
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Administrative Code (regulations) |
http://www.michigan.gov/dleg/0,1607,7-154-10576_35738---,00.html |
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State Bar Association |
http://www.michbar.org/ |
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MINNESOTA |
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State’s Home Page |
http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=NorthStar |
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Executive Branch (Governor) |
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Legislative Branch |
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Constitution |
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/pubs/ http://www.mnhs.org/library/constitution/index.html
State Constitution (direct link broken) http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/mncon/preamble.htm
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Statutory Code |
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/pubs/
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Judicial Branch (the Courts) |
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Appellate Court Opinions, that is, Case Law (there may be more than one site for these) |
COURTS:
http://www.mncourts.gov/default.aspx
Supreme Courts http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=550
Court of Appeals http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=551
District Courts http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=238
State Court’s Administrator http://www.mncourts.gov/?page=244
Judicial Council |
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Administrative Code (regulations) |
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/pubs/
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State Bar Association |
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MISSOURI |
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State’s Home Page |
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Executive Branch (Governor) |
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Legislative Branch |
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Constitution |
Online: http://www.moga.mo.gov/homecon.asp
To download: |
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Statutory Code |
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Judicial Branch (the Courts) |
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Appellate Court Opinions, that is, Case Law (there may be more than one site for these) |
Link to information on the Court of Appeals: http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=261
Link to opinions: http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=12086&dist=Opinions
Link to information on the Supreme Court: http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=27
Link to Supreme Court opinions: http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=12086&dist=Opinions%20Supreme |
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Administrative Code (regulations) |
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State Bar Association |
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MONTANA |
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State’s Home Page |
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Executive Branch (Governor) |
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Legislative Branch |
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Constitution |
http://leg.mt.gov/css/Laws%20and%20Constitution/Current%20Constitution.asp |
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Statutory Code |
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Judicial Branch (the Courts) |
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Appellate Court Opinions, that is, Case Law (there may be more than one site for these) |
Montana Supreme Court cases: http://fnweb1.isd.doa.state.mt.us/idmws/custom/sll/sll_fn_home.htm
(Montana does not have intermediate appellate courts; appeals from the trial courts go to the Supreme Court) |
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Administrative Code (regulations) |
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State Bar Association |