Discover State Statutes with Professor Rebecca S. Trammell
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Learn about state statutes, legislative process, session laws, codes, finding statutes, official sources, annotated vs. unannotated statutes, and free resources, with Professor Trammell's guidance.
Discover State Statutes with Professor Rebecca S. Trammell
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Introducing State Statutes Professor Rebecca S. Trammell rtrammel@law.stetson.edu
State Statutes • State Legislative Process • Session Laws (Chronological) • Code (Topic/Subject) • unannotated (Just the Statutes) • annotated (Court Decisions etc.)
Finding State Statutes • Official/Unofficial • Print • annotated • unannotated • ALWD Appendix 1 * designates official code • Bluebook T1 – Lists official first or “one of the following” for more than 1 official code
Free Sources • Cornell Legal Information Institute • http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html • Handy Links • http://www.whpgs.org/f.htm • Legal Help • http://www.legallawhelp.com/state_law/ • National Conference of State Legislators • http://www.ncsl.org/?tabid=17173
Fee Resources • LexisNexis - Create State Tabs • Westlaw – Create State Tabs • Fast Case (Florida Bar) • Versus Law • LoisLaw
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