LibGuides: Comparing State Laws: Multiple Subject Sources

Multiple Subject Sources

HEINONLINE, LEXISNEXIS, WESTLAW

HeinOnline - Subject Compilations of State Laws
Electronic version of Subject Compilations of State Laws.
Lexis+ - 50 State Surveys, Legislation & Regulations
Contains surveys in chart form for a variety of subjects. Each survey contains links to the relevant code or regulations.
Westlaw Precision - 50 State Regulatory Surveys
Westlaw Precision - 50 State Statutory Surveys
Searchable databases to compare state statutes (SURVEYS) derived from the National Survey of State Laws and state regulations (REG-SURVEYS). Surveys contain links to the relevant codes or regulations.

PRINT SOURCES

Cheryl Rae Nyberg, Subject Compilations of State Laws (1981 - 2014).

KF1 .S92 - Second Floor Reference
Published annually, this is an annotated subject compilation of citations to books, law review articles, and other sources that compare state statutes. It is non-cumulative so you may need to review multiple volumes.

National Survey of State Laws (Richard A. Leiter ed.).

KF386 .N38 - Second Floor Reference
This provides brief summaries and citations, in chart form, to state laws on a limited selection of topics.

National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Uniform Laws Annotated (1968).

KF165 .A43 1968 - Second Floor Reference
Westlaw Edge
Uniform Laws Annotated is the most complete collection of uniform and model acts, codes, and rules. It includes comments from drafters, tables of adopting jurisdictions, case annotations, and references to secondary sources.

WEB SOURCES

National Conference of State Legislatures
Presents a lengthy list of 50-State surveys as well as substantive and comparative articles on state laws. The Issues & Research page leads to bills and other information on hot topics before state legislatures.