Legal resources - State & local

Library staff can assist patrons in locating and using legal materials in the ISU library. However, staff cannot give legal opinions or advice.

Indexes

State Law

• LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe (ISU only) - Select "Legal Research" and search federal and state legal news, law reviews, codes and regulations, and case law.
• Guide to Law online ( U.S. Law Library of Congress) -- Annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online,
• Legal Information Institute (Cornell University,  Law School)-- resource for web based legal information.  
• FindLaw  (independent division of West Group.) --Comprehensive guide to legal information

Local Law

• Municipal Code Corporation - commercial site which publishes and updates codes for local governments.  Includes codes for about 1,100 local governments in a searchable online database.
• Municipal Codes Online (Seattle Public Library) - Links to city and county codes online

Iowa Law

Constitution

• Constitution
• 1857 Constitution of the State of Iowa - Codified--Incorporates amendments adopted through 1998 and omits provisions that are superceded or obsolete.

Code/Statutes/Legislation Information

• Code of Iowa (1995-)
• Iowa Acts (1998-) - session laws
• Iowa General Assembly - provides links to Bills (1995-); Bill History(1995-); Calendars (1995-);  and more.  

Administrative Law

• Iowa Administrative Code - PDF version, updated biweekly.
• Iowa Administrative Bulletin (1997-) - published biweekly
• Iowa Court Rules-some judicial districts also have local rules governing court operations.

Case Law

• Judicial Branch- links to courts, Iowa Court Rules; Local Court Rules;  and Civil Petition Cover Sheet. judges
• Iowa Supreme Court (1998-) - includes recent opinions and archive (1998-) , calendar and oral arguments schedule.
• Iowa Court of Appeals - recent opinions and archive(1998-), calendar and oral arguments schedule.
• Trial Courts -  case summaries and disposition information (1992- or 1998-)
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit- retrieve all documents available in a case from one location by entering a case number or party/attorney name.

Misc

• Executive Orders (1996-; No. 1-) 
• Iowa Attorney General Opinions (1977-) - Also available via LexisNexis Academic in  "legal Research"  listed under "State Codes." 
• Iowa Concern:  Legal - legal FAQ.
• Iowa State Bar Association - Lawyer Referral Service, fAQ for the public and links to legal resources.
• Iowa:  Official State Website 
• Iowa Workers Compensation Decisions - Final Agency decisions, Court of Appeals Opinions and Iowa Supreme Court Opinions are published on the Iowa Bar Association's Web Site.

Municipal Law

• Municipal Code Corporation - commercial site which publishes and updates codes for local governments.  Includes codes for about 1,100 local governments in a searchable online database.
• Municipal Codes Online (Seattle Public Library) - Links to city and county codes online

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