RESEARCH GUIDES

• New Jersey Research, A guide to legal publications and resources published by the reference librarians at Rutgers-Camden Law Library.
• New Jersey Legal Research Handbook , by Paul Axel-Lute, published by the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, (5th ed. 2008). Available on Lexis. Supplement available at: http://law-library.rutgers.edu/ilg/njlrhb5.php
• New Jersey State Documents: a Bibliography of Legal Resources, by Karen Johnsrud & Sarah Jaramillo, KFN1875 .S46 2011
  

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Current NJ Constitution
• Historical versions of NJ Constitution

Statutes/Code

• Print: New Jersey Statutes Annotated, (official) KFN1830 1937 .A4
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: NJ-ST-ANN
  • LexisNexis: NJ - New Jersey Statutes, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
• Internet: State Statutes

Legislative History

• Barbara Garavaglia, Using Legislative Histories to Determine Legislative Intent in New Jersey, 30 Leg. Ref. Serv. Q. 71 (2011), (K12 .E357 Print, Electronic version)
• Session Laws: HeinOnline, (1776 - Current)
• New Jersey Legislative Histories (selected coverage 1970-1997 & full coverage 1998 - Current; maintained by the New Jersey State Library)

Legislature

• New Jersey Legislature (Directory, full text of bills, bill histories, and more)
• New Jersey Session Laws (1996 - Current)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: New Jersey Administrative Code, KFN1835 1995 .A25
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: NJ-ADC
  • LexisNexis: New Jersey Administrative Code
• Internet:
  • New Jersey Administrative Code and New Jersey Register

Agencies

• Office of the Governor
• Executive Orders (1963 - )
• Departments and Agencies
• New Jersey Administrative Law Decisions (from October 1997)
• New Jersey Administrative Reports (First Series, 1979 - 1991)
• Attorney General's Opinions (1949 - ), also available on HeinOnline
  

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Atlantic Reporter KF135 .A7 (1st series, 1886-1938)
  • West's Atlantic Reporter KF135 .A712 (2nd series 1939 - Current)
  • New Jersey Reports KFN1845 .A22 (1949 - Current)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
  • • NJ-CS (state cases)
    • NJ-CS-ALL (state & federal cases)
  • LexisNexis:
    • NJ State Cases, Combined (state cases)
    • NJ Federal & State Cases, Combined (state & federal cases)

Courts

• Judiciary
• Opinions of the New Jersey Courts (Supreme Court 1994 - Current & Appellate Division, 1995 - Current)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Counties and Municipalities
• Municipal Codes online

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Print: Rutgers Law Journal K22 .U83 (1980 - Current; by Rutgers University, Camden School of Law)
  • Electronic:
    • HeinOnline (1969 - Current)
    • LexisNexis: (1994 - Current)
    • Westlaw (Selected coverage begins 1983 & full coverage begins 1993 - Current)
  • Internet:
    • Journal Home Page (2002 - Current)
• Print: Rutgers Law Review K22 .U84 (1949 - Current: by Rutgers University, Newark School of Law)
  • Electronic:
    • Hein Online (1947 - Current)
    • LexisNexis: (1992 - Current)
    • Westlaw ( Selected coverage begins 1988 & full coverage begins 1993 - Current)
  • Internet:
    • Journal Home Page (Current issue)
• Print: New Jersey Law Journal, K14 .E7 (1878-1934, plus current issues)
  • Also available in microform K14 .E7 Micro (1982-2006)
  • Electronic:
    • Westlaw (1990 - Current)
  • Internet:
    • Journal Home Page
• Print: Seton Hall Law Review K23 .E3 (1970 - Current)
  • Electronic:
    • HeinOnline (1970 - Current)
    • LexisNexis: (1993 - Current)
    • Westlaw (Selected coverage begins with 1983 & full coverage begins 1993 - Current )
  • Internet:
    • Journal Home Page

GENERAL

• New Jersey Practice Library
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: NJPRACLIB
  • LexisNexis:LexisNexis Practice Guide: New Jersey
• Internet:
  • State Library (including State Law Library)
  • New Jersey Law Network
  • Law Library of Congress: New Jersey Research
  • Internet Law Library: New Jersey
  • Findlaw: New Jersey
  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Ethics Opinions (1968- )
  • Rules of Professional Conduct
  • New Jersey State Bar Foundation
  • New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
  • New Jersey Law Revision Commission
  • Tax Forms
  • New Jersey Historic Documents

Last Updated 07/12 (MK)