New York Resources
This State Guide lists the major sources of law in New York.
RESEARCH GUIDES
- New York Research In-Depth (Georgetown Law Library)
- Gibson's New York Legal Research Guide (3rd edition) by William H. Manz KFN5074 .G53 2004
- Guide to New York Legal Research in the Mendik Library (New York Law School)
- New York Court System (NYU Law Library)
- New York Legal Research by Elizabeth G. Adelman & Suzanne E. Rowe KFN5074 .A34 2008
- New York Legal Research Pathfinder (Rutgers School of Law Library)
- New York Statutes & Legislative History Sources (NYU Law Library)
- Sources of New York City Law and Regulations (NYU Law Library)
STATUTES & LEGISLATION
Constitution
- Constitution of the State of New York (current)
- New York Constitutions (previous versions) (click on "Constitutions" tab)
- Constitutional History of New York (excerpts of book by Charles Z. Lincoln)
Statutes/Code
- Print:
- McKinney's Consolidated Laws of New York Annotated KFN5030 1939 .A3
- New York Consolidated Laws Service KFN5030 1976 .A23
- Gould's Consolidated Laws of New York (unannotated, not available in GULL)
- Electronic:
- Internet:
- New York State Laws (New York State Assembly)
- New York Code (FindLaw)
Legislative History
- Laws of the State of New York Passed at the [...] Session of the Legislature (available through HeinOnline, 1777 - )
- Legislative History of a New York State Law (tutorial from the New York State Library)
- New York State Legislative Intent (New York State Library)
- New York State Legislative History (Syracuse University College of Law Library)
- Chapter 5 of Gibson's New York Legal Research Guide (3rd edition) by William H. Manz KFN5074 .G53 2004
Legislature
- New York State Legislature
- New York State Assembly
- New York State Senate
- New York State Bill Search
- Bill Text, Status, Summaries, Sponsor Memos, and Floor Votes (New York State Legislature)
REGULATIONS & AGENCIES
Regulations
- Print:
- Official Compilation of Codes, Rules & Regulations of the State of New York (commonly referred to as "NYCRR," despite what The Bluebook says!) KFN5030 1960 .A2
- Electronic:
- Internet:
- New York State Register (New York Department of State)
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- New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (New York Department of State)
Agencies
- Governor
- New York State Agencies
- New York State Agency Websites and Publications
- Office of the Attorney General
- Attorney General Appeals & Opinions (1995 - )
CASES & COURTS
Cases
- Print:
- Northeastern Reporter
- 1st series (1885 - 1936) KF 135 .N6
- 2nd series (1998 - ) KF135 .N612
- New York Reports
- 1st series (1849 - 1955) KFN5045 .A2
- 2nd series (1956 - 2003) KFN5045 .A22 2d
- 3rd series (2004 - ) KFN5045 .A22 3d
- New York Supplement
- 1st series (1888 - 1938) KFN5045 .A33
- 2nd series (1938 - 1988) KFN5045 .A333
- West's New York Supplement (1988 - ) KFN5045 .A333
- Northeastern Reporter
- Electronic:
- Internet:
- New York Court of Appeals Decisions (Legal Information Institute, 1992 - )
- Legal Information Institute Bulletin - NY (provides analysis of selected Court of Appeals decisions by free email subscription)
Courts
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Laws of the City of New York
- New York City Council (includes local laws and bills)
- New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC)
- Municipal Codes of select New York jurisdictions (State and Local Government on the Net)
STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS
- New York has too many law school journals to list on this page. Please see the list on FindLaw at: http://stu.findlaw.com/schools/usaschools/newyork.html. Georgetown subscribes to the electronic versions of several New York law reviews. Search for those titles through HeinOnline, or in GULLiver for a print version.
- Law journals and periodicals with a focus on New York State:
- New York Law Journal
- Microform: Williams Media (1st floor), row C, cabinets 23 - 24 (1888 - 2010)
- Electronic versions
- Internet (subscription required for some online content)
- New York Lawyer (online only; 2000 - present)
- Journal, New York State Bar Association
- Print: K10 .O59 (2000 - 2008; subscription cancelled) (formerly New York State Bar Journal, K14 .E9715)
- Electronic versions
- Internet (subscription required for some online content)
- Record of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York
- Print: K18 .E3 (1946 - 2009; subscription cancelled)
- Electronic versions
- Internet
- St. John's Law Review
- Print: K23 .A22 (1926 - 2010; subscription cancelled)
- Electronic versions
- Internet: Journal archives (2004 - )
- Syracuse Law Review
- Print: K23 .Y7 (1949 - 2010; subscription cancelled)
- Electronic versions
- Internet: Journal archives (2006 - )
- Touro Law Review
- Print: K24 .O6 (1985 - 2010; subscription cancelled)
- Electronic versions
- Internet: Journal archives (2006 - )
- New York Law Journal
GENERAL
- Print:
- New York Practice by David Siegel (Hornbook Series, student edition) KFN5995 .S65 1999
- New York Civil Practice (CPLR) by Jack Weinstein KFN5995 .N6 1963
- Carmody-Wait: An Encyclopedic Treatment of Civil Practice in New York (2nd edition) KFN5995 .C342
- "Practice Commentaries" in McKinney's (included with the annotations in statute volumes)
- Electronic:
- Internet:
- New York Legal Research Site (LLAGNY)
- New York State Bar Association
- New York State Library
- New York State Government Information Locator Service (New York State Library)
- Internet Law Library: New York
- FindLaw: New York
- Association of the Bar of New York City
- New York State Board of Law Examiners
- Tax Forms (New York State Department of Taxation and Finance)
Updated 09/2010 (AJC)
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