Research Guides

• Researching the Laws of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (Gail Winson, Roger Williams University Law Library)
• State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Survey of State Documents and Law Related Materials (Gail Winson, Roger Williams University Law Library)
  Updated and revised version of Colleen McConaghy, Selective Bibliography for the State of Rhode Island: State Documents and Law-Related Materials (1993) (KFR1 .M33 1993).

Statutes & Legislation

Constitution

• State Constitution (Rhode Island General Assembly)
• Colonial charters (Yale Avalon Project)

Statutes/Code

• Print: General Laws of Rhode Island (official), KFR30 1956 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: RI-ST-ANN
  • LexisNexis: RI - General Laws of Rhode Island, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
  • Rhode Island General Assembly: State of Rhode Island General Laws

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline (1900 - )
• Rhode Island General Assembly: Legislative Information
  Includes journals, bills, & public laws
• Westlaw
  • RI-BILLS (current session)
  • RI-BILLS-OLD (1996 - )
• LexisNexis
  • RI Bill Tracking and Full-Text Bills (current session)
  • Rhode Island Legislative Bill History (2001 - )

Legislature

• General Assembly
  • Rhode Island Senate
  • Rhode Island House

Regulations & Agencies

Regulations

• Code of Rhode Island Rules
  • Print:KFR35 .A24 1992 (subscription cancelled in 2008)
  • Electronic:
    • Westlaw:
      • RI-ADC09 (current)
      • Rhode Island Administrative & Executive Materials (2006-2008)
    • LexisNexis: RI - Weil's Code of Rhode Island Rules
    • Rhode Island Secretary of State: Final Rules and Regulations Database
• Rhode Island Government Register
  • LexisNexis: RI - Rhode Island Government Register
  • Rhode Island Secretary of State: Proposed Rules and Regulations Database (currently proposed rules)

Agencies

• Office of the Governor
• Rhode Island State Agencies
• Office of the Attorney General
• Attorney General Opinions
  • Westlaw: RI-AG (1981 - )
  • LexisNexis: RI Attorney General Opinions (August 1975 - )

Cases & Courts

Cases

• Print: Atlantic Reporter, KF135 .A7 (1st series), KF135 .A712 (2nd series)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • RI-CS (state cases)
    • RI-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • LexisNexis:
    • RI State Cases, Combined
    • RI Federal & State Cases, Combined
  • Internet:
    • Judiciary of Rhode Island
      • Supreme Court Opinions (1999 - )
      • Superior Court Opinions (2000 - )
    • FindLaw: Supreme Court Opinions (1997 - )

Courts

• Rhode Island Judiciary
• Supreme Court Homepage

Local Government

• Rhode Island Cities and Towns (RI Office of Library & Information Services))
• Rhode Island League of Cities & Towns
• Rhode Island Ordinances (municode.com, selected ordinances)

State Law Reviews & Bar Journals

• The Roger Williams University Law Review
  • Print: K22 .O47 (1996 - )
  • Electronic:
    • HeinOnline (1996 - )
    • LexisNexis: Roger Williams University Law Review (1996 - )
    • Westlaw: RWULR (1996 - )
• Rhode Island Bar Journal
  • Print: K22 .H58 (1982 - 2002; subscription cancelled)
  • Microfiche: K22. H58 Micro (1979 - ) (missing v. 36: 3/7 & v. 47: 8)
  • Electronic:
    • LexisNexis: Rhode Island Bar Journal (1995 - )
    • Westlaw: RIBJ (selected coverage, 1982 - )
    • Rhode Island Bar Journal (RI Bar Association, July/Aug. 2009 - )

General

• Internet:
  • Rhode Island State Law Library
  • Rhode Island State Library
  • Rhode Island Bar Association
  • Legal Ethics
    • Ethics Advisory Panel Opinions (RI Judiciary, 1987 - )
    • Rules of Professional Conduct (RI Judiciary)
  • FindLaw: Rhode Island
  • Law Library of Congress: Rhode Island
  • Legal Information Institute: Rhode Island
  • Tax Forms
  • Rhode Island Law Blogs
    • ABA Journal Blawg Directory
    • Justia Blawg Directory

Updated 7/10 (MS)