The NJ State Library’s (NJSL) Law Library offers a wide range of digitized legal resources, including state laws, court opinions, administrative regulations, executive orders, constitutions, legal forms, periodicals, and more.
New Jersey Chapter/Session Laws
The Law Library provides access to digitized Acts of the Legislature (Chapter or Session Laws), which are the official records of laws enacted by the New Jersey Legislature, organized by year and legislative session.
New Jersey Court Opinions
The Law Library provides public access to a comprehensive collection of court opinions from various state courts, including the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Tax Court, and Trial Courts.
New Jersey Administrative Law
The Law Library’s New Jersey Administrative Law guide provides centralized access to key components of the state’s rule‑making framework. Whether you’re seeking the New Jersey Register, the New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C.), historical Administrative Reports, or decisions by state agencies such as the Board of Medical Examiners, Department of Education, and Civil Service Commission this resource consolidates regulatory filings and final rulings in one place to streamline your research.
Executive Orders
The Law Library’s Executive Branch resource page offers direction to searchable, digitized archive of gubernatorial executive orders, from Governor Edison through Governor Kean, as well as comprehensive online access to orders issued by Governors Hughes through Murphy.
Attorney General Opinions
Attorney General Opinions represent the view of the Attorney General that issued them on a specific legal question based on the law and facts as they stood at the time.
School Law Decisions
The Law Library’s School Law Decisions page provides digital access to comprehensive decisions by the New Jersey Department of Education, from 1928 through 1991 through the State Publications Digital Library, followed by Department of Education decisions from 1992 to 2010 through administrative reports and their website.
Judiciary Materials
The Law Library offers a comprehensive collection of legal resources related to the state’s judiciary, including court opinions, procedural rules, and historical case law.
New Jersey Constitutions
The Law Library’s New Jersey Constitutions page offers digitized access to the three historic state constitutions, from the original 1776 charter, through the 1844 revision, to the modern governing document adopted in 1947 along with related convention proceedings, including amendment materials.
New Jersey Register
The New Jersey Register contains all proposed and adopted changes to the administrative rules and is a source for public notices, the governor’s executive orders and rulemaking calendars.
Local Ordinances
The Law Library’s Local Ordinances page links to directories of municipal and county codes, offering access to many local ordinance collections across the State of New Jersey.
Legal Forms
The Law Library’s Legal Forms page offers links to legal forms available through government websites and NJSL databases, with remote access available to authorized users.
Legal Periodicals
The Law Library’s Legal Periodicals page provides direct access to digitized New Jersey–focused law journals, including historic volumes of the New Jersey Law Journal, Rutgers and Seton Hall law reviews, as well as links to bar association yearbooks and directories in the public domain.
Attorney Search
The Law Library’s Attorney Search page provides helpful tools, and resources, for locating licensed attorneys in the State of New Jersey.
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