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Statutes, cases and opinions

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Minnesota and federal statutes

Minnesota statutes 

  • Statutes passed by the legislature dating to 1851
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Minnesota session laws

  • Acts passed in each year's legislative session dating to 1849
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Minnesota administrative rules 

  • Rules for state agencies dating to 1982
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State register 

  • Proposed and adopted agency regulations dating to 1976 
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Minnesota legislative history

  • Records of committee hearings and floor sessions and other historical information
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Govenors' vetoes 

  • Vetoes dating to 1849
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Minnesota legislation and bill tracking 

  • Full text of house and senate bills dating to 1993-94 session
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Journals of the Minnesota senate and house 

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Minnesota constitution 

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Federal legislative history 

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U.S. code 

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Public laws and legislative history

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Federal Regulations

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Presidential documents

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Minnesota court and advisory opinions

Minnesota supreme court and court of appeals

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Current week’s opinions:

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Status of appeals 

  • Status of appeals with Minnesota appellate courts
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District court records 

  • Minnesota district court case records (does not include text of documents) 
  • Public-view version of MNCIS 
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Specialty court opinions

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State courts across the country 

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Employer-labor arbitration awards 

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Attorney general opinions

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Commissioner of administration opinions

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Campaign finance and public disclosure board opinions

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Federal court opinions

U.S. district court of Minnesota 

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Federal appellate courts

Federal circuit courts of appeal

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Eighth circuit court of appeals

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U.S. supreme court full text

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Entire federal appellate system

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Executive orders

Federal Register

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Minnesota and federal court rules

Minnesota

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  • Local rules for the U.S. District of Minnesota 

Federal and other U.S. states

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