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State of Rhode Island

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Constitution

Rhode Island Constitution (Rhode Island General Assembly)
Historic Documents (Yale Avalon Project) - four documents; including:

Executive

Rules and Regulations Database (Rhode Island Office of the Secretary of State)
Attorney General Advisory Opinions (Rhode Island Attorney General)
Ethics Opinions (Rhode Island Ethics Commission)
Rhode Island Governor
Rhode Island Attorney General
Rhode Island Board of Elections
Rhode Island Secretary of State

Judicial

Rhode Island Supreme Court Published Opinions (Rhode Island Judiciary) PDF; November 2000-
Rhode Island Supreme Court Opinions (FindLaw) 1997-
Rhode Island Superior Court Published Opinions (Rhode Island Judiciary) PDF
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit (U.S. Courts)
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit (Emory Law School) November 1995-
U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit (FindLaw) November 1995-
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Rhode Island
Rhode Island Judiciary System

Legislative

Rhode Island General Laws (Rhode Island General Assembly) - statutory compilation; searchable
Public Laws (Rhode Island General Assembly) chronological; searchable
Public Laws: Short List (Rhode Island General Assembly, Law Revision Office)
Bills (Rhode Island General Assembly) 1997-
Bill Status/History (Rhode Island General Assembly)
General Law Section List (Rhode Island Law Revision Office)
Rhode Island General Assembly - composed of the Senate and House of Representatives
History of the Laws of Rhode Island (Rhode Island Law Revision Office)
How a Bill Becomes Law (Rhode Island General Assembly)

Legal Guides

Law Librarians of New England
Law Schools:
LLSDC Legislative Source Book: Rhode Island
Research Guides:
- Research Guides (Roger Williams University Law Library)
- Rhode Island Practice Guide (Suffolk University Law School)
Rhode Island Bar Association
- Consumer Pamphlets
- Lawyer Referral Service
- Rhode Island Bar Journal Cumulative Index (Roger Williams School of Law)
Rhode Island Lawyer's Weekly
Rhode Island State Law Library
Southern New England Law Librarians Association
WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS:

General Sources

Rhode Island - official site
Google Rhode Island
Rhode Island Libraries (LIBCAT)
Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services
Rhode Island State and Local Government (Library of Congress)
Rhode Island State Archives and Public Records
State and Local Government on the Net: Rhode Island (State Local Gov)
Yahoo Rhode Island

Law Dictionary