Library Guides: Comparative State Legal Research: Online Databases

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National Survey of State Laws (via HeinOnline)
This is the online version of a print resource, updated regularly. Very authoritative. Cites state statutes.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Monitored by lawmakers and attorneys across the 50 states, this site is an authoritative source of comparative state laws and policies.
Council of State Governments
Provides state policy information topically and regionally. Broad topic include economics & finance, education & workforce, elections, energy & environment, federal affairs, health, international, interstate compacts, public safety & justice, and transportation.

Nexis Uni
Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.
HeinOnline
Provides full-text online access to all legal journals, rare and out-of-print collections and all back issues of indexed legal journals into a searchable electronic format.
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) Index
Covers issues in the public debate through selective coverage of a wide variety of international sources including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more.

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