U.S. State Content
HeinOnline provides access to a number of resources for state-related research. Browse our selections below and find databases that are dedicated to specific states, provide a comparison of state laws, provide historical state content, or access to other state government documents.
Civil Rights and Social Justice
Study the expansion of civil rights in America through government publications, legislation, Supreme Court briefs, and more.
COVID-19: Pandemics Past and Present
Analyze government response to COVID-19 and other pandemics, as well as their effect on public health, economics, society, and the world.
LGBTQ+ Rights
A collection of materials and interactive timeline relating to the gay rights movement in America, from 1950 until present day.
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
Access to the full text of all Model Acts drafted, recommended, or endorsed by the National Conference of Commissions on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL).
National Survey of State Laws
The 9th edition of the must-have guide for state-by-state law comparison, available in both database and print format.
New York Court of Appeals Records and Briefs
Digital access to the records and briefs from the New York Court of Appeals, dating all the way back to inception.
New York Legal Research Library
Legal research materials dedicated to the history, study, practice, and development of law in the State of New York.
Prestatehood Legal Materials
Brief overviews of state histories from colonization to statehood, derived from the award-winning sourcebook.
Session Laws Library
The session laws of all 50 U.S. states, as well as Canada, Australia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and the D.C. Register.
State Attorney General Reports and Opinions
Access to the State Attorney General reports and opinions for all fifty states, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
State Constitutions Illustrated
An essential digital platform for authoritative state history resources, such as historical and current constitutions, prestatehood documents, and more.
State Reports: A Historical Archive
The most detailed and updated state report checklist currently available, along with linking to the full text of historical state reports.
State Statutes: A Historical Archive
Superseded state statutes for all fifty states back to 1717, providing an avenue for understanding the historical state legislation.
Subject Compilations of State Laws
Bibliographic records to aid researchers in identifying articles, books, government documents, and more that compare state laws on hundreds of subjects.
U.S. Political & Legal History
A vibrant collection of more than 12,500 books, treatises, pamphlets, court cases, and other works that weave the unique histories of each individual U.S. state from prestatehood to today. Included in all U.S. State Package subscriptions.
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U.S. State Commitments with Foreign Governments
Edited by Ryan Scoville, this is a groundbreaking collection of more than 750 legal and political commitments between U.S. states and foreign governments. Most have never before been published.
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U.S. State Package
A collection eight databases containing U.S. state laws and related content at a price that’s affordable for every organization.
Water Rights & Resources
A highly editorialized and affordable database for understanding state & federal laws governing water.