U.S. State Package
A collection of U.S. state laws and related content at a price that’s affordable for every organization.
4,400+
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48,000+
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HeinOnline is pleased to present the U.S. State Package, which streamlines and simplifies legal research at the state level. Eight databases have been brought together to provide nearly millions of pages of content related to the state history of all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
The Databases
1. Session Laws Library
The Session Laws Library contains comprehensive coverage of all laws (acts) passed by all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Also included are federal-level session laws, including the United States Statutes at Large, Acts of the Parliament of Canada, and Acts of the Parliament of Australia, and other works related to both state and federal lawmaking.
2. State Constitutions Illustrated
HeinOnline’s State Constitutions Illustrated is a collection of the constitutions of the 50 states of the United States, together with related documents and resources. Containing the text of every constitution that has been in force for every state with the original, consolidated and current texts and an extensive collection of documents from before statehood, State Constitutions Illustrated provides comprehensive coverage and allows researchers to compare multiple editions from multiple sources.
3. Bar Journals Library
The Bar Journals Library contains 160+ state and local bar journals. Search more than 3 million pages and 6,400 volumes of content by title, author, description, date, or full text. All titles date back to inception and most are available through the current issue or volume. Hein’s ScholarCheck tool is integrated with the Bar Journals Library, enabling researchers to easily access and download related material from within the collection and from other HeinOnline databases.
4. State Statutes: A Historical Archive
HeinOnline’s State Statutes: A Historical Archive provides users with access to superseded state statutes for all fifty states. Offering a valuable source of information for researchers and scholars, this database provides an avenue to understanding the creation of historical state statutes.
5. State Attorney General Reports & Opinions
Reports and opinions of state attorneys general constitute, for each state, integral elements in the state’s framework of governing law. These opinions have the characteristics of both primary and secondary authorities. This database includes access to attorney general reports and opinions for all 50 states as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Opinions of the Office of Legal Counsel of the United States Department of Justice and the Official Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States are also contained in the database’s user-friendly platform.
6. State Reports: A Historical Archive
For many years, William S. Hein & Co., Inc. has published Hein’s State Report Checklist to help libraries keep their state report collections up to date. State Reports: A Historical Archive is a digital version of this bibliographic reference work. Entries for all 50 states are included, as well as linking to the full text of available historical state reports in HeinOnline’s image-based PDF format. This database provides researchers with a convenient state-by-state bibliographic guide to published court reports and how they interrelate with the National Court Reporter system. Search by publication title or let an interactive map guide you through this extensive collection of materials.
7. Prestatehood Legal Materials
This database is derived from the Andrews Award-winning 2005 sourcebook, Prestatehood Legal Materials, which is edited by Michael Chiorazzi and Marguerite Most and is held in more than 350 libraries. It provides brief overviews of state histories from colonization to statehood and identifies a wide range of both readily available and hard-to-find materials from each state, and links to more than 1,500 full-text documents are provided. Unprecedented in its coverage of territorial government, this database holds resources that reveal the underlying legal principles that helped shape the United States.
8. U.S. Political and Legal History
Dive into the unique stories and fascinating histories that have shaped each of America’s 50 states from the nation’s beginnings to today with the U.S. Political and Legal History database! This collection give users an array of titles tailored to each specific state’s history and development, presenting an eclectic and colorful view into a single state’s legal, historical, social, geographic, and economic makeup through historical and current texts. All titles are browsable to the state level, easily allowing researchers to travel from coast to coast with content tailored to each state’s unique history.
