Constitutional Executive Branch Judiciary Legislatures Legal Guides Other Sources

CONSTITUTIONAL RESOURCES

• Rhode Island Constitution (Rhode Island General Assembly)
• Historic Documents (Yale Avalon Project) - four documents; including: 
• Plantation Agreement at Providence, 1640
• Government of Rhode Island, 1641
• Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 1663

EXECUTIVE ARM

• 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

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JUDICIARY

• 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

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LEGISLATURE

• 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) 

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LEGAL GUIDES AND MISCELLANEOUS

• E-Transaction Law Resources: Rhode Island (Baker & McKenzie)
• Law Librarians of New England
• Law Schools:
  • Roger Williams University School of Law - Library and Catalog
• 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
• Rhode Island Lawyer's Weekly
• Rhode Island State Law Library
• Southern New England Law Librarians Association
• WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS:
  • Guide: U.S. States & Territories: Legal Links (Law Legal Issues )
  • AllLaw.com Rhode Island Resources
  • Cornell Legal Information Institute: Rhode Island
  • FindLaw: Rhode Island
  • Georgetown University Law Library: Rhode Island
  • Google Rhode Island Law
  • LexisOne: Rhode Island
  • Yahoo Rhode Island Law

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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 ()
• Rhode Island State Archives and Public Records
• State and Local Government on the Net: Rhode Island (State Local Gov)
• Yahoo Rhode Island