Helpful Links

Maryland States Attorney Web Site

http://www.oag.state.md.us/

Maryland Circuit Court Websites:

Bar Associations:

Maryland State Law Library

http://mdcourts.gov/lawlib/researchtools/research.html

Research Tools

The State Law Library staff has developed a variety of useful internet links, collection guides and bibliographies to assist you in finding information both in the physical library and on the web. Additionally, the Library has undertaken the management of the People's Law Library web site, an award-winning resource providing easy-to-use, basic information about the law and access to legal services.

Sources of Maryland Law

The library provides links to free sources of Maryland law including:

Maryland Appellate Court Opinions
Maryland Code and Rules of Procedure
Maryland County & Municipal web sites
COMAR and the Maryland Register

Library Catalog

The library catalog includes all print materials available at the library as well as links to digital content. Some digital content is only available at the library but many sources are available free.

Databases

Legal databases are available to all patrons at the library. The library offers free access to LexisNexis collections of state codes and case law for all 50 states and the Federal government. The library also had databases to search for legal periodicals.

Journal and Law Review Portal

The library's Journal and Law Review Portal provides a quick way to check where a journal is available from the numerous library databases as well as our print collection.

How To Guides

The library offers a number of "How To Guides" to assist with legal research, citations, legislative history and COMAR.

Research Bibliographies

The library has complied numerous bibliographies to primary and secondary sources of Maryland law on topics as diverse as unattended children to motor vehicle laws.

Key Resources :

Thurgood Marshall Law Library Guide to Legal Research

Glossary of Legal Terms and Abbreviations

Recommended Maryland Treatises

Free Case Law ::: Legal Research Web Sites

See Sources of Maryland Law for links to Maryland Code, COMAR, and Maryland County and Municipal codes.

Maryland Judiciary
Maryland appellate opinions from 1995. Searches slip opinions. Cannot search via official reporter citation.

LexisONE
Last 10 years of Maryland and other state appellate court decisions. Supreme Court opinions from 1781 to present. Can search by official reporter citation. Also includes forms, web site directory. Requires registration.

PreCYdent
Includes Maryland appellate decisions from 1995; US Supreme Court since 1759; various coverage for other federal and state courts. Can search by official reporter citation. Includes a free basic citator service.

Public Library of Law.
Maryland case law from 1997. Searches slip opinions. Cannot search for Maryland cases via official reporter citation. Supreme Court cases from 1754, most Federal Circuit Courts from 1950 and state appellate cases from 1997. Includes links to statutory law.

FindLaw: Maryland
Maryland case law from 1995 to present, U.S. Supreme Court cases from 1893, Federal appellate cases since mid-1990's and links to state cases. Searches slip opinions. Cannot search Maryland cases by official reporter citation. Includes links to statutory law.

Legal Information Institute from Cornell University
Popular collections include the U.S. Code and Supreme Court opinions

AltLaw
Full-text searchable database of Supreme Court and Federal Appellate case reports. No state cases.