These are some of the sources you can use when initially searching for legislation on both the federal and NJ level. These might not help you "dive deep" to create a legislative history, but can help you form ideas and find interesting concepts you might want to explore further!
Sometimes you aren't sure what law, bill, or topic you'd like to write about or research. These sources are helpful in narrowing down your topic and choosing legislation.
Arranged by year (1998+) and by Chapter number. Citations to bills, reports, hearings, newspaper articles, etc.
A collaborative repository of millions of books, government publications, dissertations, journals, and other published and unpublished materials. Titles published prior to 1923 and those that are open access or Creative Commons-licensed are available full-text. Other materials include limited-access searching. -- Access to the resource is unrestricted, but Rutgers affiliates can log in to gain access to additional features such as full-text download and the ability to create permanent collections
HeinOnline [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes extensive historical archives of state reports and state statutes.
Law Library Microform Consortium Digital [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes the full text of NJ laws, Attorney General Opinions and Reports, New Jersey Reports, Superior Court Reports, and other court cases, as well as Public Health Laws. Online collections are incomplete but new material is added on a continuing basis.
New Jersey Digital Legal Library (NJDLL)
Full text materials on NJ law and legal history. Includes NJ Administrative Reports [First Series] 1979-1991; NJ Attorney General Opinions, 1949-1998; NJ Executive Orders 1941-1990; and more. Later AG Opinions and Executive Orders are linked from this site and are available from the State of NJ.
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