Research Resources: State Surveys

Bloomberg Law

• State Comparison Charts and State Chart Builders

HeinOnline

• National Survey of State Laws
  • Side-by-side comparisons in chart form of noteworthy state laws as well as those of popular interest.
• Subject Compilations of State Laws
  • Search for a topic and find law review and other articles that list out the law in the 50 states.

Lexis + - Tools & Resources

• 50 State Surveys - Statutes and Regulations
• Practical Guidance > State Law Comparison Tool
• Trackers - monitor statutory, case law, and regulatory developments

Legal Information Institute (Cornell)

• State statutes by topic

Westlaw Precision

• 50 State Survey
  • 50 State Statutory Surveys
  • 50 State Regulatory Surveys
• Jurisdictional Surveys
  • Create a customized survey if a survey is not available. does not already exist, you can create your own survey,
  • If viewing a statute, click on the icon that looks like a price tag to find similar statutes in other states.
• Practical Law - State Q & A Comparison Tool
  • Compare laws across multiple states on certain topics, including labor law, IP & Technology, Litigation and Real Estate.

Pro Tip: In both Lexis and Westlaw you can just start typing 50 state survey in the search box and select the suggested source from the drop-down list.

Free Sites

• Justia - 50 State Surveys
• Legal Information Institute
  • Topical Index: State Statutes
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) 50-State Searchable Bill Tracking Databases

• American Law Reports (ALR) - Look at the Table of Cases at the beginning of the article to see cases from the different states.
  • Lexis +
  • Westlaw Precision
• Restatements of the Law - For various restatements (torts, contracts, etc.), contains case summaries from the 50 states
  • Restatements (Lexis)
  • Restatements and Principles of the Law (Westlaw) -
• Uniform Laws Annotated (Westlaw) - For uniform laws, such as the UCC, Uniform Partnership Act, etc., has case annotations for many states.