Legal Resources

• Road to Restoration – A free clinic to assist Michigan residents in understanding how to get their driving privileges restored.

General Information

• How to Research a Legal Problem: A Guide for Non-Lawyers – This guide is intended to help a person with a legal problem find legal rules that can resolve or prevent conflict.
• Common Legal Citations and How to Find Them (PDF) – Use this chart to identify frequently cited Michigan and federal legal materials.
• Michigan Legislative History – This guide is designed to help you find Michigan legislative documents in the Law Library and elsewhere. (University of Michigan)
• Sources of Michigan Legislative History (PDF)
• Research Sources: Starting Points
• Legal Information Institute (Cornell Law School)

Free Legal Research Websites

• Library of Michigan – Law Library
  • Michigan Government Information
    • Annual Reports
    • Topical Monographs
    • Statistical reports and data
    • Periodicals, brochures, pamphlets
    • Visual media such as videos, maps, and posters
  • Michigan Administrative Law Materials
    • Executive (gubernatorial) orders and directives
    • Administrative rules and the Michigan regulatory code
    • Administrative opinions, rulings and/or decisions (formal and informal)
    • Formal policies, directives, bulletins and letter rulings
    • Procedural manuals and handbooks
  • Michigan Legislative and Statutory Materials
    • Legislative bills, resolutions, acts, summaries and analyses
    • Excerpts of Michigan House and Senate Journals
    • Public acts (session laws) and codified statutes
    • Procedural manuals, handbooks, and analyses
    • Finding aids and resources to assist with legislative history and statutory research
  • Michigan Constitutional Law
    • Constitutional Convention proceedings, records and journals
    • Constitutional commentary and analysis
    • Michigan ballot proposals
  • Michigan Caselaw, Court Rules and Procedures
    • Court rules
    • Judicial opinions, rulings and/or decisions (formal and informal)
    • Formal policies, directives, bulletins or other rulings
    • Procedural manuals and handbooks
  • Michigan Regional, Local, and Tribal Government Materials
    • Charters, constitutions, by-laws
    • Codes and ordinances
    • Compacts
  • Library of Michigan HistoryThe Library of Michigan History Collection contains images and documents that chronicle the library’s
    history.
• State of Michigan
• Michigan Legislature