New Jersey Law 

 

Government Resources 

 

New Jersey Legislature

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us 

Members, organization, full texts of laws and statutes, New Jersey's constitution, and more.

 

County and Municipal Links

http://www.state.nj.us/localgov.html 

Official websites of counties, cities, and towns throughout our state.

 

New Jersey Manual of Style for Judicial Opinions

http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/appdiv/manualonstyle.pdf 

Proper citation format for all New Jersey judicial opinions.

 

New Jersey Municipal Courts Online

http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/atswep/njmcdirectmain 

Electronically pay your traffic ticket.

 

Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, NJ

http://70.168.205.112/newark_nj/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=site_main-j.htm&2.0 

The City Charter and full texts of all the ordinances of our city.  If you do not know the precise title or chapter you need, use the simple or expert search features. 

 

Nongovernment Resources 

 

New Jersey Legislative Histories

http://www.njstatelib.org/njlh 

This compilation of documents furnishes the purposes of each law passed in New Jersey from 1998 through 2003.

 

New Jersey Digital Legal Library:  New Jersey Executive Orders 1941-1990

http://njlegallib.rutgers.edu/eo/eolist.html 

"Executive orders, which have the force of law, are issued either pursuant to the general executive power bestowed on the Governor by the Constitution or pursuant to statutes which delegate specific powers to the Governor."  This site covers 1941-1990.

 

New Jersey State Bar Association

http://www.njsba.com 

The foremost statewide professional organization for lawyers.  Notice in particular the pro bono opportunities section.

 

New Jersey County Bar Associations

http://mcbalaw.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=47 

Listed are county bar associations and their phone numbers.  These organizations provide lawyer referral information.

 

Legal Services of New Jersey

http://www.lsnjlaw.org 

Electronic version of the Legal Services of New Jersey's You and the Law in New Jersey.  Sections on crime, debt, disability, employment, government aid, housing, and other frequently requested topics.  In English and Spanish.

 

New Jersey Law Network

http://www.njlawnet.com 

Laws, rules, opinions, state government information, and resources, such as law libraries.  With articles and question-and-answer forums on topics like consumer law, municipal courts, personal injury, and worker compensation. 

 

New Jersey Case Law Resources

 

Opinions of the New Jersey Courts

http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/search.shtml 

Rutgers Law School created this search tool for New Jersey opinions. One can search for cases from as far back as March, 1994.

 

Supreme and Appellate Court Opinions

http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/opinions/index.htm 

NJCourtsonline posts weekly released opinions from the state's Supreme and Appellate courts.

 

New Jersey Administrative Law Decisions

http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/oal/search.html 

Full-text administrative law decisions since October, 1997 cover such subjects as community affairs, the environment, human services, motor vehicles, police training, and transportation.  Note that you can find decisions by entering names of involved people.

 

Decisions of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/fed/search.shtml 

From the Rutgers University School of Law:  full-text opinions for the District of New Jersey, searchable from October, 1998 to the present. 

 

Other New Jersey Resources 

 

New Jersey Institute for Social Justice

http://www.njisj.org

Committed to "expanding access to economic opportunity for low-income and minority residents of Newark and other urban areas in the state," to "ensuring the civil rights and other basic entitlements," and to effective government and cooperative ventures--NJISJ addresses such problems as driver license restoration, predatory lending, fair housing, collateral consequences of criminal convictions, prisoner re-entry, and legal advocacy. 

 

New Jersey Taxpayers' Bill of Rights

http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/pubs/sales/anj1.pdf 

A brief overview of taxpayers' services and rights.

 

Starting a Business in New Jersey

http://www.state.nj.us/njbusiness/pdfs/check_list.pdf 

A step-by-step checklist for starting a business in New Jersey.  Licenses, permits, taxation, and other necessary considerations are addressed here.

 

Tenants' Rights in New Jersey

http://www.lsnjlaw.org/english/placeilive/irentmyhome/tenantsrights/index.cfm 

From New Jersey Legal Services, a brochure for renters on finding a residence (including Section 8 housing), security deposits, leases, rent increases, causes for eviction, rooming and boarding houses, and many other essential topics.

 

Women's Guide to Rights and Resources in New Jersey

http://www.lwvnj.org/womensguide 

Offers New Jersey women helpful resources about basic needs, discrimination, family, health, immigration, and violence.

 

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