Research Guides: Law Research Guide: Michigan Law and Courts

General Michigan Resources

The Law Library at the Library of Michigan
Valuable resources for finding legal materials
Law - Michigan Legal Resources
Publicly available sources of Michigan legal information. Maintained by Wayne State University.

About Michigan Laws

In print, there are three commercially available versions of the Michigan Compiled Laws. MCLA (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated) published by Westlaw, MSA (Michigan Statutes Annotated) published by Lexis, and MCL (Michigan Compiled Laws) published by the State of Michigan.

All publications contain the same Michigan Laws, but must be updated through the

Michigan Compiled Laws Table

Many state resources are for free on the Web through the government or through

Legal Information Institute (Cornell University)

Michigan Reference Material

Michigan Manual
Includes Michigan history, Michigan's constitutions, the legislative branch, the executive branch, the judicial branch, Michigan's congressional delegation, institutions of higher education, local government, elections, and general statistics

Michigan Statutes and Local Ordinances

Legislative Branch: Statutes and Legislative History

Michigan Legislature
Current statutes and bills
Michigan Senate
Michigan House of Representatives

Judicial Branch: Opinions, Briefs, and Arguments

Michigan Courts
Your Guide to the Michigan Courts [PDF]
Description of the probate, circuit, district, and municipal courts and the cases they handle.
Michigan Supreme Court
Contains dockets of pending appeals, Court Rules, orders, small claims court information, friend of the court guidelines, and more.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Case Search: Michigan Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court
State Court Opinions -- all states

Executive Branch: Agency Rules, Regulations, Decisions, and Forms

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA)
Michigan Register
Daily log of new regulations passed that complement and supplement the Michigan Administrative Code. The Register contains copies of all proposed administrative rules, notices of public hearings on proposed administrative rules, and administrative rules filed with the secretary of state as submitted by Michigan departments and agencies.
Michigan Governor's Office
Includes Executive Orders
Michigan Attorney General's Office
Includes Attorney General Opinions, Consumer Alerts and Online Complaint Filing, Health Care Fraud information and more