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A.  Law Library of Congress:  Guide to Law Online: U.S. States and Territories
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/usstates.html

• Opinions: Links to official and unofficial sites
• Mostly appellate level courts, some trial courts
• Coverage varies by jurisdiction
• Text and PDF

B. National Law Center for State Courts: State Court Web Sites http://www.ncsconline.org/D_KIS/info_court_web_sites.html

• Opinions: Links to official web sites of courts in all fifty states, selected U.S. territories and D.C.
• Includes links to local and municipal court web sites
• Coverage varies by jurisdiction
• Text and PDF

C. Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute (LII): State Courts - by Jurisdiction http://www.law.cornell.edu/opinions.html

• Opinions: Mostly appellate level courts, some trial courts
• Links to the opinions sections of official web sites of courts in all fifty states and D.C., and to opinions available from unofficial web sites
• Coverage and format information for opinions provided
• Text and PDF
  
  
  
  last updated: 8/07