State Issues

AALL works with chapters and individuals to ensure greater access to government information at the state level. We advocate on a number of state issues issue that affect law libraries and their librarians, including funding for government law libraries, digital authentication and preservation of online legal resources, and access to justice.

Current Issues

• Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA)

Issue Briefs, Reports, and Resources

• AALL State Online Legal Information Website 
• Definition and Guidance for Evaluating Copyright Status of Online State Primary Legal Material (Updated February 2016)
• Flowchart for Examining Copyright Status of Print State Primary Legal Resources (July 2015)
• Copyright Statutes for State Primary Materials (May 2015)
• 2011-2013 Preliminary Analysis of AALL’s State Legal Inventories (Updated February 2013)
• 2009-2010 State Summary Updates on Authentication of Online Legal Resources (February 2010)
• 2007 State-by-State Report on Authentication of Online Legal Resources (March 2007)