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Alaska Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in Alaska.

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Practice Materials

There is no general legal encyclopedia for Alaska.
Practical Law Alaska on Westlaw

State Law Reviews & Bar Journals

Alaska Law Review
- Alaska L. Rev. on HeinOnline (Vols. 1 - , 1984 - )
Alaska Bar Rag
- Alaska Bar Rag on HeinOnline (Vols. 1 - , 1978 - )
AK Law Reviews & Journals on Lexis
AK Law Reviews & Journals on Westlaw
HeinOnline Law Journal Library: Alaska

Historical Legal Treatises & Materials in General

LLMC Digital: U.S. States & Territories
Includes historical primary sources, but secondary sources such as historical newspapers, periodicals, treatises, executive decisions and more.
Making of Modern Law: Primary Sources I & II, 1620-1970
Contains a searchable digitized archive of U.S. state and territories primary legal sources, including historical state codes, but also historical reports, forms and treatises.
HeinOnline Prestatehood Legal Materials
Provides brief overviews of state histories from colonization to statehood and identifies historical state codes, journals, digests, reports, surveys, and more.

More on Practice in General

Legal blogs about a state's laws may be found on Justia's Blawg Directory.

More on Secondary Sources

Check the CALI Lesson on Alaska's secondary sources to find more legal research materials.

Additional Resources

AALL Online Legal Information Resources
Links to free online primary legal materials & public law libraries in each state.
Alaska Bar Association
Northwest Indian Bar Association (NIBA)
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon & Washington
Alaska Court System Law Library
Alaska State Library
Statewide Library Electronic Doorway (SLED)
Law Libraries in the State (Justia)
Alaska Federation of Natives
In print: Tribal Sovereignty in Alaska: How It Happened, What It Means (2021) by Donald Craig Mitchell
Stacks KIA2395.S68 M58 2022.

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