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Iowa Resources

This state guide lists the major sources of law in Iowa.

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Practice Series & Treatises

There is no general legal encyclopedia available for Iowa.
Iowa Treatises on Lexis.
Iowa Practice Series on Westlaw.
Practical Law Iowa on Westlaw.

Research Guide

Iowa: Practice Materials (U. Iowa L. Libr.)

State Law Reviews & Bar Journals

Drake Law Review
- Drake L. Rev. on HeinOnline (Vols. 1 - ,1951 - )
Iowa Law Review
- Howa L. Rev. on HeinOnline (Vols. 1 - , 1915 - )
Iowa Lawyer
- Iowa Law. on HeinOnline (Vols. 1 - 1940 - )
IA Law Reviews & Journals on Lexis
IA Law Reviews & Journal on Westlaw
HeinOnline Law Journal Library: Iowa

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

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

Additional Resources

AALL Online Legal Information Resources
Links to free online primary legal materials & public law libraries in each state.
Iowa State Law Library
Law Libraries in the State (Justia)
Iowa State Bar Association
Acknowledgement of Land and Sovereignty (U. Iowa)
Lists the treaties used to remove American Indians from Iowa.

Native American Law Research Guide
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