Guides: Legal Research Resources for the Public: Major Primary Sources

Michigan Case Law

Michigan Reports
Call Number: Smith KFM 4245 .A2 .M57x and Electronic
Publication Date: 1847-
Opinions of the Michigan Supreme Court
Michigan Appeals Reports: Cases Decided in the Michigan Court of Appeals by Lawyers Co-Operative Pub. Co.
Call Number: Smith KFM4248 .A2 and Electronic
Publication Date: 1965-
West's Michigan Digest 2d
Call Number: Smith KFM4257 .W47 1989
Publication Date: 1989-2020
Indexes Michigan state and federal court opinions 1932-2020; continues Michigan Digest. Seek electronic access for later materials.
Michigan Digest
Call Number: Smith KFM4257 .M52x
Publication Date: 1932-1988
Indexes Michigan state and federal court opinions 1836-; continued by West's Michigan Digest 2d
Records and Briefs (Michigan Supreme Court)
Call Number: Smith, Storage, Annex OW/OS, and Microforms KFM 4245.9 .M57x

Michigan Compiled Laws
Call Number: Electronic
Publication Date: Current
Michigan Compiled Laws have not been published officially in print since 1981. The official statutes are on the Michigan Legislature website.
Michigan Compiled Laws, 1979 by Michigan Legislative Council
Call Number: Smith KFM4230 1979 .A26 1981x
Publication Date: 1981
Public and Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan
Call Number: Smith KFM4225.A25 M53x, Microfiche, and Electronic
Publication Date: 1835-
- Also available in HeinOnline 1990- (approx. 3-year delay)

The sources below are published by commercial vendors. They include unofficial annotations by legal scholars.

Michigan Compiled Laws Service by LexisNexis
Call Number: Smith KFM4225.2 2001x and Electronic (restricted to MLaw community)
Publication Date: 2001-
Note: Supersedes Michigan Statutes Annotated, 1936-2000
Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated by West Pub. Co.
Call Number: Smith and Ref Coll KFM4230 1948 .A44 and Electronic (restricted to MLaw community)
Publication Date: 1967-
Annotated version of the M.C.L. published by West. Updated by supplements.

Michigan Administrative Code
Call Number: Smith KFM4235 1979 .A26 1999x and Electronic
Publication Date: 1999-
Michigan Register
Call Number: Smith KFM4236 .M53x 1984 and Electronic
Publication Date: 1984-
Michigan Administrative Hearing System (MAHS) by Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Call Number: Electronic

Michigan Employment Relations Commission

Michigan Employment Relations Commission Decisions (1998-)
This search form provides access to Unfair Labor Practice Decisions, Representation Decisions and Unit Clarification Decisions issued by the Michigan Employment Relations Commission since August, 1998.

Other Administrative Agency Decisions

Michigan Tax Tribunal Reporter
Call Number: Smith KFM4678.A55 M53x and Electronic
Publication Date: Print: 1986-2017; Electronic: 2008-present
Michigan Workers' Compensation Law Reporter
Call Number: Smith KFM4542 .M53x
Publication Date: Biweekly
Opinions on Review: For the Year by Michigan Workers' Compensation Appellate Commission
Call Number: Smith KFM4542 .A15 M595x
Publication Date: 1988-2002
1997-present Available online.
Biennial Report of the Attorney General of the State of Michigan by Michigan Dept. of Attorney General
Call Number: Ref Coll KFM4627.5.A8 A156x and Electronic
Publication Date: 1838-present

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Materials with an alphanumeric call number are available in print.
Materials with the call number "Electronic" are available online.
Materials with both alphanumeric and "Electronic" call numbers are available in print and online formats.