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Locating 50-State Surveys

This guide is intended to help you identify sources for precompiled 50-state surveys.

50-State Surveys

Lexis (available to Stanford Law School users by personal name and password) has 50 state surveys available on a variety of topics.

To access the surveys, type "50 state surveys" in the search box.  Then select "LexisNexis® 50-State Surveys: Statutes & Regs."

Lexis home page with 50 State Surveys entered into the search bar and "Sources: LexisNexis 50 State Surveys and Regs as a drop down suggestion.

Next, you can browse by your topic of interest or run a search across all of the surveys.  You can expand any of the topics listed.

Screenshot of Lexis 50 State Surveys landing page.

To run a search across all of the state surveys, enter your search terms in the search box.

Screenshot of the Lexis landing for 50 state surveys with "minimum wage" in the search bar.

State Law Comparison Tool

The State Law Comparison Tool in Lexis Practical Guidance allows you to efficiently compare laws across multiple states for a variety of practice areas and topics.

To produce a comparison document, start by selecting the "Practical Guidance" icon located on the lefthand side of the Lexis+ homepage.

Lexis home screen with an arrow pointing to the Practical Guidance icon.

Then, select "State Law Comparison Tool."

Practice Guidance home screen with an arrow pointing to the state comparison tool.

From there, you can select a practice area and topic, jurisdiction(s), and questions for your report.

Screenshot of the State Law Comparison Tool home page.