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Supreme Judicial Court, 1930, 32,329 Massachusetts Appeals Court New Hampshire Supreme Court, 1930, 9,026 Rhode Island Supreme Court, 1950, 8,899 U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Cir., 1930, 41,598 Connecticut Supreme Court, 1950, 14,824 Connecticut Appellate Court New York Court of Appeals, 1955, 425,966 N.Y. Supreme Ct., App. Div. 1st N.Y. Supreme Ct., App. Div. 2nd N.Y. Supreme Ct., App. Div. 3rd N.Y. Supreme Ct., App. Div. 4th N.Y. Supreme Ct., App. Term 1st N.Y. Supreme Ct., App. Term 2nd Vermont Supreme Court, 1930, 7,903 U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd. Cir., 1930, 35,052 U.S. District Court, New Jersey, 1999 Supreme Court of Delaware, 1950, 24,859 New Jersey Supreme Court, 1930, 44,830 N.J. Superior Court, Appellate Division U.S. District Court, E.D.Pa., 1997 Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1950, 146,850 Pennsylvania Superior Court Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Cir., 1930, 62,794 U.S. District Court, Maryland, 1999 Maryland Court of Appeals, 1950, 20,269 Maryland Special Court of Appeals North Carolina Supreme Court, 1945, 57,601 North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1968 U.S. District Court, South Carolina, 1999 South Carolina Supreme Court, 1996, 1,944 South Carolina Court of Appeals Virginia Supreme Court, 1930, 18,174 Virginia Court of Appeals W. Va. Supreme Court. of Appeals, 1991, 7,130 U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Cir., 1930, 80,543 Louisiana Supreme Court, 1980, 57,879 Louisiana Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit U.S. District Court, N. Mississippi, 1997 Mississippi Supreme Court, 1954, 17,890 Mississippi Court of Appeals Texas Supreme Court, 1950, 109,548 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Cir., 1930, 56,247 Kentucky Supreme Court, 1945, 22,235 Kentucky Court of Appeals Michigan Supreme Court, 1930, 75,322 Michigan Court of Appeals Ohio Supreme Court, 1950, 42,660 Ohio Court of Appeals, 1st District Ohio Court of Appeals, 2nd District Ohio Court of Appeals, 3rd District Ohio Court of Appeals, 4th District Ohio Court of Appeals, 5th District Ohio Court of Appeals, 6th District Ohio Court of Appeals, 7th District Ohio Court of Appeals, 8th District Ohio Court of Appeals, 9th District Ohio Court of Appeals, 10th District Ohio Court of Appeals, 11th District Ohio Court of Appeals, 12th District Tennessee Supreme Court, 1950, 47,199 Tennessee Ct. of Appeals, M. Grand Div. Tennessee Ct. of Appeals, E. Grand Div. Tennessee Ct. of Appeals, W. Grand Div. Tennessee Ct. of Crim. App., M. Grand Div. Tennessee Ct. of Crim. App. E. Grand Div. Tennessee Ct. of Crim. App. W. Grand Div. U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Cir., 1930, 39,924 Illinois Supreme Court, -1985, 31,813 Illinois Appellate Court, 1st District Illinois Appellate Court, 2nd District Illinois Appellate Court, 3rd District Illinois Appellate Court, 4th District Illinois Appellate Court, 5th District Indiana Supreme Court, 1940, 41,931 Indiana Court of Appeals, 1st District Indiana Court of Appeals, 2nd District Indiana Court of Appeals, 3rd District Indiana Court of Appeals, 4th District Indiana Court of Appeals, 5th District Indiana Tax Court Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1945, 27,871 Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District I Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District III Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Cir., 1930, 47,131 Arkansas Supreme Court, 1957, 23,949 Arkansas Court of Appeals Iowa Supreme Court, 1995, 3,746 Iowa Court of Appeals Minnesota Supreme Court, 1930, 42,152 Minnesota Court of Appeals Missouri Supreme Court, 1960, 53,104 Missouri Court of Appeals Nebraska Supreme Court, 1965, 13,926 Nebraska Court of Appeals U.S. District Court, North Dakota, 1999 North Dakota Supreme Court, 1930, 8,672 North Dakota Court of Appeals South Dakota Supreme Court, 1965, 5,424 U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Cir., 1941, 73,974 Alaska Supreme Court, 1960, 8,009 Alaska Court of Appeals Arizona Supreme Court, 1930, 21,928 Arizona Court of Appeals, 1st Division Arizona Court of Appeals, 2nd Division U.S. District Court, Central, California, 1998 California Supreme Court, 1930, 107,137 California Court of Appeal, 1st Appellate Dt. California Court of Appeal, 2nd Appellate Dt. California Court of Appeal, 3rd Appellate Dt. California Court of Appeal, 4th Appellate Dt. California Court of Appeal, 5th Appellate Dt. California Court of Appeal, 6th Appellate Dt. Hawaii Supreme Court, 1930, 7,116 Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals Idaho Supreme Court, 1965, 7,948 Idaho Court of Appeals Montana Supreme Court, 1993, 2,724 Nevada Supreme Court, 1950, 7,240 Oregon Supreme Court, 1950, 71,910 Oregon Court of Appeals Washington Supreme Court, 1935, 52,437 Washington Court of Appeals, 1st Division Washington Court of Appeals, 2nd Division Washington Court of Appeals, 3rd Division U.S. Court of Appeals, 10th Cir., 1930, 33,347 Tenth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Colorado Supreme Court, 1930, 29,715 Colorado Court of Appeals Kansas Supreme Court, 1982, 5,937 Kansas Court of Appeals New Mexico Supreme Court, 1930, 17,135 New Mexico Court of Appeals Oklahoma Supreme Court, 1954, 19,714 Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Oklahoma Court of Appeals Utah Supreme Court, 1950, 10,905 Utah Court of Appeals Wyoming Supreme Court, 1993, 1,527 U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Cir., 1981, 36,724 Alabama Supreme Court, 1955, 76,618 Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals Florida Supreme Court, 1950, 114,978 Florida District Court of Appeal, 1st District Florida District Court of Appeal, 2nd District Florida District Court of Appeal, 3rd District Florida District Court of Appeal, 4th District Florida District Court of Appeal, 5th District Georgia Supreme Court, 1940, 83,838 Georgia Court of Appeals ******************************************* ADMINISTRATIVE CODES - ADMINISTRATIVE CODES FEDERAL Code of Federal Regulations Federal Register Executive Orders OMB Circulars Public Laws STATE Alabama Administrative Code Alaska Administrative Code Arizona Administrative Code Arkansas Register California Code of Regulations Code of Colorado Regulations Florida Administrative Code Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia Hawaii Administrative Rules Idaho Administrative Code Illinois Administrative Code Indiana Administrative Code Iowa Administrative Code Code of Maine Code of Maryland Regulations Code of Massachusetts Regulations Michigan Administrative Code Minnesota Rules Missouri Code of State Regulations Nebraska Administrative Code Nevada Administrative Code New Hampshire Administrative Rules New York Rules and Regulations North Carolina Administrative Code and Rules Ohio Administrative Code Oregon Administrative Rules The Pennsylvania Code South Carolina Code of Regulations South Dakota Register Tennessee Rules and Regulations Texas Administrative Code Utah Administrative Code Virginia Administrative Code Washington Administrative Code West Virginia Code of State Rules Wisconsin Administrative Code and Register
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