Washington Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in this state. Members of the Georgetown University community can seek additional assistance in person at the reference desk or online. Washington State Flag

RESEARCH GUIDES

  • Julie Hertz, Washington Legal Research KFW 75 .H45 2005
  • Washington Legal Researcher's Deskbook (3rd edition) by Penny Hazelton et al., [KFW75.W37 2002] published by Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library, 2002.
  • Sources of Free Legal Information on Washington State Law
    A guide to legal publications and research in published by the reference librarians at the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington School of Law (updated regularly).

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes/Code

Legislative History

  • Session Laws: HeinOnline, 2000 -
  • Legislative Documents (Full text of bills, bill histories initiatives, referenda, committee reports, digests, roll calls, daily bill status, and topical index)
    • some information on bills available from 1991 to the present.
    • for current and more recent legislative sessions, also gives access to Standing Committee Reports, Status Reports, and Senate and House Floor Activity Reports.
  • Washington State Legislative History Research Guide, by the Gallagher Law Library at the University of Washington.

Legislature

REGULATIONS, AGENCIES, INITIATIVES & REFERENDA

Regulations

Agencies

Initiatives and Referenda

 

CASES & COURTS

Cases

Courts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

GENERAL

Updated 08/09 (LS)

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