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Wisconsin Research Resources

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

RESEARCH GUIDES

• Wisconsin Law, by the Wisconsin State Law Library
• Introduction to Legal Materials: A Manual for Non-Law Librarians in Wisconsin, published by the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin, 2003. KFW2475 .I57 2003
  Printed research guides are located near the Reference Desk in the EB Williams Law Library.

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Wisconsin Constitution
• Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution (Wisconsin Historical Society)

Statutes/Code

• Print:
  • Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations (official), KFW2430 .A2
  • West's Wisconsin Statutes Annotated (unofficial), KFW2430 1957 .A4
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: WI-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: WI - Wisconsin Statutes, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
  • Internet:
    • Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations
    • Wisconsin Acts Archive

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline, 2001-
• Wisconsin Legislative History (Marquette University Law Library)
• Researching the Legislative History of Wisconsin Laws: A Selected Bibliography (The University of Wisconsin Law Library)
• Guide to Researching Wisconsin Legislation (Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau)
  

Legislature

• Wisconsin Legislature
• Bills and Resolutions
• Histories of Bills and Resolutions
• Legislative Reference Bureau, Official Publisher of the Wisconsin Statutes and Administrative Code

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print:
  • Wisconsin Administrative Code, KFW2435 1956 .A27
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: WI-ADC
  • Lexis: WI - Wisconsin Administrative Code
  • Internet: Wisconsin Administrative Code and Register

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• Agency and Department Listings
• Opinions of the Attorney General

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • North Western Reporter (1st & 2nd series), KF135 .N712
  • Wisconsin Reports (1st & 2nd series), KFW2445 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • WI-CS (state cases)
    • WI-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis:
    • WI - State Cases Combined
    • WI - State & Federal Cases Combined
  • Internet:
    • Wisconsin Opinions
    • Other Wisconsin Case Information

Courts

• Wisconsin Supreme Court
• Wisconsin Court of Appeals
• Wisconsin Circuit Court
• Wisconsin Municipal Courts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Counties
• Cities, Towns and Villages

BAR JOURNALS

• Wisconsin Bar Bulletin, K27.178
• Wisconsin Lawyer
  Print: K27 .I83

ETHICS

• State Bar
• Ethics Opinions (Formal and Informal. Informal opinions issued prior to 1974)
• Ethics Rules
• Westlaw: Not available
• Lexis:
  • National Reporter on Legal Ethics and Prof. Responsibility - WI Opinions (1991 - present)

GENERAL

• Print:
  • Wisconsin Practice KFW2480 .W57
  • Carol Schmitt, Locating Wisconsin Administrative Decisions Online: When You Know which Agency is Responsible for What Kind of Decision, Locating the Decision Online Becomes a Snap , 77(6) Wisconsin Lawyer 21 (June 2004).
  • M. Sefarbi, Finding Administrative Intent in the Wisconsin Administrative Register , 76(4) Wisconsin Lawyer 26 (April 2003)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: WIPRAC
  • Lexis: not available
• Internet:
  • Findlaw: Wisconsin
  • Internet Law Library: Wisconsin
  • Law Library of Congress: Wisconsin
  • Legal Information Institute
  • State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Tax Forms

Updated 07/09 (SKB)

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