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Wyoming Research Resources

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

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Constitution

Statutes/Code

• Print: Wyoming Statutes Annotated, KFW4230 .W96 (Current)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: WY-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Wyoming > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > WY - Wyoming Statutes Annotated, Constitution, Court Rules Annotated & ALS, Combined
• Internet:
  • Wyoming Statutes

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline, (2000 - Current)
• Compiling Wyoming Legislative Histories (University of Wyoming Law Library)

Legislature

• State Legislature Home Page
• Guide to the Wyoming Legislature

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Weil's Code of Wyoming Rules, KFW4235 .A24 1995 (CANCELLED in 2008)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: WY-ADC
  • Lexis: Not available
• Internet:
  • State Agencies' Rules and Regulations

Executive Branch and Agencies

• Governor's Office
• Executive Orders (1969 - Current)
• State Agencies
• Attorney General's Formal Opinions
• Boards and Commissions

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: Pacific Reporter (1st, 2d, & 3d series), KF135 .P213
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: WY-CS (state cases) & WY-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Wyoming > Find Cases > WY Supreme Court Cases from 1870 & Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Wyoming > Find Cases > WY Federal & State Cases, Combined
• Internet:
  • Supreme Court Opinions (from January 1996)

Courts

• State Courts Homepage (includes directories, links to rules & opinions)
• Wyoming Court Rules

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Local Government Sites
• Wyoming Association of Municipalities (links to municipal codes)

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Print: Wyoming Law Review, K27 .Y615 (2001 - Current)
• Electronic:
  • Hein Online (2001 - Current)
    
• Internet:
  • Wyoming Lawyer (2005 - Current)

GENERAL

• Print: There is no general legal encyclopedia for Wyoming.
• Internet:
  • University of Wyoming School of Law Library
  • Wyoming State Law Library
  • Wyoming State Bar
  • Law Library of Congress: Wyoming
  • Legal Information Institute
  • FindLaw: Wyoming

Updated 8/09 (RR)

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