Wisconsin Resources
This State Guide lists the major sources of law in Wisconsin.
RESEARCH GUIDES
- Wisconsin Law, by the Wisconsin State Law Library
- Guide to Wisconsin Legal Information Sources, by the University of Wisconsin Law Library
- State Documents Bibliography: Wisconsin, by Barbara Fritschel KFW2401 .O23 2009
- Legal Research in Wisconsin; Theodore A. Potter, ed. KFW2475 .D36 2008
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:
Legislative History
- Session Laws: HeinOnline, 1836 -
- Patricia Cervenka, Wisconsin Supreme Court and Legislative History, 30 Legal Reference Services Q. 141 (2011) (K12 .E357 Print, Electronic version)
- 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
- Electronic:
Agencies
- Governor's Office
- Agency and Department Listings
- Opinions of the Attorney General, also available on HeinOnline
CASES & COURTS
Cases
- Print:
- North Western Reporter (1st & 2nd series), KF135 .N712
- Wisconsin Reports (1st & 2nd series), KFW2445 .A2
- Electronic:
Courts
- Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Wisconsin Court of Appeals
- Wisconsin Circuit Court
- Wisconsin Municipal Courts
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
BAR JOURNALS
- Wisconsin Bar Bulletin, K27.178 (1978 - 1988)
- Wisconsin Lawyer
Print: K27 .I83 (Cancelled in 2009)
ETHICS
- State Bar
- Ethics Opinions (Formal and Informal. Informal opinions issued prior to 1974)
- Ethics Rules
- Westlaw: Not available
- Lexis:
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:
- Internet:
Last Updated 07/2012 (MK)
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