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Briefs in Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Cases [Univ. of Wisconsin Law Library] — The Wisconsin Briefs collection contains briefs for all published Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals published cases and all unpublished Court of Appeals cases beginning approximately November 1992 and ending approximately July 2009 (173 Wis. 2d to 317 Wis. 2d). For other dates, see “Wisconsin Briefs Availability by Date”. It does not contain briefs for cases that have been summarily disposed of or otherwise terminated.
See also a database of statewide ballot measures maintained by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Constitution (Wis. Const.)
This version of the Wisconsin Constitution contains annotation links to 1995-and-newer Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions. Click on the underscored docket number following a case citation to open the case report, in PDF format, on the court system website.
Session laws before 1995 are in HTML files with no separate text-search function. Session laws after 1994 are in Folio Infobases® that can be text-searched.
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Session Laws — Alternative Links • Subject Indexes • Tables of Wisconsin Statutes Affected Each table of sections affected shows, in the ascending numerical order of affected statute sections (or parts thereof), the changes, by Act number, enacted by the Legislature during its regular and special sessions for the biennnial period noted. In addition, the tables contain references to decimal-numbered statute sections affected in prior legislative sessions that have effective dates not yet reached and to decimal-numbered statute sections affected by Wisconsin Supreme Court Orders.
Wisconsin Statutes (Wis. Stat.)
This version of the Wisconsin Statutes contains annotation links to 1995-and-newer Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals opinions. Click on the underscored docket number following a case citation to open the case report, in PDF format, on the court system website. See also uniform laws.
Additional Resources
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Statutory Cross References Tables of references in the Wisconsin Statutes to U.S. public laws and executive orders, Wisconsin Constitution, and session laws, administrative code, and other statutory sections.
Ordinances are local laws, commonly organized into codes, that have been enacted by municipalities — cities, towns, etc. — and counties. Charters are organic laws (similar in function to a constitution) of those local government entities for which “home rule” is authorized by state law. For local laws not found through the links given here, try the county web sites and municipality web sites at “State and Local Government on the Net” by Piper Resources, or a publisher’s web site:
Charters
Note that a charter could be included in a collection of ordinances (see below) instead of being separately accessible.
Click on the button keyed to the name of the municipality. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.
Wisconsin State Law Library — Links to Topical Sites A long and well researched list of links to web sites providing law-related information on many topics, not only at the state level but also at national (federal) and international levels.
See also links to state court web sites, maintained by the National Center for State Courts. Additionally, the Ballotpedia.org web site presents information about courts and judges in the state, covering both state courts and federal courts, in a Wikipedia-style format.
“Introduction to Legal Materials: A Manual for Non-Law Librarians in Wisconsin” [Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin] — This is intended to serve as a guide for non-law librarians who are occasionally called upon to answer questions involving legal materials. It is a starting point and covers only the most basic materials used in federal and Wisconsin legal research. It takes into account the growing availability of legal information available online.
State Bar of Wisconsin Legal Questions Answers to everyday legal questions along with other information about basic legal options, rights, and responsibilities (without citations to sources). Also defines common legal terms, lists sources for more information, and offers pointers on how to find and work with a lawyer.
Attorneys & Courts:
Families:
Property:
Other Matters:
Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Wisconsin Residents [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Wisconsin law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Wisconsin.
Low Cost Legal Resources in Dane County [Univ. of Wisconsin Law Library] — Resources are described in terms of the type of legal assistance offered, eligibility, and cost. Contact information is provided.
WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.
“The essence of legal research in two words . . . see ALSO!”