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WISCONSIN

Statutory Materials

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  • Wisconsin Constitution, KFW 2801 1848 .A34
  • Laws of Wisconsin, KFW 2425 .A24
  • Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations, KFW 2430 1911 2007
  • Wisconsin Statutes, KFW 2430 [year] (1839 - present)
  • Wisconsin Annotations, KFW 2439 .W57 [year] (1914, 1930, 1950, 1970)
  • West’s Wisconsin Statutes Annotated, KFW 2430 1957 .A42
  • Hein’s Superseded State Statutes and Codes, Microfiche 3093 (1872 - present)
Online
LexisNexis
  • Wisconsin Annotated Statutes (WICODE)
Westlaw
  • Wisconsin Statutes - Annotated (WI-ST-ANN)

Legislative Materials

Print
  • Wisconsin House and Senate Journals, KFW 2418 .W6 [year] (1854 - present)
Online
Additional digitized volumes of the legislative journals may be available through the following sources:
LexisNexis
  • Wisconsin Advance Legislative Service (WIALS)
  • Bill Tracking and Full-Text Bills (WIBILL)
Westlaw
  • Wisconsin Legislative Service (WI-LEGIS)
  • Wisconsin Bill Tracking (WI-BILLTRK)

Administrative Materials

Administrative Regulations

Print

  • Wisconsin Administrative Code, KFW 2435 1956 .A269
  • Wisconsin Administrative Register (1973/74 - present), KFW 2436 .W57
Online
LexisNexis
  • Wisconsin Adminstrative Code (WIADMIN)
  • Wisconsin Administrative Register (WIRGST)
Westlaw
  • Wisconsin Administrative Code (WI-ADC)
  • Incorporated in the Wisconsin Administrative Code (WI-ADC)
Administrative Decisions

Print
  • Biennial Report of the Attorney General (1902 - 1912), KFW 2840 A552
  • Opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Wisconsin, KFW 2840 .A553
Online
LexisNexis
  • Attorney General Opinions (WIAG) (1970 - present)
  • Division of Hearings and Appeals Decisions (WIENV) (1995 - present)
  • Public Service Commission Decisions (1979 - present)
  • Securities Commission - orders and interpretive decisions (WISEC) (1970 - present)
  • Tax Appeals Commission - decisions and orders (WITAX) (1978 - present)
  • Workers' Compensation Decisions (WIWORK) (1990 - present)
Westlaw 
  • Environmental Law Administrative Decisions (WIENV-ADMIN) (1982 - present)
  • Wisconsin Medical Board Administrative Decisions (WIMB-ADMIN) (1997 - present)
  • Wisconsin Public Utilties Reports (WI-PUR) (1953 - present)
  • Wisconsin Securities Administrative Decisions (WISEC-ADMIN) (1978 - present)
  • Wisconsin Taxation Administrative Decisions (WITX-ADMIN)(1978 - present)
  • Wisconsin Wokers' Compensation Administrative Decisions (WIWC-ADMIN) (1982 - present) 

State Cases and Judicial Materials

Cases 

Print

  • West’s North Western Reporter (N.W., N.W.2d)), KF 135 .N7
  • Wisconsin Reports, KFW 2445 .A2; Wisconsin Reports 2d, KFW 2445 .A21 (court of appeals decisions are included in these reporters)
Finding Aids
  • West's North Western Digest, KF 135 .N71
  • West's Wisconsin Key Number Digest, KFW 2457 .W4 1964
Online
LexisNexis
  • Wisconsin Supreme Court (WICTS) (1839 - present)
  • Wisconsin Court of Appeals (WICTS) (1978 - present)
  • Wisconsin State Briefs and Motions (WIMTBR) (2000 - present)
Westlaw
  • Wisconsin Cases (WI-CS) (Supreme 1849 - present; Appellate 1978 - present)
  • Wisconsin Briefs Multibase (WI-BRIEF-ALL) (1991 - present)
  • Wisconsin Criminal Briefs Multibase (WI-CRBRIEF-ALL) (1991 - present)
  • Wisconsin Supreme Court Briefs (WI-SCT-BRIEF) (1992 - present)
  • Wisconsin Appellate Court Briefs (WI-APP-BRIEF) (2000 - present)
Court Rules
Print
  • Wisconsin Court Rules & Procedures, KFW 2929.A194 [year]
  • Wisconsin Statutes Annotated[rules volumes], KFW 2430 1957 .A42
  • Wisconsin Civil Rules Handbook, KFW 2480 .W57 1973, vol. 3B
  • Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules (1980 - 2008), KFW 2929 .A194 [year]
Online
LexisNexis
  • Wisconsin State & Federal Court Rules (WIRULE)
Westlaw
  • Wisconsin Court Rules (WI-RULES)
Jury Instructions

Print

  • Wisconsin Jury Instructions - Children, KFW 2942.6 .W52
  • Wisconsin Jury Instructions - Civil, KFW 2942.6 .W5 1981
  • Wisconsin Jury Instructions - Criminal, KFW 2983 .W5 1980

Online

  • Wisconsin jury instructions are available in print only; they are not presently available online
Westlaw
  • Wisconsin Civil Jury Instruction Filings (filed in cases; not sanctioned jury instructions) (WI-JIF-CIV) (2001 - present)
  • Wisconsin State Criminal Trial Court Filings and Jury Instruction Filings (WI-CRFILING-JIF) (2004 - present)
Forms

Print

  • Wisconsin Practice Series: Civil Procedure Forms [vols. 4 & 5], KFW 2480 .W57 1973
Online
  • Various online sources have links to forms, but no one site collects Wisconsin legal forms

Federal Cases and Judicial Materials

Cases

Print

  • U.S. Reports (U.S.), KF 101 .U2
  • Supreme Court Reporter(S.Ct.), KF 101 .S9
  • United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer’s Edition (L.Ed., L.Ed.2d), KF 101 .U58
  • Federal Reporter (F., F.2d, F.3d), KF 105 .F4
  • Federal Supplement (F.Supp., F.Supp.2d), KF 120 .F4
  • West's Bankruptcy Reporter (B.R.), KF 1515 .A2 W47
Finding Aids
  • West's Federal Practice Digest, KF 127 .F4
  • West’s Bankruptcy Digest, KF 1515.3 .W475
Online

LexisNexis

Federal Cases

  • U.S. Supreme Court Briefs (BRIEFS) (1936 - present)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Lawyers' Edition (USLED) (1790 - present)
  • United States Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court & Court of Claims Cases (1856 - present)
  • Federal Circuit - U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (CAFC) (1982 - present)
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Cases (BANKR) (1979 - present)
  • Federal Civil Procedure Cases (FEDCIV) (varies by court)
Local Federal Cases
  • Seventh Circuit - U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (7CIR) (1818 - present)
  • WI Federal District Courts (WIDIST) (1849 - present)

Westlaw

Federal Cases

  • All U.S. Supreme Court Cases (SCT) (1790 - present)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Briefs Multibase (SCT-BRIEF-ALL) (1870 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (CTA) (1891 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals Briefs (CTA-BRIEF) (1972 - present)
  • Federal Rules Decisions Cases (FRD-CS) (1938 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims Cases (FEDCL) (1945 - present)
  • U.S. Court of Claims - Before 1945 (FEDCL-OLD) (1856 - 1944)
Local Federal Cases
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Cases (CTA7) (1891 - present)
  • Federal Bankruptcy Cases - Seventh Circuit States (FBKR-CS7) (1797 - present)
  • U.S. District Court Cases for Wisconsin (DCTWI) (1945 - present)
  • U.S. District Court Cases for Wisconsin (DCTWI-OLD) (1818 - 1944)
Court Rules
Print
  • Federal Civil Judicial Procedure and Rules, KF 8816 .A193 [year]
  • Federal Criminal Code and Rules, KF 9607.523 .A19 F4 [year]
  • United States Code Annotated, KF 62 1927 .W48 with Titles 18 and 28
  • United States Code Service, KF 62 1972 .L38 (Court Rules volumes)
  • Federal Local Court Rules 3d, KF 8820 .A2 2001 Reserve
  • Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Courts. Seventh Circuit, KF 1527 .A4 7th
Online

LexisNexis

Federal Court Rules

  • USCS - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (FRCRP)
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE)
  • USCS - Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP)
  • USCS - Bankruptcy Rules and Official Bankruptcy Forms (BKRULE)
  • USCS - Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States (SUPRUL)
Local Court Rules
  • Seventh Circuit - USCS - Court of Appeals Rules (7CRUL)
  • WI - Local Rules of U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts in Wisconsin (WIFRUL)
Westlaw
Federal Rules (US-RULES)
  • KeyRules - Wisconsin - U.S. District Court (KEYRULES-WI-DCT)
Jury Instructions
 Print
  • Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal Cases, KF 9682 .A65 U61
  • Pattern Jury Instructions, Civil Cases, KF 8984 .A65 U61
Reserve
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions 6th [Jury Trial], KF 8984 .M3 2006
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions 5th [Civil and Criminal], KF 8984 .M3 2000
Online
LexisNexis
  • Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Civil (MOFCIV)
  • Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Criminal (MOFEJI)
  • USCS Federal Sentencing Guidelines (GLINE)
Westlaw
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions - Civil (FED-JICIV)
  • Federal Jury Practice and Instructions - Criminal (FED-JICRIM)
  • Federal Criminal Justice - Federal Sentencing Guidelines (FCJ-FSG)
Forms

Print

  • Federal Local Court Forms 3d, KF 8836 .H58 2002 Reserve
  • Am.Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, KF 8836 .A45 1967
  • Bender's Federal Practice Forms, KF 8836 .B45
  • Federal Procedural Forms, L.Ed., KF 8836 .F4
  • West's Federal Forms, KF 8836 .W4 1969
  • Complete Manual of Criminal Forms, KF 9616 .B3 1993
Online
LexisNexis
  • Bender's Federal Practice Forms (FDPRAC)
Westlaw 
  • West's Federal Forms (FEDFORMS) (Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Court, Admirality Court, National Court, & Tax Court)
  • Federal Procedural Forms (FEDPROF)

State Government Resources

Local Government Resources

Practice Materials

Print

Civil Practice and Procedure
  • Civil Discovery (Wisconsin Practice vol. 8), KFW 2480 .W57 1973
  • Civil Procedure (Wisconsin Practice vols. 3 - 3A), KFW 2480 .W57 1973
  • Civil Rules Handbook (Wisconsin Practice vol. 3B), KFW 2480 .W57 1973
  • Elements of an Action, KFW 2480 .W57 1973, v. 14
Criminal Practice and Procedure
  • Criminal Practice and Procedure (Wisconsin Practice vol. 9), KFW 2480 .W57 1973
  • Evidence (Wisconsin Practice vol. 7), KFW 2480 .W57 1973
Debtor-Creditor
  • Wisconsin Collection Law (Wisconsin Practice vols. 12 - 13), KFW 2480 .W57 1973
General Works
  • Methods of Practice (Wisconsin Practice vols. 1 - 2A), KFW 2480 .W57 1973
  • Trial Handbook for Wisconsin Lawyers (Wisconsin Practice vols. 10 - 11), KFW 2480 .W57 1973
  • Ellen Platt and Mary Koshollek. Wisconsin Practice Materials: A Selective, Annotated Bibliography, KFW 2401 .P59 1999

Ethics

Print
  • Wisconsin Ethics Opinions, KFW 2476.5 .A2 A5 1990

Online

Bar Associations and Law Schools 

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