Finding Wisconsin Briefs
About Briefs and Appendices
Wisconsin appellate briefs and appendices must follow the format and rules of Appellate Procedure in Wisconsin Statute chapter 809.
Briefs contain:
- The party’s legal argument
- Applicable statutes & regulations
- Case law
Appendices (a supplementary document) may contain any of the following:
- Circuit court decisions & orders
- Court transcripts
- Contract or policy language
- Various types of exhibits relevant to the case
About UW Law Library’s WI Briefs
- Contains briefs from Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Cases that are published or unpublished
- Check the current scope statement at the top of the WI Briefs page
- Cases appear approximate 12-18 months after the date of the decision
- Contains briefs from cases that appeared in 173 Wis.2d on (approx. 1992)
Search WI Briefs
- Search by properly formatted docket number
- Four-digit year followed by a capitalized AP and the six-digit number, using leading zeroes
About Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Access (WSCCA)
- Contains appellate docket information for cases decided after 1993
- Provides a case history of filing events, including briefs filed
- Contains parallel citations
- Circuit Court number
- Party and attorney information
Search Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Access (WSCCA)
- Search by Public Domain Citation
- Reporter Citation
- Appeal Number
- Circuit Court Case Number
- Party Names
Briefs at the State Law Library
- Briefs from cases prior to 1992
- Briefs from pending cases
- Briefs from very recently decided cases
- You can request copies through our Order a Document Service.
- Learn more from our WI Briefs page or by checking our FAQs
Available from the Clerk of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
- Briefs from Summary Dispositions
- Briefs from voluntarily or involuntarily dismissed cases
- Petitions for Review
- Motions
- Complete correspondence file
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