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Wisconsin Law
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Wisconsin Court System
- WI Court System
- WI Supreme Court
- WI Court of Appeals
- WI Circuit Courts
- WI Municipal Courts
- Judicial Conduct Advisory Committee Opinions
- WI Court Structure Chart (National Center for State Courts)
Wisconsin Circuit Courts
- Case Classification Codes
- Circuit Court Forms
- Circuit Court Records (Wisconsin Circuit Court Access)
- Circuit Court Rules
- County Resources (WI State Law Library)
- Uniform Rules for Trial Court Administration
Wisconsin Court of Appeals
- Opinions June 1995- (WI Court of Appeals)
- Opinions (Google Scholar) 1978-
- Opinions, WI State Public Defender
- Briefs 173 Wis.2d-317 Wis.2d (UW Law Library)
- Briefs July 1, 2009- (WI Court System)
- Court Records (Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Case Access)
- Oral Arguments
- Internal Operating Procedures
Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Opinions Sept. 1995- (WI Supreme Court)
- Opinions (Google Scholar) 1950-
- Opinions, WI State Public Defender
- Briefs173 Wis.2d-317 Wis.2d (UW Law Library)
- Briefs July 1, 2009- (WI Court System)
- Court Records (Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Case Access)
- Oral Arguments
- Wisconsin Eye
Video coverage of oral arguments. - Pending Cases
Includes issue(s), date accepted, where case originated, etc. - Court Rules
- Court Orders & Pending Rules Petitions
- Internal Operating Procedures
Federal Courts in Wisconsin
- 7th Circuit
Access opinions, briefs & examples of briefs, federal & local rules, court calendar, Practitioners Handbook, Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions, Standards for Professional Conduct, etc. - Western District (WI)
- Western District (WI) Bankruptcy Court
- Eastern District (WI)
- Eastern District (WI) Bankruptcy Court
- PACER $
Obtain case & docket information from federal circuit, district, and bankruptcy courts. Docket information includes a claims registry, a listing of parties & participants in the case, information about the suit & dollar demand, a chronology of case events, case status, types of documents filed for certain cases, judgments, and appellate court opinions. Search PACER by specific court or use the U.S. Party/Case Index
Wisconsin Legislative Branch
- Statutes
- Acts
- Archive 1849-
- Budget: 2001; 2002; 2003; 2005; 2007; 2009; 2011; Budget Repair Act 2011; 2013-2014 Budget Documents; 2015-2016 Budget Documents
- Act Memos (WI Legislative Council)
- Legislative Drafting Records
- Constitution
- Rules
- WI Legislature
Access bills and bill histories, joint resolutions, legislative session calendars, committee information, audio and video of floor sessions, etc. - Wisconsin Eye
Video coverage of legislative sessions and meetings. - Legislative Council
- Legislative Reference Bureau
- Legislative History Research in Wisconsin(WI State Law Library)
Get an overview of legislative history research in a clear diagram. Links and coverage for online and print resources are included.
Wisconsin Executive Branch
- Administrative Code & Register
- Executive Orders
- Executive Orders 1965-
Provides brief summary of order. Arranged chronologically. - Executive Orders (WI Office of Governor)
- Executive Orders Subject Guide: January 1965 - December 13, 2010
Full-text of executive orders is available from this library.
- Executive Orders 1965-
- Attorney General Opinions
- Formal v. 71, 1982-
- Formal & Informal 2015- (WI DOJ)
- Attorney General Opinion FAQ (WI DOJ)
- Agency Decisions
- Division of Hearings & Appeals Decisions
Issued for Dept. of Transportation, Dept. of Natural Resources, Medicaid Divestment, MA Resource Allocation, Crime Victim Compensation, Dept. of Employee Trust Funds, Dept. of Public Instruction - Labor & Industry Review Comm. Decisions
LIRC decides cases involving: Unemployment Insurance; Worker's Compensation; Equal Rights - Personnel Commission Digest of Decisions 1978-1999
- Public Service Commission Electronic Regulatory Filing System
Orders, Notices, etc. - Safety & Professional Services Decisions
- Tax Appeals Commission Decisions 1999-
Decisions are indexed by case name, petitioner, date, and category/topic. - WERC (WI Employment Relations Commission) Cases & Digests
Includes Decisions, Digests, Grievance Awards & Interest Awards - WI Government Accountability Board Decisions
Includes State Elections Board, State Ethics Board decisions; campaign finance, candidates, ethics, and lobbying opinions.
- Division of Hearings & Appeals Decisions
- Codebooks Digests (WI Dept. of Safety & Professional Services)
Provides links to Codebooks, WI Statutes & WI Administrative Code. Browse DRL regulated occupation. - WI State Agencies
- Governor's Office
Wisconsin State Government
- Wisconsin.gov
- Wisconsin Blue Book
Wisconsin Local Government
- Codes & Ordinances (WI State Law Library)
- County Resources (WI State Law Library)
Agencies, legal assistance organizations, forms, guides, ordinances and court rules, arranged by county. - Court Records (WI State Law Library)
- Directories
- WI County Directory (select: County Directory on upper left)
- WI Local Government Directories (WI State Law Library)
- WI Municipal/County Listing
- Forms
- Wisconsin Town Law Forms
Each form numbered according to the statute section to which it applies
- Wisconsin Town Law Forms
- League of Wisconsin Municipalities
- Legal FAQs provide answers to numerous questions related to municipal law for topics such as: contracts, elections, employees, intoxicating liquors, open meetings, public records, zoning, etc.
- Comments, Notes & Opinions written by League attorneys are arranged by topic.
- Local Government Center, UW Extension
Fact sheets for a variety of local government and local law topics. - Public Legal Notices
- Wisconsin
- Public Legal Notices (Wisconsin.gov)
- Wisconsin Newspapers Certified to Publish Legal Notices (WI Dept. of Administration)
- WI Statutes: ch. 985 "Publication of Legal Notices; Public Newspapers; Fees"
- General
- Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Counties Association
- Wisconsin Towns Association
State Bar of Wisconsin
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- Administrative Code & Register
- Attorney General Opinions
- Local Codes & Ordinances
- Legislative History Research in Wisconsin
Related Topics
Law Review Articles
- Citing Unpublished Opinions in Wisconsin State and Federal Tribunals: Mechanics of Citation
77 Wisconsin Lawyer 11 (Nov 2004) - Court System, Supreme Court
WI Blue Book, 2005-2006 - Investigating Wisconsin Administrative Rules
State Bar News July 27, 2010