WisBar – your portal to 10 years of free Wisconsin case law
– plus
links to courts, personnel, and other legal research resources
April 29, 2005
The next time you need to cite a court opinion or rule, or locate a
court,
an agency, or court personnel, visit Legal Research on WisBar. This
is the
second in a series of articles that guides members through the
features on
the State Bar’s redesigned Web site, which launched in
April.
Run your mouse over the Legal Research tab for quick navigation to
specific
content. For a detailed overview of the offerings in this area,
click on
the Legal Research tab.
Case
law. WisBar’s case law search, which also is accessible
from the
home page as a shortcut, has been enhanced to include the ability to
pinpoint
searches by keyword, jurisdiction, docket number, or an array of other
combinations.
In addition, WisBar now offers improved summaries that accompany your
search
result. The Wisconsin case law and administrative decision archive
allows you
to perform a simple or advanced search. This free archive includes 10
years
of Wisconsin Supreme Court decisions (1995 - present) and Wisconsin
Court of
Appeals decisions (March 1995 - present), Wisconsin Tax Appeals
decisions (1999
- present), and WERC decisions and awards (1989 - present).
Wisconsin.
Click on Wisconsin for links to supreme court, court of appeals,
circuit court, and municipal court resources. Access various court
directories
to find the contact information you need for court personnel.
The navigation index on the left side of the page gives you quick
access
to case law, court resources, statutes, acts, administrative code
sections,
circuit court rules, and ethics opinions.
Federal.
Here you will find links to federal courts, rules, laws, agencies,
and additional related resources.
Other
states. This feature provides links to courts, governmental
agencies,
bar associations, and other research resources for several other
states.
Browse
WisBar by topic. Want to know what WisBar offers on a specific
topic?
Choose from a listing of more than 50 topics for the most recent
related news,
articles, legislation, and State Bar events, books, and products.
Practice
& research links. Click here for an alphabetical listing of
annotated
links to Web sites that provide access to resources, publications, and
organizations
related to the legal profession. While in Legal Research the
printer-friendly
formatting feature and email-a-friend option are always available on
the left
navigation index.
