Legal Writing
Updated Citation Guide Explains New Format, Offers Helpful
Examples
The fourth edition of the Wisconsin Guide to
Citation is a quick and simple reference for lawyers preparing
briefs for Wisconsin courts, articles for the Wisconsin Lawyer,
and manuscripts for CLE Books publications. The new edition will explain
how to use the new public domain citation format and provide several
examples of how to cite Wisconsin opinions in both the new and the
traditional format. Examples also are given of cites
to cases and other authorities that appear in electronic databases, on
CD-ROM, and on the Internet.
The Wisconsin Guide to Citation also shows how to cite
Wisconsin legislative materials, such as statutes, session laws and
acts, and Wisconsin administrative materials. An extensive section
covers citing to decisions of Wisconsin administrative agencies and
notes ways in which variations from the standard cite form for these
decisions may be appropriate.
Also included are examples of cites to federal cases, statutes, and
administrative materials, and to treatises, books, and periodicals.
Copies of the fourth edition of the Wisconsin Guide to
Citation are $10, plus tax and shipping, and are available now.
The Universal Citation Guide, written by the American
Association of Law Libraries Committee on Citation Formats, also is
available from the State Bar. This guide explains the citation system
for every court, constitution, and administrative regulation in the
United States. Lawyers with multi-jurisdictional practices will find
this guide useful. Copies of the Universal Citation Guide are $15, plus
tax and shipping.
For more information or to order either publication, please call the
State Bar of Wisconsin at (800) 728-7788.
Wisconsin Lawyer
