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George William Hopper George William Hopper Law LibraryLaw Library
http://uwyo.edu/LawLibhttp://uwyo.edu/LawLib
This SessionThis Session
Introduction to legal sourcesIntroduction to legal sources Free Internet sites for access to Free Internet sites for access to
these sourcesthese sources Commercial database searchingCommercial database searching
Sources of LawSources of Law
Judicial Legislative Types of Laws
Executive
Decisions BillsStatutes Constitution Resources
Regulations and Executive Orders
Reporters
Codes Administrative Code
Case LawCase LawReporters and DigestsReporters and Digests
West’s National Reporter SystemWest’s National Reporter System ReportersReporters
Case law arranged chronologicallyCase law arranged chronologically DigestDigest
Subject access to cases within the Subject access to cases within the reportersreporters
Case LawCase LawWyoming JurisdictionsWyoming Jurisdictions
Supreme CourtSupreme CourtPacific ReporterPacific Reporter
Wyoming ReporterWyoming Reporter
Finding Aids:Finding Aids:Pacific DigestPacific Digest
Wyoming DigestWyoming Digest
Trial CourtsTrial CourtsDecisions not Decisions not
Officially Officially Published.Published.
Finding Aids:Finding Aids:NoneNone
Case LawFederal Jurisdictions
US Supreme Court US Circuit Courts of Appeal
US District Courts
US Supreme Court ReportsSupreme Court ReporterUS Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers Edition
Federal Reporter Federal Supplement
Finding Aids for Paper Resources
Supreme Court DigestFederal Practice Digest
Federal Practice Digest
Federal Practice Digest
Reading a Case CitationReading a Case Citation
P., P.2d, P.3dP., P.2d, P.3d 242 P.2d 242 P.2d 242 P.2d 460242 P.2d 460 242 P.2d 460 (Wyo. 1998)242 P.2d 460 (Wyo. 1998) 1998 WY 4, 242 P.2d 4601998 WY 4, 242 P.2d 460
Other Types of CitationsOther Types of Citations
Primary LawPrimary Law 18 USC § 2.6818 USC § 2.68 42 C.F.R. 14.18442 C.F.R. 14.184
Secondary ResourcesSecondary Resources 25 Wyo. L. Rev. 28125 Wyo. L. Rev. 281 12 Am. Jur. 2d. 340 (Civil Procedure)12 Am. Jur. 2d. 340 (Civil Procedure) 4 Wayne R. LaFave, Search and Seizure 4 Wayne R. LaFave, Search and Seizure
§ 91 (4§ 91 (4thth ed. 2004) ed. 2004)
The Legislature:The Legislature:Statutes and CodesStatutes and Codes
Statutes—chronological Statutes—chronological collection of bills passed collection of bills passed during one legislative sessionduring one legislative session
Codes—arrangement by topic Codes—arrangement by topic of all current general laws of of all current general laws of a jurisdiction.a jurisdiction.
Statutes and CodesStatutes and Codes
WyomingWyoming
Wyoming Session Wyoming Session LawsLaws
Wyoming Statutes Wyoming Statutes AnnotatedAnnotated
FederalFederal
Statutes at LargeStatutes at Large
United States CodeUnited States Code
United States Code United States Code AnnotatedAnnotated
United States Code United States Code ServiceService
Wyoming LegislationWyoming Legislation Bill is drafted. Bill is drafted. Bill number is assigned. Bill number is assigned. Bill is introduced.Bill is introduced. Bill is referred to Committee. Bill is referred to Committee. Bill is referred to conference committee.Bill is referred to conference committee.
Bill is passed by individual houses of the Bill is passed by individual houses of the legislature. legislature.
Governor signs or vetoes.Governor signs or vetoes. Bill is assigned a chapter number and enacted Bill is assigned a chapter number and enacted
into law.into law. Enrolled actsEnrolled acts are published in the are published in the Wyoming Wyoming
Session Laws Session Laws in the order in which they are in the order in which they are passed. passed.
Session Laws are codified into Session Laws are codified into Wyoming Wyoming Statutes AnnotatedStatutes Annotated
Federal LegislationFederal Legislation Various versions of text of billVarious versions of text of bill
CIS ficheCIS fiche Committee and Conference Committee ReportsCommittee and Conference Committee Reports
USCCAN, Paper monographs, Congressional RecordUSCCAN, Paper monographs, Congressional Record Floor DebatesFloor Debates
Congressional RecordCongressional Record HearingsHearings
CIS fiche, Paper monographsCIS fiche, Paper monographs Passed by Houses of CongressPassed by Houses of Congress Signed by PresidentSigned by President
Papers of the PresidentPapers of the President Published in chronological order for each legislative Published in chronological order for each legislative
sessionsession Statutes at LargeStatutes at Large
Codified into United States Code, including ConstitutionCodified into United States Code, including Constitution United States Code Annotated and United States Code United States Code Annotated and United States Code
ServiceService
State Administrative State Administrative MaterialsMaterials
Executive orders and Executive orders and proclamationsproclamations
Agency rules and Agency rules and regulationsregulations
Agency decisionsAgency decisions
Federal Agency MaterialsFederal Agency Materials
Federal RegisterFederal Register Code of Federal RegulationsCode of Federal Regulations
Agency DecisionsAgency Decisions
Secondary SourcesSecondary Sources
EncyclopediasEncyclopedias American Jurisprudence 2d (Am. American Jurisprudence 2d (Am.
Jur. 2d)Jur. 2d) Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Law Review ArticlesLaw Review Articles American Law Reports (A.L.R.)American Law Reports (A.L.R.) Restatements (Rest. 2d Contracts § Restatements (Rest. 2d Contracts §
14)14)
Tips for electronic Tips for electronic searchingsearching
Google at http://google.com Google at http://google.com Advanced searching helps Advanced searching helps to put the terms into to put the terms into context.context.
Select appropriate sites Select appropriate sites (http://thomas.loc.gov)(http://thomas.loc.gov)
Find specialized search Find specialized search engines using internet engines using internet browser. browser. http://www.google.comhttp://www.google.com
Wyoming Materials Wyoming Materials Electronic AccessElectronic Access
Wyoming Supreme Court DecisionsWyoming Supreme Court Decisions
http://www.courts.state.wy.us http://www.courts.state.wy.us
Wyoming Statutes and LegislationWyoming Statutes and Legislation
http://legisweb.state.wy.ushttp://legisweb.state.wy.us
Wyoming Agency RegulationsWyoming Agency Regulations
http://soswy.state.wy.us/rules/http://soswy.state.wy.us/rules/rules.htmrules.htm
Municipal CodesMunicipal Codes
Published in paper by many Published in paper by many Wyoming cities.Wyoming cities.
Available online at:Available online at:
http://www.statelocalgov.nethttp://www.statelocalgov.net
http://findlaw.comhttp://findlaw.com
http://http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.communicipalcodes.lexisnexis.com//
Electronic Access to Electronic Access to Legal ResourcesLegal Resources
Findlaw www.findlaw.comFindlaw www.findlaw.com
Cornell www.law.cornell.edu Cornell www.law.cornell.edu
State and local government State and local government www.statelocalgov.netwww.statelocalgov.net
Commercial DatabasesCommercial Databases
Westlaw Westlaw www.lawschool.westlaw.comwww.lawschool.westlaw.com
Lexis Lexis www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool
Versuslaw http://lawferret.uwyo.edu Versuslaw http://lawferret.uwyo.edu
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