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Connecticut Practice ResearchRWU Law Prepare for Practice Program
Secondary Sources
Treatises
Continuing Legal Education Materials
Bar Association Journals
Legal Newspapers
Forms
Jury Instructions
Secondary Sources:
* Treatises
Connecticut Practice Series
20 Topic areas
Includes:Typical discussion FormsRules
Secondary Sources:
* CLE
Continuing Legal Education Materials
Connecticut specific by –
Connecticut Bar AssociationNational Business InstituteMassachusetts Continuing Legal
Education
Generally by –
American Bar AssociationPractising Law InstituteAmerican Law InstituteNational Institute for Trial Advocacy
Secondary Sources:
* Bar Association Journals / Newspapers
Bar Association Journals –
Connecticut Bar Journal (HeinOnline, 1927 – present)
Connecticut Lawyer (HeinOnline, 1990 – present)
Newspapers –
Connecticut Law Tribune (LexisAdvance, 1991 – present)
Secondary Sources:
* Forms
Forms
Connecticut Practice Series In print & via WestlawNext
Connecticut Practice Book Judicial Branch website,
http://www.jud.ct.gov/pb.htm
WestlawNextDrafting Trusts in ConnecticutDrafting Wills in Connecticut
Secondary Sources:
* Jury Instructions
Jury Instructions
Connecticut Practice Series In print & via Westlaw
BloombergLaw State Civil & Criminal Jury Instructions
Primary Sources
Statutes
Regulations
Cases
Court Rules
Primary Sources
* Statutes
Statutes
Available free from Connecticut General Assembly with a separate supplement
The Judicial Branch Libraries provide a “How to” page and a video on “Searching” the statutes via their website http://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/statutes.htm
Primary Sources
* Regulations
Regulations
Administrative Code is available on BloombergLaw, CaseMaker, LexisAdvance, & WestlawNext
Some regulations, policies & procedures are available free on government websites
Judicial Branch Libraries link: http://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/state.htm#Policies
Primary Sources
* Cases
Bloomberg Law
Lexis Advance
Westlaw Next
State of Connecticut
Supreme Court
1802 -present
1764 –present
1786 -present
1991 -present
Court of Appeals
1983 -present
1983 –present
1983 –present
1991 -present
Superior Court
1935 -present
1935 -present
1785 -present
See below
Circuit Court
1961-1974 1961-1974 1961-1974 None
CommonPleas Court
1935-1978 Included w/Superior Court
1935-1978 None
*State of Connecticut at http://www.jud.ct.gov
**For the Civil/Family/Criminal/ Motor Vehicle divisions of the Superior cases are generally available for no less than 1 year and no more than 10 years after the disposition date
Cases
Primary Sources
* Court Rules
Court Rules
Court website http://www.jud.ct.govConnecticut Practice Book
Judicial Branch website, http://www.jud.ct.gov/pb.htm
Rules of Court (with code set)
Connecticut Practice Series
BloombergLaw
LexisAdvanceWestlawNext
Workshop
