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A Brief History of Wisconsin's Death Penalty

Wisconsin law has been without the death penalty for 140 years, maintaining this tradition longer than any other state in the nation.

ABA Law Info

This site provides or links to a wide array of legal information on issues ranging from grandparent visitation to privacy in the workplace, from how to find a lawyer, to safe shopping online.

ABC for Health

ABC for Health is a nonprofit public interest law firm that advocates for health care access for Wisconsin families. The firm's Web site includes public information materials, as well as descriptions of national and statewide programs.

AIDS Network

This site explains the services offered by the AIDS Network, an organization that provides care and prevention services to south central Wisconsin.

AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin

As a non-profit health and social service organization, ARCW works to alleviate the effects of HIV in Wisconsin. Their Web site offers information on the Center's legal service program, as well as other services.

Aliens and "Real Americans": Law and Ethnic Assimilation in Wisconsin 1846-1920

Wisconsin's first settlers were mainly Yankees from New York and New England; they dominated the state's politics for most of the 19th century. But starting in the 1840s large numbers of European immigrants, primarily Germans and Norwegians, began settling in Wisconsin. The immigrants' numbers increased rapidly throughout the next 75 years, and as a result Wisconsin became - and remains - one of the most heavily ethnic American states.

American Bar Association: General Public Resources

This section of the ABA's Web site is devoted to public education, and includes information on consumer publications, public service programs, and a lawyer referral service.

Better Business Bureau

This site provides national consumer tips on buying, selling, advertising, and investing.

Better Business Bureau of Wisconsin

This site features a searchable database on company service records.

Board of Bar Examiners

The Board of Bar Examiners, an arm of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, focuses on admission to the Bar. To that end, the BBE Web site includes information about the Wisconsin Bar Exam.

Canadian Office of Consumer Affairs

This Web site for the Canadian Office of Consumer Affairs features full-text copy of consumer publications.

Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups

The Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups advocates for the special needs of older persons. Their Web site provides legislative and medical updates, information about CWAG events and training, and the full-text of CWAG publications.

Commonly Requested Federal Services

This Web site provides access to online federal services under the categories of education, health, consumer protection, benefits and assistance, housing, small business, and more.

CourtTV

CourtTV focuses on current and recent trials, as well as explanations of famous trials. In its Legal Resources area, there is detailed information on consumer law, constitutional law, and small business law issues, and a legal glossary.

Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency Web site contains information for concerned citizens, as well as activities and lesson plans for schools.

Famous American Trials

This Web site features detailed information about important trials in American history, ranging from the Scopes Monkey Trial to Rodney King.

Federal Consumer Information Center

The Federal Consumer Information Center Web site features hundreds of consumer information publications for reading online or ordering.

Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission Web site includes consumer information pamphlets, business guidance, and economic reports.

Hmong-English legal glossary

Developed by the Director of State Courts Office, this glossary defines more than 800 common court terms and suggests equivalent Hmong phrases for many of them. It defines both general court terms and specific terms for criminal, juvenile, family, eviction, small claims, probate, and deportation cases. The glossary is used by court interpreters in Wisconsin and Minnesota for training Hmong interpreters and helping them prepare for the oral certification exam.

Imperia in Imperiis: Law and Railroads in Wisconsin, 1847-1910

Railroads had as large an impact on Wisconsin law, especially in administrative and tort law, as they did on other aspects of Wisconsin life in the late 19th century.

Kidz Privacy

This Web site has information, aimed at both children and parents, about Internet privacy issues.

Law and the Progressive Era, Part 1: The Good Government Movement in Wisconsin, 1891-1921

Wisconsin is said to have enjoyed its golden age during Robert LaFollette's tenure as governor (1901-06) and U.S. senator (1906-25). More changes were made in Wisconsin's laws, with a greater impact on the state's life, during this period than at any other time in the state's history.

Law and the Progressive Era, Part 2: The Transformation of Wisconsin's Tax System, 1897-1925

"Taxes," said Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, "are what we pay for a civilized society." Both the amount of taxes levied and the ways in which they are levied say much about the nature of the society that imposes them. Major changes in a society often are accompanied by major changes in its tax system. Wisconsin is no exception to this rule.

Law and the Progressive Era, Part 3: Reforming the Workplace

At the turn of the 20th century, a movement took place to make the new working conditions that Wisconsin's age of industrialization had created more tolerable for Wisconsin workers.

Law for Kids

Sponsored by the Arizona Bar Foundation, a nonprofit educational organization, Law for Kids aims to help children better understand the judicial system. The site includes explanations of laws that affect children, and online activities.

Legal Action of Wisconsin

Legal Action of Wisconsin offers legal representation for low-income citizens of Wisconsin. The Web site features contact information and educational publications explaining health, W-2, employment, immigration, and elder law issues.

Looking Further Than the Skin: A History of Wisconsin Civil Rights Law

Even though Wisconsin has always had a much lower percentage of black citizens than the national average, race relations have played a critical role in shaping the state's self-image throughout its history.

Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board

Created in 1989 by Wisconsin Act 31, the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board is charged with protecting the natural character of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway through administration of a program to control land use and development. The Board's Web site explains its history and provides board meeting announcements and minutes.

Marquette University Law School

The Marquette University Law School Web site includes administrative information about the school for law students and prospective students.

Mid-1800s to Early 1900s: Practicing in the Wilds of Manitowoc County

Judge James Sibree Anderson brings to life the pioneering folk who practiced law in the wilderness of Wisconsin's Manitowoc County and beyond. This account is excerpted from Judge Anderson's recollections, as published in 1921 in "Pioneer Courts and Lawyers of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin."

Molders and Shapers of Wisconsin Law: Chief Justices Edward G. Ryan and Luther S. Dixon

To what extent is the law shaped by impersonal institutions and social forces, and to what extent by the personalities and beliefs of great lawyers and judges?

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Web site features highway safety information.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Traffic Safety & Occupant Protection

This Web site, which is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Homepage, focuses on injury prevention and automobile/driver performance.

Office of Lawyer Regulation

An arm of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility investigates unprofessional conduct by attorneys. This Web site explains this organization's structure and how to file a grievance against a lawyer.

Pioneers in the Law: The First 150 Women

In commemoration of Wisconsin's Sesquicentennial celebration in 1998, the State Bar of Wisconsin honored Wisconsin's first 150 women lawyers. Their stories share common themes of struggle and success, conflict and contribution, not to mention discrimination and justice. We invite you to explore this site and examine the lives of these remarkable women.

Practicing Law in 19th Century Wisconsin

The dramatic changes that have taken place in Wisconsin's economic, political and social life since Wisconsin first became a distinct political entity in 1836 have inevitably triggered corresponding changes in the nature of legal practice in the state.

Practicing Law in 20th Century Wisconsin, Part 1: The Courts and the Bar Grapple with Growth

The modern history of the Wisconsin bar consists largely of how it has responded to the problems and opportunities created by growth, including the debate over bar integration since the 1930s and the reorganization of the court system in the 1950s and 1970s to meet ever-increasing caseloads.

Practicing Law in 20th Century Wisconsin, Part 2: Continuity and Change in Everyday Legal Life

The dramatic growth of the state and the legal community in the 20th century can be felt by attorneys in their everyday legal lives. Its effects include the overhaul of Wisconsin's civil procedure, the shift to legal "specialists," new legal fields, more medium and large firms, the wave of baby boomers to the profession and the influx of women lawyers, among others.

Pro Se Divorce Forms for Tenth Judicial District

These divorce forms, instructions, and guidelines are provided as a public service by Wisconsin's Tenth Judicial District in northwest Wisconsin to provide meaningful and informed access to the courts for self-represented citizens. The Tenth Judicial District includes Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St. Croix, and Washburn counties.

Public Service Commission of Wisconsin

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin is an independent regulatory agency responsible for the regulation of Wisconsin public utilities. The PSC Web site features consumer information on the electric, gas, telecommunications, and water industries.

Resource Center on Impaired Driving

A project of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the UW Law School, the Resource Center is designed to provide a wide range of alcohol-related data and legal information on impaired driving issues to judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement agencies, legislators, educators, and citizens.

Safeshopping.org

This informational site, created by the American Bar Association, offers tips to help you order safely when purchasing online. Topics include secure transactions, Internet privacy, relevant legal terms, and more.

Securities and Exchange Commission

The Web site for the Securities and Exchange Commission features investor assistance and information on filing complaints.

State Bar of Wisconsin

A Web site aimed at lawyers, WisBar features an extensive legal research area, which includes full-text decisions from the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, as well as links to other judicial and law-related Web sites.

State of Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs

The Department of Military Affairs Web site features a section on emergency management, which details current disaster reports, as well sections devoted to the air and army national guards.

State of Wisconsin Information Server

Badger, the State of Wisconsin's main Web site, guides users to the resources available from state agencies and departments, the legislature, and the court system. It also provides links to community, city, county and local Web Sites in Wisconsin.

The History of Wisconsin's Women's Rights Law, Part 1: Wisconsin Women and the Law, 1846-1920

The American legal system's view of women, and the rights that it has accorded to them, have changed fitfully over the years. Unlike other historically disadvantaged groups, there has not been a single, easily defined movement for women's legal rights.

The History of Wisconsin's Women's Rights Law, Part 2: Wisconsin Women and the Law Since 1920

Huge technological and economic changes in the last half of the century, combined with the ascendance of individual rights in legal and social thought in the 1960s and 1970s, brought new legal changes for women that were at least as far-reaching as the changes before 1920.

The Limitations of Buoyant Opportunism: Law and the Wisconsin Lumber Industry, 1840-1930

During the heyday of Wisconsin's lumber years, about 25 percent of the state's nonagricultural work force was employed in lumber and lumber-related industries-far more than any other industry.

The Making of the Wisconsin Constitution

Wisconsin is one of a very few states still using its original constitution; in fact, Wisconsin has the oldest state constitution outside of New England. The constitution's birth, however, was difficult.

The Oyez Project

The Oyez Project includes U.S. Supreme Court case reviews and information about the justices (past and present), as well as a virtual tour of the Supreme Court Building.

The Rise of Labor and Wisconsin's "Little New Deal"

During the 1920s and 1930s, the state Legislature and the Wisconsin Supreme Court created much of Wisconsin's modern labor law, culminating in the adoption of a comprehensive labor code and the nation's first unemployment compensation law. The struggle over what rights unions should have was renewed in the late 1930s. During the 1930s the Legislature also enacted laws that collectively constituted a "Little New Deal," generating as much legal controversy at the state level as the federal New Deal did nationally.

The Waukesha County Family Court Self-Help Center

This site provides family court information and resources and is designed to help pro se litigants determine if their case requires legal assistance.

The Wisconsin Legislature

The Wisconsin Legislature Web site details all aspects of the state legislature, including information on senators and representatives, legislative activity, and related text, including bills, acts, statutes and codes.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Web site features product safety tips.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Web site of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development includes consumer information on housing laws.

U.S. House of Representatives

The U.S. House of Representatives Web site features a weekly floor calendar, as well as an annual congressional schedule, information about the legislative process, and news regarding what’s happened in the House.

U.S. Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service Web site features income tax forms and instructions, as well as relevant publications and regulations.

U.S. Postal Inspection Service

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service Web site features information on postal fraud.

U.S. Senate

The U.S. Senate Web site includes information on senators, committees, legislative activity, and general legislative education. It also features historical analysis of important events.

University of Wisconsin Law School

The University of Wisconsin Law School Web site includes administrative information about the school for law students and prospective students.

Voice Your Opinion About Freedom, Educate the Children, Listen to What Others Have to Say

Consumers, citizens, educators, students, media, lawyers, and judges can participate in “Dialogue on Freedom,” a national program exploring American values and civic traditions through classroom dialogue between lawyers or judges and high school students.

Wireline Competition Bureau

The Wireline Competition Bureau is responsible for administering the FCC's policies concerning telephone companies. The Web site features telephone service-related issues for consumers.

Wisconsin Administrative Code

The Revisor of Statutes Bureau homepage features the Wisconsin Administrative Code in both HTML and PDF format.

Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators

The Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators web site features a job bank listing legal support and office management positions.

Wisconsin Children’s Trust Fund

The Children's Trust Fund, a public-private partnership created by the state legislature, promotes awareness of child abuse and neglect prevention. The Web site lists statewide family resource centers funded by CTF.

Wisconsin Circuit Court Automation Program

The Wisconsin Circuit Court Automation Program provides public access to those records of the circuit courts of Wisconsin (except for Outagamie and Walworth counties) that are open to public view under Wisconsin's Open Records law.

Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault

This Web site includes a list of statewide sexual assault service providers and a searchable database of lending library resources.

Wisconsin Constitution

The Revisor of Statutes Bureau homepage features the Wisconsin Constitution in both HTML and PDF format.

Wisconsin Council on Children & Families

The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Inc. advocates for health, education, and human service delivery systems. The WCCF Web site offers information on welfare reform issues, community mobilization projects, and other "hot" topics.

Wisconsin Court System

This Web site explains how Wisconsin's court system is organized. It also provides links to homepages for the supreme court, court of appeals, and circuit and municipal courts.

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection

This site features consumer protection alerts, as well as information on food safety and agriculture management.

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection

Consumer protection, top complaints, fact sheets, law at your fingertips, resources, filing complaints for the consumers and the lawyers

Wisconsin Department of Corrections

The State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections homepage provides information about community and juvenile corrections, as well as adult institutions.

Wisconsin Department of Employment Relations

The Department of Employment Relations is responsible for personnel and employment relations policies and programs for Wisconsin state government employees. The department's Web site explains the duties of its various divisions.

Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions

The Web site for the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions describes what industries are regulated by the department, provides information on its Corporate Registration Information System, and explains the Wisconsin Consumer Act and Uniform Commercial Code.

Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services

A state agency, the Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services oversees Medicaid, as well as other health and social service programs. The department's Web site provides health and safety tips, information on regulation, licensing and training requirements for various caregiver programs, and health-related reports and statistics.

Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services: Aging Programs

As part of the Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services Web site, this homepage provides resources for older people and their caregivers.

Wisconsin Department of Justice

The Department of Justice site includes consumer news, contact information for statewide crime victim resources, and guidelines and forms for requesting criminal records.

Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of Crime Victim Services

This Web site provides information on OCVS programs and publications, as well as a statewide victim resource directory.

Wisconsin Department of Justice Safe Schools Manual

Developed by the Attorney General's Office, this manual is designed to help school personnel and law enforcement officers understand the legal issues (like search and seizure) related to school security.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

The Department of Natural Resources Web site provides permit and license information for various outdoor activities like hunting, fishing, and boating, as well as information on endangered species and environmental protection.

Wisconsin Department of Regulation & Licensing

This department is responsible for regulating various professions. Their Web site features a searchable database for licensed health care and business professionals, as well as information on license application and complaints.

Wisconsin Department of Revenue

The Wisconsin Department of Revenue Web site features Tax Tips and forms, and explains options for electronic filing of taxes.

Wisconsin Department of Transportation

The Department's Web site offers general updates regarding road construction throughout the state, as well as information from the Division of Motor Vehicles on lemon law, traffic accidents, and Division FAQs.

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Web site explains Wisconsin veterans benefits, eligibility for such benefits, and employment assistance. The site also includes information on the Wisconsin veterans museum.

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development provides job services, training, and employment assistance to people looking for work. Specific programs outlined on their Web site include securing jobs for the disabled, assisting former welfare recipients, protecting and enforcing worker's rights, processing unemployment claims, and ensuring workers compensation claims are paid in accordance with the law.

Wisconsin Division of Hearings & Appeals

This site contains information on the corrections, work/family services, and general government units of the State of Wisconsin Division of Hearings and Appeals.

Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission

The Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission conducts hearings and issues decisions in administrative law and contract grievance disputes, mediates contract negotiation and grievance disputes, and provides labor management cooperation training and facilitation. The WERC Web site provides information about personnel and services. A searchable database of its decisions and grievance awards since 1989 are located at http://www.wisbar.org/werc/.

Wisconsin Ethics Board

By law, lobbyists and principals are required to register with the Wisconsin Ethics Board and to disclose legislative subjects they will be lobbying for during the legislative session. The Board's Web site provides information on who is lobbying in Wisconsin, and explains the ethics code for local government officials.

Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board

The Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) is responsible for the management of the state's student financial aid system. The Board's Web site describes financial aid programs, and maintains an FAQ section.

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority

The Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority works to provide financing resources and information to stimulate and preserve affordable housing, small business, and agribusiness.

Wisconsin Judicare

Wisconsin Judicare offers legal representation for low-income citizens of northern Wisconsin. The Web site describes their services, including an Indian Law office, and includes research links.

Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission

The Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission is an independent administrative agency that decides appeals in cases involving unemployment insurance, worker's compensation, and equal rights. The LIRC Web site features searchable databases with their decisions.

Wisconsin Law in the Age of Institutions: Chief Justices Winslow and Rosenberg

Two of Wisconsin's great chief justices of the 20th century, John B. Winslow (1851-1920) and Marvin B. Rosenberry (1868-1958), played an important role in adapting Wisconsin law to the age of institutions.

Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance

The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance insures that the insurance industry responsibly and adequately meets the insurance needs of Wisconsin citizens. The OCI Web site contains consumer information, like insurance complaint forms, a consumer's guide to Wisconsin HMO's, and other publications.

Wisconsin State Law Library

The Wisconsin State Law Library homepage features general information about the library, as well as a searchable library catalogue and an extensive collection of links to other online resources.

Wisconsin State Public Defender

The mission of the public defender's office is to provide legal representation for indigent clients. The organization's Web site provides contact information by county.

Wisconsin Statutes

The Revisor of Statutes Bureau homepage features the Wisconsin Statutes in both HTML and PDF format.

Wisconsin Supreme Court

This Web site includes information about the Court, and the justices, as well as explanation of the Court's public outreach programs.

Wisconsin Women’s Council

The mission of the the Wisconsin Women’s Council, an independent state agency, is to enhance the ability of all Wisconsin women to participate fully in all aspects of life. The Web site includes tips on getting appointed to governmental boards, brief biographies of distinguished Wisconsin women, and links to other sites of interest.