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Vol. 72, No. 12, December
1999 |
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.
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