Wisconsin State Law Library

Do you use our legal topics pages for your research? We aim to keep each page up-to-date with links to new articles, laws, and guides. Here is a sampling of recent changes to the website: 

• Power of attorney
• 2011 WI Act 87 "Parental Power of Attorney"

• Child abuse
• Walker Order 54: Mandatory Reporting Requirements of Child Abuse and Neglect
  Supplemental reporting requirements for UW system employees

• Immigration and citizenship
• Dangers of "Notario" Fraud (American Bar Association Commission on Immigration)

• News and article sources
• Legal Blawg Archive (Library of Congress) 

• Whistleblower
• Whistleblower Investigations Manual (OSHA) 

• Debt collection
• Paying the Debts of a Deceased Relative: Who Is Responsible? (Federal Trade Commission) 
• Time-Barred Debts (Federal Trade Commission) 

• Federal law
• PACER training site

• Drivers and driving
• Highway Safety Laws by State (Governor's Highway Safety Assoc.) 

• Juvenile justice
• WI Statutes: 973.014 "Sentence of Life Imprisonment"
• U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Life Sentences for Juveniles Could Overturn Wisconsin Law
  WisBar Inside Track, Dec. 7, 2011 

• Evidence
• Restyled Federal Rules of Evidence (Federal Evidence Review)
  Includes text of rules and legislative history 

• Politics and elections
• Obtaining an Identification Card to Vote (City of Madison)
• Recent Changes to Wisconsin Election Laws (City of Madison)