Research, Citation, & Class Guides: Business Law: Types of law

Types of Law

Constitutional Law

The Constitution of the United States is available several places online.

Founding Documents at the National Archives
Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights
FindLaw
Online legal information and resources for consumers and small businesses.
GovInfo
GovInfo's version is the Constitution, annotated with Analysis and Interpretation based on cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Statutory Law

Both state and federal statutes are available online and in print at Andersen Library.

Administrative Law

The regulations passed by both the federal and state agencies can be found in publications online and in print at the library.

Code of Federal Regulations
Federal Register
Wisconsin Administrative Code
This link provides both the Administrative Code and the Administrative Register.
Wisconsin Administrative Register

Case (Common) Law

To find case law, you need to look in reporters. The place in which the trial was heard will determine the reporter series that contains the case. Visit the Law Collection in Andersen Librarian to find some of these reporters or use the database Westlaw Campus Research.

U. S. Reports
The US Reports or the Supreme Court Reporter will feature cases from the US Supreme Court
Wisconsin Court System
For Wisconsin there is the North Western Reports, which has cases from Wisconsin and six other states, and the Wisconsin Reporter, which only has Wisconsin cases

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Types of Law

Constitutional Law

Statutory Law

Administrative Law

Case (Common) Law