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Access	Source	Contents	Coverage	Additional Information
	Fastcase http://www.wisbar.org/fastcase	Federal, States	Sup. Ct. 1754→ Fed Circ. Cts. 1924→ Fed. District Cts. 1912→ States vary (most 1950→)	Search by citation, party name, keyword & docket number
	Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/	Federal, States	Sup. Ct. pre 1776→ Fed. Circ. Cts. 1924→ Fed. District Cts. ?→ States vary (most mid 1950s→)	Keyword search; includes full text and links to citing cases and journal articles
	HathiTrust http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010517088	Wisconsin	1^st series, 1860→ (incomplete)	Browse or search within book
	Google Books http://tinyurl.com/cp3klp	Wisconsin	1^st series, 1860→ (incomplete)	Browse or search within book
	Public Library of Law http://www.plol.org	Federal, States	Sup. Ct. 1791→ Fed. Circ. Cts. 1950→ States 1997→	Search by citation, party name, docket number & keyword
	Justia http://www.justia.com/	Federal	Sup. Ct. 1791→ Fed. Circ. Cts. 1950→ Fed. District Cts. 2004→	Search by citation, party name, & keyword
	FindACase http://www.findacase.com/	Federal, States	Sup. Ct. 1886→ Fed. Circ. Cts. 1930→ Fed. District Cts. vary (most 1940s→) States vary (most 1990s→)	Retrieve by citation or keyword search (Content free but does not contain citation or docket number - $ extra per case for those)
	Open Jurist http://openjurist.org/	Federal	Sup. Ct. 1754→ Fed. Circ. Cts. 1880→	Keyword search or browse
	Shepards Public Access Service Available in library	Federal, States	Comprehensive	Retrieve by citation only
	Westlaw Public/Patron Access Available in library	Federal, States	Comprehensive	Search by citation or keyword
with card	Hein Online Available in library - and- From anywhere with WSLL library card to firms with less than 25 attorneys	State Session Laws & Statutes	Most from inception→	For a WSLL library card, contact 1-800-322-9755 or wsll.ref@ wicourts.gov
-or- Free to law students	VersusLaw http://www.versuslaw.com Law student program http://www.versuslaw.com/lawschool/lawschoolinfo.aspx	Federal, States	Varies (most 1930s→)	Coverage good, very economical
	LexisNexis http://www.lexisnexis.com	Choose package for your needs	Comprehensive	Coverage & cost varies by package
	Westlaw http://legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com	Choose package for your needs	Comprehensive	Coverage & cost varies by package

Access Types

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Light blue letters spelling "WSLL" as in Wisconsin State Law Library. Sources in this category are free at the Wisconsin State Law Library. : Free at Wisconsin State Law Library