Have just pounded through a fairly intense legislative history research assignment, I thought I’d share some tips. Here is my process for discovering the legislative history of a statutory provision.
Step 1: Pull up the statute in Lexis, Pike & Fischer, or the like. At the bottom is a summary of all the acts that created […]

One of my duties as a new attorney at Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP is tracking various proceedings in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of the federal government. Much of my tracking is currently done by visiting government webpages on a regular schedule and reviewing the information provided.
I already use some automated tools such […]