Find instructions using these databases. Access is restricted and requires individual username and password.
Bloomberg Law - Choose Litigation → Dockets Tab → Litigation Resources → Other Court Materials → Federal and State Jury Instructions
LexisAdvance - Choose Browse → Sources by Category → Jury Instructions
Westlaw - Choose All Content → Secondary Sources → Jury Instructions
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Most states have official jury instructions and many states post their jury instructions online on state court websites. Links to some state jury instructions are compiled in articles titled "Reference from Coast to Coast" on LLRX.com. In addition, commercial databases include state jury instructions. Fastcase includes some states' jury instructions, including Wisconsin's, in its database. Jury instructions for many states are available on BloombergLaw, Lexis and Westlaw. Access to these databases is restricted to faculty and students of Marquette University Law School through individual usernames and passwords.
Resources for finding states' jury instructions are listed below. In addition, jury instructions for specific states can be found in the boxes below. Click on the Wisconsin tab in this research guide for information about Wisconsin Jury Instructions.
Searching the Law, the States: A Selective Bibliography of State Practice Materials in the 50 States