Date: August 19, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Host: PDS
Credits: 1 Credit
Cost: Free
Location: Zoom
Registration: [Register Here]
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Summary: In this one-hour CLE, you will learn how to conduct legislative history research on Westlaw. In the first part of this training you will learn how to research the legislative history for a specific act. We will discuss where the act is codified, and how to find legislative history for the act. In the second part of this training we will find the legislative history for a specific statute. Plus we will see how to find links to other documents on Westlaw that cite to your statute including cases, secondary sources, regulations, and administrative decisions. Part three will focus on researching statutes. We will also learn how Westlaw has made it easier to search the statutes, including by the popular name of the act. Part four of the training will focus on researching state legislative history materials on Westlaw.
Admission Restrictions: This training is only open to attorneys and judges licensed in Maine, and Maine Law students.