Legal Research Guides
Before beginning a legal research project, read one of these basic introductions to the process.
- Administrative Law Research
- Constitutional Research Amendments and history
- Legislative History Documents created by the Legislature as its members consider bills
- Statutory Research A general overview focussing on laws enacted by the Legislature
Free Sources of Washington State Law

This list links to free Internet sources for Washington State legal material. For additional sources, visit the Law Library's list of free Internet Legal Resources or the box below called UW Restricted Sources.
Contact the Gallagher Law Library reference librarians for help researching Washington State law.
- Washington State Constitution
- Revised Code of Washington A subject arrangement of the laws currently in force.
- Washington bills & bill status Bills being considered by the Washington State Legislature
- Washington appellate court opinions Cases decided by the Washington Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, 1854-date
- Washington Administrative Code Rules and regulations adopted by Washington agencies, boards, commissions, and departments
UW Restricted Sources
- LexisNexis Academic Revised Code of Washington and Washington Constitution
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[UW restricted] - LexisNexis Academic Washington Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases.
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