Friday, August 1, 2008

New article on Colorado legislative history

Conducting Colorado Legislative History Research by Andrea L. Hamilton
37 The Colorado Lawyer 113 (August 2008)

The Colorado Lawyer's Legal Research Corner column presents a concise introduction to conducting legislative history research on Colorado statutes, updating the previous article from 2003. Hamilton provides a thorough explanation of the process and extensive endnotes on where to find the resources described.

If you are assigned the task of finding the legislative history of a Colorado statute, you will probably need to dig into the primary record yourself, rather than seeking an already-published analysis. Use this article and the library's subject guide to streamline this challenging research task.

WLL's guide on Colorado Legislative History
Legal Research Corner articles Nov. 2002 - present (pdfs)