The process of legal research : authorities and options /

The process of legal research : authorities and options /

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Edition:8th ed.
Imprint:New York : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2012.
Description:xxvi, 274 p. ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Aspen coursebook series
Aspen coursebook series.
Subject:
Legal research -- United States.
Legal research.
United States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8904665
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Other authors / contributors:Kunz, Christina L.
ISBN:9781454805526
1454805528
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Exhibits
  • Charts and Examples
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Literacy in the Law
  • The FEAT of Legal Research
  • American Legal Sources
  • Legal Research Resources
  • Work-Flow in Legal Research
  • Planning
  • Searching
  • Monitoring
  • Stopping
  • An Illustration
  • A Counterpoint: Google Research
  • Test Your Understanding
  • Reflection Questions
  • Your Scenario
  • Chapter 2. Focusing on your Client's Situation
  • Study Your Client's Situation
  • Gather Information
  • Synthesize Information
  • Summarize Information
  • Develop Your Research Vocabulary
  • Generate Research Terms
  • Draft Research Issues
  • An Illustration
  • Test Your Understanding
  • Reflection Questions
  • Your Scenario
  • Chapter 3. Framing Your Legal Research
  • Overview of Commentary Sources
  • Encyclopedias and Treatises
  • Skill Set 1. Using Print Finding Tools
  • Skill Set 2. Updating Print Resources
  • Periodicals: Law Reviews and A.L.R Annotations
  • Skill Set 3. Using External Finding Tools
  • Skill Set 4. Key-Word Searching in a Full-Text, Online Database
  • Restatements of the Law and Jury Instructions
  • Practice Guides
  • Summary of Commentary Research
  • Plan Your Research in Legal Authorities
  • Test Your Understanding
  • Reflection Questions
  • Your Scenario
  • Chapter 4. Case Law Research
  • Litigated Disputes, Judicial Decisions, and Guidance for Your Client
  • Litigated Disputes and Judicial Decisions
  • Guidance for Your Client
  • The Common Law System
  • Whose Law Governs?
  • Which Decisions Matter Most?
  • Overview of Case Law Research Options
  • The Classic Approach: the West Reporter System in Print
  • Understanding the West System
  • Using the West System
  • The Major Commercial Online Services: Westlaw and LexisNexis
  • Westlaw
  • LexisNexis
  • The Alternative Commercial Online Services
  • Court Resources
  • Summary
  • Test Your Understanding
  • Reflection Questions
  • Your Scenario
  • Chapter 5. Research in Enacted Law
  • The Statutory System
  • Legislative Process
  • Statutory Texts and Guidance for Your Client
  • Statutory Interpretation
  • Overview of Statutory Research Options
  • Unannotated Official Codes
  • Annotated Codes in Print
  • Commercial Online Research in Statutes
  • Newly Enacted Laws and Session Laws
  • Summary of Statutory Research
  • Constitutions
  • Charters and Ordinances
  • Test Your Understanding
  • Reflection Questions
  • Your Scenario
  • Chapter 6. Research in Legislative History Materials
  • Overview of Legislative History Materials
  • The legislative Process
  • Legislative history Materials
  • Overview of Options for Researching Legislative History
  • Statutory Codes
  • United States Code Congressional and Administrative News (U.S.C.C.A.N.)
  • Compiled Legislative Histories
  • THOMAS, a Government Website
  • Commercial Online Services
  • ProQuest Congressional
  • LexisNexis and Westlaw
  • Hein Online
  • Summary of Legislative History Research
  • Options for Researching Pending Legislation
  • Test Your Understanding
  • Reflection Questions
  • Your Scenario
  • Chapter 7. Research in Administrative Materials
  • Rules and Regulations
  • Connections to Statutes
  • The Rulemaking Process
  • Researching the Regulation Itself
  • Updating the Regulation
  • Researching the Regulation's History and Statutory basis
  • Summary
  • Decisions and Orders
  • Parallels to Case Law
  • Case Adjudication Procedures
  • Researching Agency Decisions
  • Summary
  • Non-legislative Rules and Other Guidance Materials
  • Loose-leaf Services
  • Test Your Understanding
  • Reflection Questions
  • Your Scenario
  • Chapter 8. Researchin Rules of Procedure
  • Procedural Law
  • Overview of Procedural Research Options
  • Deskbooks
  • Court Websites
  • Commentary
  • Annotated Rules
  • Case Law
  • Summary of Research in Rules of Procedure
  • Rules of Professional Responsibility
  • Understanding Professional Responsibility Rules
  • Researching Rules of Professional Responsibility
  • Test Your Understanding
  • Reflection Questions
  • Your Scenario
  • Chapter 9. International Law and Tribal Law
  • Legal Research in Public International Law
  • A. Foreign Law
  • B. Public International Law
  • 1. Treaties and Conventions
  • 2. Customary International Law
  • 3. Decisions by Courts and Arbitration Panels
  • 4. UN Materials
  • 5. Commentary and General Principles
  • C. Private International Law
  • Legal Research in Tribal Law
  • A. Federal Indian Law
  • B. Tribal Law
  • Index

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