Tennessee Legal Research

by Marshall, Sibyl; Parker, Carol McCrehan

• ISBN13: 9781594603471
• ISBN10: 1594603472
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-01
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press

Summary

Tennessee Legal Research is the first book of its kind devoted to the resources and strategies needed to research Tennessee state law. Taking a process-oriented approach, the book explains research in Tennessee cases, statutes, legislative history, constitutional law, and administrative law. Additional chapters describe the research process, secondary sources and practical guides, and online research. An appendix reviews citation to legal sources under Tennessee court rules, the ALWD Manual, and the Bluebook.Tennessee Legal Research was designed specifically for teaching legal research to first-year law students. Others who will find it helpful include practitioners, paralegals, librarians, college students, and even laypeople. It is clearly written, making even complex ideas accessible.Outlines of the research process and short excerpts from Tennessee resources make the book easy to use. Web addresses point researchers to the many sources for finding free Tennessee legal material online.Concise explanations of resources needed for researching federal law and the law of other states are provided throughout. Thus, Tennessee Legal Research can be used as a stand-alone text or in conjunction with a research text concentrating on federal law.

Author Biography

Carol McCrehan Parker directs the Legal Writing Program at the University of Tennessee College of Law.

Table of Contents

The research process and legal analysis	p. 3
Judicial opinions and reporters	p. 15
Researching judicial opinions	p. 37
Constitutions, statutes, and procedural and ethical rules	p. 59
Legislative history	p. 79
Administrative law	p. 97
Citator services	p. 117
Secondary sources	p. 131
Online legal research	p. 159
Research strategies and organization	p. 181
Where to find Tennessee law	p. 197
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