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Legal Research in a Nutshell: By Morris L. Cohen, Kent C. Olson

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    9780314147073

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  • Edition: 8th
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  • Copyright: 2003-07-01
  • Publisher: West Academic

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Serving as both a text for beginning law students and a reference for experienced researchers, Legal Research in a Nutshell provides an overview of basic research methods. The expert authors discuss case law, statutes, secondary sources, and other research tools; they also analyze resources in more specialized areas, such as legislative history and administrative law. Completely updated with dozens of new Web addresses and 20 percent more illustrations of print and electronic sources, this comprehensive guide explains the investigative process using online databases, CD-ROM, and Internet resources, including free and commercial internet sites. Discussion also includes international and comparative law materials, as well as business and interdisciplinary research.

Table of Contents

PREFACE iii
CHAPTER 1. THE RESEARCH PROCESS 1(18)
1-1. INTRODUCTION
2(1)
1-2. THE SOURCE OF THE LAW
2(3)
1-3. THE FORMS OF LEGAL INFORMATION
5(5)
A. ACCESS TO CHRONOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS
5(2)
B. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
7(1)
C. PRINT AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
8(2)
1-4. LEGAL LANGUAGE
10(1)
1-5. LEGAL CITATIONS
11(2)
1-6. BEGINNING A RESEARCH PROJECT
13(4)
1-7. COMPLETING A RESEARCH PROJECT
17(1)
1-8. CONCLUSION
18(1)
CHAPTER 2. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 19(25)
2-1. INTRODUCTION
20(1)
2-2. OVERVIEWS
21(1)
2-3. LEGAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS
22(7)
A. AMER1CAN JURISPRUDENCE 2D AND CORPUS JURIS SECUNDUM
23(5)
B. JURISDICTIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS
28(1)
2-4. TEXTS AND TREATISES
29(5)
2-5. RESTATEMENTS OF THE LAW
34(3)
2-6. LAW REVIEWS
37(5)
2-7 CONCLUSION
42(2)
CHAPTER 3. CASE LAW SOURCES 44(38)
3-1 INTRODUCTION
45(6)
3-2. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
51(13)
A. THE UNITED STATES REPORTS
53(2)
B. SUPREME COURT REPORTER AND LAWYERS' EDITION
55(5)
C. UNITED STATES LAW WEEK
60(1)
D. ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
61(3)
3-3. LOWER FEDERAL COURTS
64(7)
3-4. STATE COURTS
71(9)
A. OFFICIAL REPORTS
72(3)
B. NATIONAL REPORTER SYSTEM
75(4)
C. ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
79(1)
3-5. CONCLUSION
80(2)
CHAPTER 4. CASE LAW RESEARCH 82(56)
4-1. INTRODUCTION
83(1)
4-2. ELECTRONIC RESEARCH
84(17)
A. WESTLAW
85(9)
B. LEXIS NEXIS
94(7)
4-3. WEST DIGESTS
101(15)
A. FINDING CASES IN DIGESTS
105(4)
B. DECENNIAL AND GENERAL DIGESTS
109(3)
C. JURISDICTIONAL AND REGIONAL DIGESTS
112(1)
D. WORDS AND PHRASES
113(1)
E. DIGESTS AND KEY NUMBERS ON WESTLAW
114(2)
4-4. AMERICAN LAW REPORTS ANNOTATIONS
116(9)
A. FORMAT AND CONTENTS
117(5)
B. FINDING ANNOTATION
122(3)
4-5. CITATIORS
125(11)
A. KEYCITE
126(1)
B. SHEPARD'S CITATIONS ONLINE
127(6)
C. SHEPARD'S CITATIONS IN PRINT
133(3)
4-6. CONCLUSION
136(2)
CHAPTER 5. CONSTITUTIONS AND STATUTES 138(47)
5-1. INTRODUCTION
139(1)
5-2. THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
140(4)
5-3. STATE CONSTITUTIONS
144(2)
5-4. PUBLICATION OF STATUTES
146(2)
5-5. FEDERAL STATUTES
148(23)
A. SLIP LAWS AND SESSION LAWS
148(3)
B. THE UNITED STATES CODE
151(8)
C. ANNOTATED CODES
159(10)
D. KEYCITE AND SHEPARD'S CITATIONS
169(2)
5-6. STATE STATUTES
171(10)
A. SLIP LAWS AND SESSION LAWS
171(1)
B. CODES
172(3)
C. KEYCITE AND SHEPARD'S CITATIONS
175(1)
D. MULTISTATE RESEARCH SOURCES
176(4)
E. UNIFORM LAWS
180(1)
5-7. CONCLUSION
181(4)
CHAPTER 6. LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION 185(37)
6-1. INTRODUCTION
184(1)
6-2. FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE HISTORY SOURCES
184(14)
A. BILLS
187(1)
B. COMMITTEE REPORTS
188(3)
C. DEBATES
191(3)
D. HEARINGS AND OTHER CONGRESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
194(4)
6-3. CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH RESOURCES
198(19)
A. THOMAS AND OTHER CONGRESSIONAL WEBSITES
200(4)
B. CONGRESSIONAL INFORMATION SERVICE (CIS)
204(3)
C. USCCAN
207(3)
D. CQ RESOURCES
210(2)
E. PRINTED STATUS TABLES
212(3)
F. DIRECTORIES
215(2)
6-4. STATE LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION
217(3)
6-5. CONCLUSION
220(2)
CHAPTER 7. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 222(39)
7-1. INTRODUCTION
223(1)
7-2. BACKGROUND REFERENCE SOURCES
224(4)
7-3. FEDERAL REGULATIONS
228(20)
A.FEDERAL REGISTER
229(5)
B.CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
234(7)
C.FINDING AND UPDATING REGULATIONS
241(6)
D.SUPPLEMENTARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION
247(1)
7-4. ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS AND RULINGS
248(3)
7-5. PRESIDENTIAL LAWMAKING
251(4)
7-6. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
255(3)
A. REGULATIONS
257(1)
B. DECISIONS AND RULINGS
258(1)
7-7. LOCAL LAW
258(2)
7-8. CONCLUSION
260(1)
CHAPTER 8. COURT RULES AND PRACTICE 261(20)
8-1. INTRODUCTION
261(1)
8-2. COURT RULES
261(7)
A. FEDERAL RULES
261(6)
B. STATE RULES
267(1)
8-3. LEGAL ETHICS
268(2)
8-4. RECORDS AND BRIEFS
270(2)
8-5. OTHER CASE INFORMATION
272(2)
8-6. DIRECTORIES OF COURTS AND JUDGES
274(2)
8-7. FORMBOOKS AND JURY INSTRUCTIONS
276(4)
8-8. CONCLUSION
280(1)
CHAPTER 9. TOPICAL RESEARCH SOURCES 281(20)
9-1. INTRODUCTION
282(1)
9-2. LOOSELEAF SERVICES
283(9)
9-3. TOPICAL ELECTROMC RESOURCES
292(1)
9-4. CURRENT AWARENESS TOOLS
293(6)
A. LEGAL NEWSLETFERS AND NEWSPAPERS
294(3)
B. TABLES OF CONTENTS SERVICES
297(1)
C. LISTSERVS
298(1)
9-5. SPECIALIZED INDEX
299(1)
9-6. CONCLUSION
300(1)
CHAPTER 10. REFERENCE RESOURCES 301(13)
10-1. INTRODUCTION
302(1)
10-2. LEGAL DIRECTORIES
302(4)
10-3. STATISTICS
306(2)
10-4. NEWS AND BUSINESS INFORMATION
308(2)
10-5. INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
310(3)
10-6. CONCLUSION
313(1)
CHAPTER 11. INTERNATIONAL LAW 314(37)
11-1. INTRODUCTION
315(1)
11-2. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
316(8)
A. UNITED NATIONS
317(3)
B. WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
320(1)
C. EUROPEAN UNION ANP OTHER REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
321(3)
11-3. TREATIES
324(13)
A. SOURCES
325(5)
B. INDEXES AND GUIDE
330(4)
C. INTERPRETATION
334(3)
11-4. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
337(8)
A. INTERNATIONAL COURTS
337(4)
B. REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COURT
341(3)
C. ARBITRATIONS
344(1)
11-5. SECONDARY SOURCES AND DOCUMENT COLLECTIONS
345(3)
11-6. SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
348(2)
11-7. CONCLUSION
350(1)
CHAPTER 12. THE LAW OF OTHER COUNTRIES 351(29)
12-1. INTRODUCTION
352(1)
12-2. ENGLISH AND COMMONWEALTH LAW
353(13)
A. CASE LAW
354(5)
B. STATUTES AND REGULATIONS
359(4)
C. SECONDARY SOURCE
363(3)
12-3. CIVIL LAW
366(13)
A. RESEARCH IN ENGLISH
366(9)
B. RESEARCH IN ORIGINAL SOURCES
375(4)
12-4 CONCLUSION
379(1)
APPENDIX A. SOURCES FOR STATE APPELLATE COURT CASES 380(24)
APPENDIX B. STATE RESEARCH GUIDES 404(10)
APPENDIX C. TOPICAL LOOSELEAF AND ELECTRONIC SERVICES VI 414(10)
WEBSITE INDEX 424(19)
TIME INDEX 443(16)
SUBJECT INDEX 459

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