Mississippi legal research / Kristy L. Gilliland.
2014
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Author
Title
Mississippi legal research / Kristy L. Gilliland.
Published
Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Call Number
KFM6675 .G55 2014
ISBN
9781594609909 (alk. paper)
159460990X (alk. paper)
159460990X (alk. paper)
Description
xvii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)871228423
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures
xiii
Series Note
xv
Preface and Acknowledgments
xvii
ch. 1
Introduction to Legal Authority
3
I.
Types of Legal Authority
3
A.
Primary Sources of Law
4
1.
Constitutions
4
2.
Statutes
4
3.
Administrative Regulations and Decisions
4
4.
Judicial Opinions
5
5.
Other Types of Primary Authority
5
B.
Secondary Sources of Law
6
II.
Relative Importance of Legal Authority
6
A.
Mandatory Authority and Persuasive Authority
8
B.
Stare Decisis
9
III.
Legal Citation
10
Other Helpful Resources
11
ch. 2
Introduction to the Legal Research Process
13
I.
Step One: Managing the Research Project
13
II.
Step Two: Mapping a Research Strategy
14
A.
Preliminary Analysis
16
B.
Preliminary Research
17
C.
Format Considerations
18
D.
Publisher Comparisons
19
E.
Evaluation Criteria
21
III.
Step Three: Finding and Reading Secondary Sources
22
IV.
Step Four: Finding and Reading Primary Authority
23
V.
Step Five: Refining Your Process and Verifying Primary Authority
23
VI.
The Law Library
24
Other Helpful Resources
25
ch. 3
Secondary Sources of Law
27
I.
Treatises and Other Long-Form Texts
28
A.
Types of Treatises and Long-Form Texts
28
B.
Finding Treatises and Other Long-Form Texts
30
1.
Online Library Catalogs
31
2.
Library Classification Systems
32
3.
Interlibrary Loan
35
4.
Other Access
35
II.
Legal Encyclopedias
36
III.
Legal Periodicals
38
A.
Types of Periodicals
38
1.
Law Reviews
38
2.
Bar Journals
40
3.
Legal Newspapers, Magazines, and Newsletters
40
B.
Finding Articles
41
1.
Full-Text Databases
41
2.
Periodical Indexes
42
IV.
A.L.R. Annotations
44
V.
Restatements of the Law
45
VI.
Reference Works
46
A.
Legal Dictionaries
47
B.
Multi-Jurisdiction Surveys
48
C.
Research Guides and Bibliographies
49
D.
Biographical Dictionaries and Directories
50
ch. 4
Cases
53
I.
The Litigation Process
53
II.
Legal Analysis
54
III.
Court Systems
56
A.
Mississippi Courts
57
1.
Mississippi Supreme Court
57
2.
Mississippi Court of Appeals
59
3.
Circuit and Chancery Courts
59
4.
Other Courts
60
5.
Mississippi Courts' Jurisdiction
61
B.
Federal Courts
61
IV.
Publication of Judicial Opinions
63
A.
Case Reporters and Case Citations
64
B.
The Parts of a Reported Case
68
Other Helpful Resources
71
ch. 5
Case-Finding Tools
73
I.
Overview of Case-Finding Tools
73
II.
Case Digests
74
A.
West's American Digest System
75
1.
Using a Known On-Point Case
78
2.
Using a Topical Outline
84
3.
Using Cross-References
84
4.
Using the Descriptive-Word Index
85
B.
Lexis Advance's Topic Index and Topical Summary Reports
85
III.
Full-Text Case Databases
85
A.
Court Websites
86
B.
Commercial Services
86
1.
Lexis Advance and WestlawNext
88
a.
Keyword Searching
88
b.
Browsing
89
c.
Other Online Tools
89
2.
Westlaw Classic
89
3.
Creating Good Boolean Search Queries
91
4.
Refining Large Search Results
92
IV.
Citators
93
ch. 6
Constitutions
99
I.
The Mississippi Constitution
99
A.
Publication
101
B.
Interpretative Aids
102
1.
Scholarly Works
102
2.
Case Law and Attorney General Opinions
103
3.
Canons of Constructions
104
4.
Historical Materials
104
II.
The United States Constitution
105
ch. 7
Statutes
107
I.
Forms of Statutory Publication
107
A.
Session Laws
109
B.
Statutory Codes
112
II.
Interpretative Aids
118
A.
The Plain-Meaning Rule
119
B.
Canons of Statutory Construction
120
C.
Legislative History
120
D.
Uniform Laws and Model Acts
123
III.
Publication and Interpretation of Federal Statutes
124
Other Helpful References
126
ch. 8
Administrative Law
127
I.
Types of Administrative Law
128
A.
Enabling Acts
129
B.
Mississippi Administrative Procedures Law
129
C.
Administrative Rules and Related Agency Documents
130
D.
Adjudication and Other Agency Actions Producing Documents
132
E.
Attorney General Opinions
132
F.
Other Executive Materials
134
II.
Publication of Mississippi Administrative Law
134
A.
Agency Websites
134
1.
Administrative Registers
135
2.
Administrative Codes
136
3.
Finding Mississippi Rules
137
C.
Attorney General Opinions and Other Materials
138
D.
Looseleaf Services
138
III.
Interpretative Aids
139
A.
Secondary Sources and Reference Works
139
B.
Judicial Review
140
IV.
Federal Administrative Law
141
A.
Rules and Regulations
141
B.
Agency Decisions
142
C.
Other Executive Materials
143
D.
Interpretative Aids
143
1.
Preambles
144
2.
Other Agency Interpretations
144
3.
Judicial Interpretations and Scholarly Commentary
144
Other Helpful Resources
145
Appendix 8.-A
145
ch. 9
Local Law
147
I.
Forms of Local Government
147
A.
Counties
147
B.
Municipalities
148
II.
The Home Rule
149
III.
Types of Local Law
150
A.
Charters
151
B.
Ordinances
151
Other Helpful Resources
153
ch. 10
Court Rules and Ethics Rules
155
I.
Court Rules
155
A.
Mississippi Court Rules
157
B.
Federal Court Rules
159
II.
Ethics Rules and Opinions
160
Other Helpful Resources
162
ch. 11
Practice Aids
163
I.
Court Information
163
A.
Docket Services
163
B.
Briefs and Oral Arguments
164
C.
Jury Instructions
167
D.
Jury Verdicts
168
II.
Form Books and Databases
168
A.
General Form Compilations
169
B.
Subject-Specific Forms
169
C.
Jurisdictionally Specific Forms
170
III.
Current-Awareness Tools
171
A.
Blogs
171
B.
Case-Briefing Services
172
C.
Continuing Legal Education
172
ch. 12
Tribal Law
173
I.
The Mississippi Band of Choctaws
173
II.
Sources of Legal Authority
175
Other Helpful Resources
177
Appendix Selected Mississippi-Specific Legal Treatises and Practice Guides by Subject
179
About the Author
183
Index
185