Legal research in a nutshell / by Morris L. Cohen, Kent C. Olson.
2010
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Author
Title
Legal research in a nutshell / by Morris L. Cohen, Kent C. Olson.
Published
St. Paul, MN : West/Thomson, [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Call Number
KF240 .C54 2010
Edition
Tenth edition.
Spine Title
Legal research
ISBN
9780314264084 (pbk.)
0314264086 (pbk.)
0314264086 (pbk.)
Description
xvii, 499 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)639931594
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Series
Record Appears in
Added Author
Table of Contents
Preface
v
Acknowledgments
ix
ch. 1
The Research Process
1
[§] 1-1
Introduction
1
[§] 1-2
The Sources of the Law
3
[§] 1-3
The Forms of Legal Information
6
a.
Current and Historical Information
6
b.
Primary and Secondary Sources
8
c.
Print and Electronic Resources
9
[§] 1-4
Legal Language
13
[§] 1-5
Legal Citations
14
[§] 1-6
Online Research Basics
17
a.
Westlaw
18
b.
Lexis
27
c.
Other Databases
31
[§] 1-7
Handling a Research Project
32
a.
First Steps
32
b.
In-Depth Research
34
c.
Providing Current Information
35
d.
Completing a Project
36
ch. 2
Background and Analysis
43
[§] 2-1
Introduction
43
[§] 2-2
Overviews
45
[§] 2-3
Legal Encyclopedias
46
a.
American Jurisprudence 2d and Corpus Juris Secundum
47
b.
Jurisdictional Encyclopedias
50
[§] 2-4
Texts and Treatises
52
[§] 2-5
Restatements of the Law
59
[§] 2-6
Law Reviews
61
a.
Westlaw and Lexis
63
b.
HeinOnline
65
c.
Periodical Indexes
66
d.
Other Sources
68
ch. 3
Case Law
76
[§] 3-1
Introduction
77
[§] 3-2
Electronic Research
84
a.
Westlaw
85
b.
Lexis
89
c.
Other Resources
91
[§] 3-3
West Digests
93
a.
Finding Cases in Digests
94
b.
Jurisdictional and Regional Digests
97
c.
Decennial and General Digests
99
d.
Words and Phrases
101
[§] 3-4
American Law Reports Annotations
102
a.
Format and Content
103
b.
Finding Annotations
106
[§] 3-5
Citators
108
a.
KeyCite
110
b.
Shepard's Citations Online
113
c.
Shepard's Citations in Print
115
[§] 3-6
Sources for Federal Court Cases
118
a.
Supreme Court of the United States
118
b.
Lower Federal Courts
125
[§] 3-7
Sources for State Court Cases
131
a.
Official Reports
133
b.
National Reporter System
135
c.
Other Sources
137
ch. 4
Statutes and Constitutions
159
[§] 4-1
Introduction
159
[§] 4-2
Publication of Statutes
161
[§] 4-3
Statutory Research
165
a.
Online Code Databases
165
b.
KeyCite and Shepard's
168
c.
Indexes and Tables
171
[§] 4-4
Sources for Federal Statutes
174
a.
Slip Laws and Session Laws
175
b.
The United States Code
177
c.
Annotated Codes
181
[§] 4-5
Sources for State Statutes
183
a.
Slip Laws and Session Laws
183
b.
Codes
185
c.
Multistate Research Sources
187
d.
Uniform Laws
190
e.
Interstate Compacts
192
[§] 4-6
The U.S. Constitution
192
[§] 4-7
State Constitutions
196
ch. 5
Legislative Information
216
[§] 5-1
Introduction
216
[§] 5-2
Federal Legislative History Sources
218
a.
Bills
220
b.
Committee Reports
222
c.
Debates
224
d.
Hearings
228
e.
Other Congressional Publications
229
[§] 5-3
Congressional Research Resources
232
a.
Compiled Legislative Histories
234
b.
Thomas and Other Congressional Websites
235
c.
LexisNexis Congressional and CIS
236
d.
USCCAN and Westlaw
239
e.
CQ and Other News Sources
241
f.
Printed Status Tables
243
g.
Directories
245
[§] 5-4
State Legislative Information
246
ch. 6
Administrative Law
261
[§] 6-1
Introduction
261
[§] 6-2
Background Reference Sources
263
a.
Agency Websites
263
b.
Guides and Directories
265
[§] 6-3
Federal Regulations
267
a.
Federal Register
268
b.
Code of Federal Regulations
272
c.
Finding and Updating Regulations
275
[§] 6-4
Guidance Documents
279
[§] 6-5
Administrative Decisions and Rulings
282
[§] 6-6
Presidential Lawmaking
286
a.
Executive Orders and Proclamations
286
b.
Other Presidential Documents
288
[§] 6-7
State Administrative Law
291
a.
Websites and Directories
291
b.
Regulations and Executive Orders
292
c.
Decisions, Rulings, and Other Documents
293
[§] 6-8
Local Law
295
ch. 7
Court Rules and Practice
307
[§] 7-1
Introduction
307
[§] 7-2
Court Rules
308
a.
Federal Rules
308
b.
State Rules
313
[§] 7-3
Legal Ethics
314
[§] 7-4
Briefs and Other Court Documents
317
[§] 7-5
Directories of Courts and Judges
325
[§] 7-6
Formbooks and Jury Instructions
327
ch. 8
Specialized and Nonlegal Sources
334
[§] 8-1
Introduction
334
[§] 8-2
Looseleaf and Electronic Services
335
[§] 8-3
Current Awareness
340
a.
Legal Newspapers and Newsletters
341
b.
Current Scholarship
344
c.
Blogs and Other Online Resources
345
[§] 8-4
General News and Business Information
346
[§] 8-5
Statistics
349
[§] 8-6
Interdisciplinary Research
352
[§] 8-7
Legal History Resources
356
[§] 8-8
Directories
360
[§] 8-9
Specialized Research Guides
363
ch. 9
International Law
373
[§] 9-1
Introduction
373
[§] 9-2
Preliminary Research
375
[§] 9-3
U.S. Practice in International Law
378
a.
Treaties
378
b.
Foreign Relations Documents
385
[§] 9-4
General Treaty Research
386
[§] 9-5
Cases and Arbitrations
390
a.
International Court of Justice
391
b.
Other Courts
392
c.
Arbitrations
397
[§] 9-6
International Organizations
398
a.
United Nations and Related Agencies
398
b.
World Trade Organization
400
c.
European Union and Other Regional Organizations
402
[§] 9-7
Sources for Further Information
404
ch. 10
The Law of Other Countries
412
[§] 10-1
Introduction
412
[§] 10-2
Legal Systems of the World
413
[§] 10-3
Reference Sources in Foreign and Comparative Law
415
a.
Encyclopedias and Legal System Guides
415
b.
Research Guides and Indexes
418
c.
Summaries and Translations of Laws
420
d.
Dictionaries
423
[§] 10-4
Original Sources
425
a.
Links to Country Websites
425
b.
Common Law Jurisdictions
426
c.
Civil Law Jurisdictions
433
Appendix A
State Legal Research Guides
438
Appendix B
Major Treatises and Services By Subject
454
Resource Index
471
Subject Index
489