The process of legal research : authorities and options / Christina L. Kunz [and others].
2012
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Title
The process of legal research : authorities and options / Christina L. Kunz [and others].
Published
New York : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2012.
Call Number
KF240 .P76 2012
Edition
Eighth edition.
ISBN
9781454805526
1454805528
1454805528
Description
xxvi, 274 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)777601706
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical reference and index.
Series
Record Appears in
Added Author
Table of Contents
Exhibits
xv
Charts and Examples
xix
Preface
xxi
Acknowledgments
xxiii
ch. 1
Introduction: Literacy in the Law
1
The FEAT of Legal Research
2
American Legal Sources
4
Legal Research Resources
6
Work-Flow in Legal Research
8
Planning
8
Searching
8
Monitoring
10
Stopping
10
An Illustration
10
A Counterpoint: Google Research
20
Test Your Understanding
22
Reflection Questions
22
Your Scenario
22
ch. 2
Focusing on Your Client's Situation
23
Study Your Client's Situation
24
Gather Information
24
Synthesize Information
25
Summarize Information
25
Develop Your Research Vocabulary
26
Generate Research Terms
27
Draft Research Issues
28
An Illustration
29
Test Your Understanding
34
Reflection Questions
34
Your Scenario
34
ch. 3
Framing Your Legal Research
37
Overview of Commentary Sources
39
Encyclopedias and Treatises
39
Skill Set 1
Using Print Finding Tools
41
Skill Set 2
Updating Print Resources
45
Periodicals: Law Reviews and A.L.R. Annotations
49
Skill Set 3
Using External Finding Tools
51
Skill Set 4
Key-Word Searching in a Full-Text, Online Database
52
Restatements of the Law and Jury Instructions
60
Practice Guides
68
Summary of Commentary Research
68
Plan Your Research in Legal Authorities
72
Test Your Understanding
73
Reflection Questions
73
Your Scenario
73
ch. 4
Case Law Research
75
Litigated Disputes, Judicial Decisions, and Guidance for Your Client
78
Litigated Disputes and Judicial Decisions
78
Guidance for Your Client
82
The Common Law System
84
Whose Law Governs?
84
Which Decisions Matter Most?
86
Overview of Case Law Research Options
88
The Classic Approach: the West Reporter System in Print
89
Understanding the West System
89
Using the West System
94
The Major Commercial Online Services: Westlaw and LexisNexis
97
Westlaw
97
LexisNexis
107
The Alternative Commercial Online Services
122
Court Resources
126
Summary
128
Test Your Understanding
129
Reflection Questions
129
Your Scenario
129
ch. 5
Research in Enacted Law
131
The Statutory System
133
Legislative Process
133
Statutory Texts and Guidance for Your Client
135
Statutory Interpretation
138
Overview of Statutory Research Options
140
Unannotated Official Codes
141
Annotated Codes in Print
142
Commercial Online Research in Statutes
150
Newly Enacted Laws and Session Laws
155
Summary of Statutory Research
159
Constitutions
160
Charters and Ordinances
161
Test Your Understanding
163
Reflection Questions
163
Your Scenario
163
ch. 6
Research in Legislative History Materials
165
Overview of Legislative History Materials
167
The legislative Process
167
Legislative history Materials
169
Overview of Options for Researching Legislative History
179
Statutory Codes
179
United States Code Congressional and Administrative News (U.S.C.C.A.N.)
180
Compiled Legislative Histories
182
THOMAS, a Government Website
183
Commercial Online Services
185
ProQuest Congressional
185
LexisNexis and Westlaw
185
HeinOnline
189
Summary of Legislative History Research
191
Options for Researching Pending Legislation
193
Test Your Understanding
193
Reflection Questions
193
Your Scenario
196
ch. 7
Research in Administrative Materials
197
Rules and Regulations
199
Connections to Statutes
199
The Rulemaking Process
200
Researching the Regulation Itself
203
Updating the Regulation
207
Researching the Regulation's History and Statutory basis
211
Summary
214
Decisions and Orders
215
Parallels to Case Law
215
Case Adjudication Procedures
215
Researching Agency Decisions
224
Summary
225
Non-legislative Rules and Other Guidance Materials
225
Loose-leaf Services
226
Test Your Understanding
226
Reflection Questions
226
Your Scenario
228
ch. 8
Research in Rules of Procedure
229
Procedural Law
231
Overview of Procedural Research Options
237
Deskbooks
237
Court Websites
238
Commentary
238
Annotated Rules
242
Case Law
245
Summary of Research in Rules of Procedure
246
Rules of Professional Responsibility
247
Understanding Professional Responsibility Rules
247
Researching Rules of Professional Responsibility
248
Test Your Understanding
251
Reflection Questions
251
Your Scenario
251
ch. 9
International Law and Tribal Law
253
Legal Research in Public International Law
253
A.
Foreign Law
253
B.
Public International Law
254
1.
Treaties and Conventions
255
2.
Customary International Law
258
3.
Decisions by Courts and Arbitration Panels
260
4.
UN Materials
262
5.
Commentary and General Principles
263
C.
Private International Law
264
Legal Research in Tribal Law
265
A.
Federal Indian Law
266
B.
Tribal Law
267
Index
269