Pennsylvania legal research / Barbara J. Busharis, Bonny L. Tavares.
2007
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Title
Pennsylvania legal research / Barbara J. Busharis, Bonny L. Tavares.
Published
Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2007]
Copyright
©2007
Call Number
KFP75 .B87 2007
ISBN
9781594603945 (alk. paper)
1594603944 (alk. paper)
1594603944 (alk. paper)
Description
xxv, 230 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)154657011
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Ch. 1
The Research Process and Legal Analysis
3
I
Pennsylvania Legal Research
3
II
The Intersection of Legal Research and Legal Analysis
4
III
Types and Weight of Legal Authority
5
IV
Court Systems
7
V
Overview of the Research Process
11
VI
Organization of This Text
12
Ch. 2
Planning and Organizing Research
13
I
Planning Your Research
13
II
Organizing Your Research
23
III
Turning Research into a Work Product
30
App. 1
Sample Case Cover Sheet
32
App. 2
Sample Analysis Chart
33
Ch. 3
Judicial Opinions and Reporters
35
I
Reporters for Pennsylvania Cases
36
II
Reporters for Federal Cases
46
III
Topical Reporters
48
IV
Case Analysis
49
Ch. 4
Finding and Updating Case Law
57
I
Overview: The Process of Finding Cases
57
II
Using Digests in Print and Online
58
III
Searching for Cases Online
74
IV
Updating Cases
79
V
Professional Standards for Case Research
83
VI
Conclusion
85
Ch. 5
Statutes and Legislative History
87
I
Overview
87
II
Pennsylvania Statutory Research
88
III
Pennsylvania Legislative History Research
96
IV
Statutes and Legislative History of Other States
99
V
Federal Statutory Research
100
VI
Federal Legislative History Research
103
VII
Statutory Interpretation
109
Ch. 6
Pennsylvania Constitutional Law
115
I
The Pennsylvania Constitution
116
II
Finding a Pennsylvania Constitutional Provision and Cases Interpreting It
116
III
Researching Other Constitutions
118
Ch. 7
Administrative Law
121
I
Overview of Administrative Lawmaking
121
II
Researching Administrative Law Issues
123
III
Pennsylvania Administrative Law Materials
125
IV
Federal Administrative Law Materials
130
App
USC & CFR Titles
138
Ch. 8
Rules of Court and Ethics
141
I
Introduction
141
II
Researching Pennsylvania Rules of Court
142
III
Researching Federal Rules of Court
145
IV
Pennsylvania Ethics
149
Ch. 9
Secondary Sources
153
I
Introduction
153
II
Treatises
157
III
Legal Encyclopedias
160
IV
American Law Reports
166
V
CLE Materials
169
VI
Form Books
172
VII
Looseleaf Services and "Mini-Libraries"
176
VIII
Legal Periodicals
179
IX
Restatements
184
App. A
Updating a Case with the Print Version of Shepard's Citations
191
App. B
Legal Citation
201