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| "Party Names", Reporter Volume #, Reporter Abbreviation, Initial Page(Date of Decision) |
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American Jurisprudence 2d -
West pub
References ALR & West's topic & key #s
Selected court case citation
Emphasis on Fed Stat Law
Few Footnotes, more narrative
Avail. Westlaw & Lexis
online - contains unique items not in print
organized and divided by topic |
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| C.J.S. (full name, chars) |
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Corpus Juris Secundum
West pub.
Focuses on case law - attempts comprehensiveness
West topic & key number references
ONLY ON WESTLAW
online - contains unique items not in print |
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| Finding Law Reviews (specific & citation) |
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Specific - legal periodical indexes; full txt search online
Citation - search title of journal in OSU catalog; Lexis or Westlaw; HeinOnline
check both systems/usually only go back to late 80s, early 90s |
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Retrospective collection of journals
PDF format |
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| Author, 'note' if student author, article title, volume number, abbreviated journal title, initial page number (year of publication) |
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| ALR (full name, chars, uses) |
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American Law Reports
ALR 6th (state topics) ALR Fed
annotated reporter
only Westlaw has new editions
overview of fairly narrow topics - current controversy
cross-jurisdictional survey
NOT analytical, critical, or as authoritative as other secondary sources |
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| Order of cases in Reporters |
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National Reporter System
West Pub
attempts - all fed and state court decisions released for publication
editorial treatment of ea.
divided into: Federal & Regional (state cases) |
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| US Supreme Court Reporters & Abbreviations |
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U.S. Reports - Official (U.S.)
Supreme Court Reporter - (S. Ct.) (Part of NRS)
U.S. Reports, Lawyers Edition - (L. Ed 2d) - Lexis pub |
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| Supreme Court Opinion Citation |
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| Parties, Volume, Reporter Abbreviation, Initial Page (date of decision) |
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All part of NRS, slip opinion is official, no official reporter:
Federal Reporter (F., F.2d, F.3d) (select Court of Appeals)
Federal Appendix (F.App's) (unpub Court of Appeals-since 2001)
Federal SUpplement (F.Supp, F. Supp. 2d) (Select District Court) |
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| State case - cite to which reporter? |
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| Relevant regional reporter |
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Validation - whether reversed, overruled, positive treatment
Research - finding similar cases (use depth of treatment, date, jurisdiction) |
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| Pros and Cons of Print v. Online |
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Print - indexes, table of contents
online - full text search, more up to date, no table of contents |
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| Traditional Sequence of Print publication |
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Slip Opinion
Advance Sheet
Bound Volume |
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Secondary Sources
Print Digests
Full-text searching
Head notes & keynotes
citators |
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| 2 types of published statutes |
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| Session Laws(char, advantage, disadvantage) |
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Arranged chronologically
Advantage - see act as originally passed
Disadvantage - can't tell current status, no subject searching |
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| Codes (chars, advantages) |
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arranged by subject
Amendments incorporated into text
Advantages - subject searching, see what law is currently |
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| 2 Federal session law publications |
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US Statutes at Large - Official
USCCAN (US Code Congressional & Administrative News) - West |
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| USCCAN (full name, chars, citation) |
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US Code Congressional and Administrative News West pub
Publication of federal session law
pamphlets pub monthly - bound yearly
includes committee reports
citation - "Stat." |
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| US Statutes at Large (chars, 3) |
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| current volumes contain prez proclamations, proposed and ratified constitutional amendments |
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| Public Law Citation (abbreviations, components) |
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"Pub.L." or "P.L." (or something similar
identification number assigned to the session law by the gov't
identifies which contress enacted the law
ex. Pub.L. 111-5 |
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| Advantages of Annotated Codes (4) |
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| annotations & many more editorial features reference case law that construe, interpret, or comment on code sections can reference other statute, AG opinions, or Secondary sources Helps to interpret statutes |
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| USC (full name, chars, location, citation) |
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United States Code
Official Version
Cite to this
available online - www.gpoaccess.gov (free)
No annotations or other editorial features
pub evry 6 yrs w/ annual supplements
citation - 42 U.S.C. § 4332 (yr book published) |
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| Annotated US Codes (names, publisher, citation) |
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USCA - United States Code Annotated - West - 17 U.S.C.A. § 1483 (West 2002)
USCS - United States Code Service - Lexis - 17 U.S.C.S. § 1483 (LexisNexis 2003) |
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| Annotations in USCA & USCS |
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historical & statutory notes (citations to original enactment and amendments)
cross-references to other code sections
references to CFR & publications of respective publishers
USCA has topic & key numbers
References to relevant court decisions |
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| Updating print USCA & USCS |
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pocket parts
quarterly supplements
USCA - advance pamphlets to USCCAN
USCS - advance service |
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| online USCA & USCS updating |
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check currency then advanced legislative service database
Shephards - will show citing cases & pending legislation, NO signals on docs
Keycite - show citing cases & pending legislation,
shows signals (red/yellow flags) on docs |
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| Updating State codes (print & online) |
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| print - pocket parts, ALS (advanced legislative service) online - keycite & shephard's will have select coverage ALS databases |
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| How to Research in Paper Codes (6 steps) |
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subject index
secific volume
look at surrounding codes for context
look at definition section
check for updates in pocket parts |
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| How to research Statutes online (3 steps) |
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1. select appropriate database (check both westlaw & lexis, may not have anotations)
2. draft and run search, use index, or TOC
3. evaluate results - read statutory language, annotations, BROWSE adjacent sections, etc... |
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| look up in Bluebook r. 12 :) |
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| Federal Legislative History Docs (names, most & least persuasive) |
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Committee reports (MOST)
Committee Hearings & Debates (LEAST)
Presidential signing statements
Bill amendments, changes (diff versions) |
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| Federal Legislative history Sources in Print (6) |
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CIS (congressional information service) USCCAN Congressional Record (floor debates, not always transcript)
Committee reports
committee hearings(specific bills usually)
committee prints(various issues not specific legislation) |
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| CIS (full name, char, location) |
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Congressional Information Service
legislative history indexing & abstracting for selected public laws
avail on LexisNexis Congressional |
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debates & actions
history of bills & resolutions table |
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most important part of legislative history (look here 1st)
prepared by congressional committees - very detailed explanation, may summarize opposition
found in USCCAN spotty back to 1940s, Lexis & Westlay 1990s +, CIS (most comprehensive) |
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| Info needed for Fed Bills (3) |
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Chamber Info - House or Senate
Bill Number
Congressional Session or year |
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104th congress+
publications - bill txt, congressional record, committee reports
links to congressional pages - committees, guides, directories
FREE |
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began in 1993-gov printing office
focuses on legislative & exec - USC, CFR
FREE |
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content separate than reg LexisNexis
good for historical or current research
includes CIS |
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| State legislative history |
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| depends, scarce, some on Westlaw & Lexis, state legislative websites |
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| Administrative Agencies (3) |
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Make rules & regulations
Adjudicate cases
Usually part of exec branch - legislature may create |
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typically more detailed explanations of statute requirements
promulgated by agency to implement, administer, or enforce statue requirement
promulgated due to enabling statute |
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| gives agency authority to promulgate regulations and/or adjudicate cited in authority segment of CFR or Fed register |
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| Federal Register(chars, locations) |
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gpoaccess.gov
1st place regulation appears
published evry day
arranged chronologically
includes: hearing notices, exec orders & proclamations, PROPOSED reg, newly enacted reg
NO amendments |
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Code of Federal Regulations
-codification of regulations that are Fed Register
-arranged by subject subject index |
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| Finding Fed Regulations(3 ways) |
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CFR - subject index, browse outline
USCA & USCS references
full-text search of CFR online - lexis, west, GPO |
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| Title #, C.F.R. section (date) |
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| 60 fed. Reg. 50,379 (sept. 29, 1995) |
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| Ways to update fed reg (6) |
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keycite on West/regulatory impact on Lexis
E-CFR (GPO)
list of sections affected - published monthly
search full txt of Fed Register -updated daily
GPO - CFR, e-CFR, LSA, & fed register online
use database info to determine currency |
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| Administrative Decisions (6 chars) |
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similar to court decisions - issued by agency
often decided by administrative law judge
appeals go to Fed District Courts
binding
inconsistent publication(agency sites, lexis & westlaw, commercially pub decisions, bluebook contains official list) |
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| Attorney General Opinions (importance, locations) |
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important at state level - advices state agencies and local gov on statute req'ments
published online, paper collections
find through annotated codes, digests, searching full-text online |
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| state administrative codes |
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not every state has one
some available on west, lexis or gov site |
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