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CHAPTER 1.THE RESEARCH PROCESS 1

1-1.INTRODUCTION 2

1-2.THE SOURCES OF THE LAW 2

1-3.THE FORMS OF LEGAL INFORMATION 5

A.ACCESS TO CHRONOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS 5

B.PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES 7

C.PRINT AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES 8

1-4.LEGAL LANGUAGE 10

1-5.LEGAL CITATIONS 11

1-6.BEGINNING A RESEARCH PROJECT 13

1-7.COMPLETING A RESEARCH PROJECT 17

1-8.CONCLUSION 18

CHAPTER 2.BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 19

2-1.INTRODUCTION 20

2-2.OVERVIEWS 21

2-3.LEGAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS 22

A.AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE 2D AND CORPUS JURIS SECUNDUM 23

B.JURISDICTIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS 28

2-4.TEXTS AND TREATISES 29

2-5.RESTATEMENTS OF THE LAW 34

2-6.LAW REVIEWS 37

2-7.CONCLUSION 42

CHAPTER 3.CASE LAW SOURCES 44

3-1.INTRODUCTION 45

3-2.SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES 51

A.THE UNITED STATES REPORTS 53

B.SUPREME COURT REPORTER AND LAWYERS EDITION 55

C.UNITED STATES LAW WEEK 60

D.ELECTRONIC RESOURCES 61

3-3.LOWER FEDERAL COURTS 64

3-4.STATE COURTS 71

A.OFFICIAL REPORTS 72

B.NATIONAL REPORTER SYSTEM 75

C.ELECTRONIC RESOURCES 79

3-5.CONCLUSION 80

CHAPTER 4.CASE LAW RESEARCH 82

4-1.INTRODUCTION 83

4-2.ELECTRONIC RESEARCH 84

A.WESTLAW 85

B.LEXIS NEXIS 94

4-3.WEST DIGESTS 101

A.FINDING CASES IN DIGESTS 105

B.DECENNIAL AND GENERAL DIGESTS 109

C.JURISDICTIONAL AND REGIONAL DIGESTS 112

D.WORDS AND PHRASES 113

E.DIGESTS AND KEY NUMBERS ON WESTLAW 114

4-4.AMERICAN LAW REPORTS ANNOTATIONS 116

A.FORMAT AND CONTENTS 117

B.FINDING ANNOTATIONS 122

4-5.CITATORS 125

A.KEYCITE 126

B.SHEPARD S CITATIONS ONLINE 127

C.SHEPARD S CITATIONS IN PRINT 133

4-6.CONCLUSION 136

CHAPTER 5.CONSTITUTIONS AND STATUTES 138

5-1.INTRODUCTION 139

5-2.THE U.S.CONSTITUTION 140

5-3.STATE CONSTITUTIONS 144

5-4.PUBLICATION OF STATUTES 146

A.SLIP LAWS AND SESSION LAWS 148

5-5.FEDERAL STATUTES 148

B.THE UNITED STATES CODE 151

C.ANNOTATED CODES 159

D.KEYCITE AND SHEPARD S CITATIONS 169

5-6.STATE STATUTES 171

A.SLIP LAWS AND SESSION LAWS 171

B.CODES 172

C.KEYCITE AND SHEPARD S CITATIONS 175

D.MULTISTATE RESEARCH SOURCES 176

E.UNIFORM LAWS 180

5-7.CONCLUSION 181

CHAPTER 6.LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION 183

6-1.INTRODUCTION 184

6-2.FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE HISTORY SOURCES 184

A.BILLS 187

B.COMMITTEE REPORTS 188

C.DEBATES 191

D.HEARINGS AND OTHER CONGRESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS 194

6-3.CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH RESOURCES 198

A.THOMAS AND OTHER CONGRESSIONAL WEBSITES 200

B.CONGRESSIONAL INFORMATION SERVICE(CIS) 204

C.USCCAN 207

D.CQ RESOURCES 210

E.PRINTED STATUS TABLES 212

F.DIRECTORIES 215

6-4.STATE LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION 217

6-5.CONCLUSION 220

CHAPTER 7.ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 222

7-1.INTRODUCTION 223

7-2.BACKGROUND REFERENCE SOURCES 224

7-3.FEDERAL REGULATIONS 228

A.FEDERAL REGISTER 229

B.CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS 234

C.FINDING AND UPDATING REGULATIONS 241

D.SUPPLEMENTARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION 247

7-4.ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS AND RULINGS 248

7-5.PRESIDENTIAL LAWMAKING 251

7-6.STATE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW 255

A.REGULATIONS 257

B.DECISIONS AND RULINGS 258

7-7.LOCAL LAW 258

7-8.CONCLUSION 260

CHAPTER 8.COURT RULES AND PRACTICE 261

8-1.INTRODUCTION 261

8-2.COURT RULES 261

A.FEDERAL RULES 261

B.STATE RULES 267

8-3.LEGAL ETHICS 268

8-4.RECORDS AND BRIEFS 270

8-5.OTHER CASE INFORMATION 272

8-6.DIRECTORIES OF COURTS AND JUDGES 274

8-7.FORMBOOKS AND JURY INSTRUCTIONS 276

8-8.CONCLUSION 280

CHAPTER 9.TOPICAL RESEARCH SOURCES 281

9-1.INTRODUCTION 282

9-2.LOOSELEAF SERVICES 283

9-3.TOPICAL ELECTRONIC RESOURCES 292

9-4.CURRENT AWARENESS TOOLS 293

A.LEGAL NEWSLETTERS AND NEWSPAPERS 294

B.TABLES OF CONTENTS SERVICES 297

C.LISTSERVS 298

9-5.SPECIALIZED INDEXES 299

9-6.CONCLUSION 300

CHAPTER 10.REFERENCE RESOURCES 301

10-1.INTRODUCTION 302

10-2.LEGAL DIRECTORIES 302

10-3.STATISTICS 306

10-4.NEWS AND BUSINESS INFORMATION 308

10-5.INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH 310

10-6.CONCLUSION 313

CHAPTER 11.INTERNATIONAL LAW 314

11-1.INTRODUCTION 315

11-2.INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 316

A.UNITED NATIONS 317

B.WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 320

C.EUROPEAN UNION AND OTHER REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 321

11-3.TREATIES 324

A.SOURCES 325

B.INDEXES AND GUIDES 330

C.INTERPRETATION 334

11-4.DISPUTE RESOLUTION 337

A.INTERNATIONAL COURTS 337

B.REGIONAL AND NATIONAL COURTS 341

C.ARBITRATIONS 344

11-5.SECONDARY SOURCES AND DOCUMENT COLLECTIONS 345

11-6.SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 348

11-7.CONCLUSION 350

CHAPTER 12.THE LAW OF OTHER COUNTRIES 351

12-1.INTRODUCTION 352

12-2.ENGLISH AND COMMONWEALTH LAW 353

A.CASE LAW 354

B.STATUTES AND REGULATIONS 359

C.SECONDARY SOURCES 363

12-3.CIVIL LAW 366

A.RESEARCH IN ENGLISH 366

B.RESEARCH IN ORIGINAL SOURCES 375

12-4.CONCLUSION 379

APPENDIX A.SOURCES FOR STATE APPELLATE COURT CASES 380

APPENDIX B.STATE RESEARCH GUIDES 404

APPENDIX C.TOPICAL LOOSELEAF AND ELECTRONIC SERVICES ? 414

WEBSITE INDEX 424

TITLE INDEX 443

SUBJECT INDEX 459