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