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• Title:The process of legal research : authorities and options / Christina L. Kunz [and others].
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Kunz, Christina L.
  
• Published/Created:New York : Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, ©2012.
  

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  • Location: c.1  Temporarily shelved at LAW LIBRARY reference room (level 2)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KF240 .P76 2012
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Legal research--United States.
  
• Edition:8th ed.
  
• Description:xxvi, 274 p. : ill., maps, forms ; 26 cm
  
• Series:Aspen coursebook series.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781454805526
  1454805528
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction: Literacy in the Law
  FEAT of Legal Research
  American Legal Sources
  Legal Research Resources
  Work-Flow in Legal Research
  Planning
  Searching
  Monitoring
  Stopping
  Illustration
  Counterpoint: Google Research
  Test Your Understanding
  Reflection Questions
  Your Scenario
  ch. 2 Focusing on Your Client's Situation
  Study Your Client's Situation
  Gather Information
  Synthesize Information
  Summarize Information
  Develop Your Research Vocabulary
  Generate Research Terms
  Draft Research Issues
  Illustration
  Test Your Understanding
  Reflection Questions
  Your Scenario
  ch. 3 Framing Your Legal Research
  Overview of Commentary Sources
  Encyclopedias and Treatises
  Skill Set 1 Using Print Finding Tools
  Skill Set 2 Updating Print Resources
  Periodicals: Law Reviews and A.L.R. Annotations
  Skill Set 3 Using External Finding Tools
  Skill Set 4 Key-Word Searching in a Full-Text, Online Database
  Restatements of the Law and Jury Instructions
  Practice Guides
  Summary of Commentary Research
  Plan Your Research in Legal Authorities
  Test Your Understanding
  Reflection Questions
  Your Scenario
  ch. 4 Case Law Research
  Litigated Disputes, Judicial Decisions, and Guidance for Your Client
  Litigated Disputes and Judicial Decisions
  Guidance for Your Client
  Common Law System
  Whose Law Governs?
  Which Decisions Matter Most?
  Overview of Case Law Research Options
  Classic Approach: the West Reporter System in Print
  Understanding the West System
  Using the West System
  Major Commercial Online Services: Westlaw and LexisNexis
  Westlaw
  LexisNexis
  Alternative Commercial Online Services
  Court Resources
  Summary
  Test Your Understanding
  Reflection Questions
  Your Scenario
  ch. 5 Research in Enacted Law
  Statutory System
  Legislative Process
  Statutory Texts and Guidance for Your Client
  Statutory Interpretation
  Overview of Statutory Research Options
  Unannotated Official Codes
  Annotated Codes in Print
  Commercial Online Research in Statutes
  Newly Enacted Laws and Session Laws
  Summary of Statutory Research
  Constitutions
  Charters and Ordinances
  Test Your Understanding
  Reflection Questions
  Your Scenario
  ch. 6 Research in Legislative History Materials
  Overview of Legislative History Materials
  legislative Process
  Legislative history Materials
  Overview of Options for Researching Legislative History
  Statutory Codes
  United States Code Congressional and Administrative News (U.S.C.C.A.N.)
  Compiled Legislative Histories
  THOMAS, a Government Website
  Commercial Online Services
  ProQuest Congressional
  LexisNexis and Westlaw
  HeinOnline
  Summary of Legislative History Research
  Options for Researching Pending Legislation
  Test Your Understanding
  Reflection Questions
  Your Scenario
  ch. 7 Research in Administrative Materials
  Rules and Regulations
  Connections to Statutes
  Rulemaking Process
  Researching the Regulation Itself
  Updating the Regulation
  Researching the Regulation's History and Statutory basis
  Summary
  Decisions and Orders
  Parallels to Case Law
  Case Adjudication Procedures
  Researching Agency Decisions
  Summary
  Non-legislative Rules and Other Guidance Materials
  Loose-leaf Services
  Test Your Understanding
  Reflection Questions
  Your Scenario
  ch. 8 Research in Rules of Procedure
  Procedural Law
  Overview of Procedural Research Options
  Deskbooks
  Court Websites
  Commentary
  Annotated Rules
  Case Law
  Summary of Research in Rules of Procedure
  Rules of Professional Responsibility
  Understanding Professional Responsibility Rules
  Researching Rules of Professional Responsibility
  Test Your Understanding
  Reflection Questions
  Your Scenario
  ch. 9 International Law and Tribal Law
  Legal Research in Public International Law
  A. Foreign Law
  B. Public International Law
  1. Treaties and Conventions
  2. Customary International Law
  3. Decisions by Courts and Arbitration Panels
  4. UN Materials
  5. Commentary and General Principles
  C. Private International Law
  Legal Research in Tribal Law
  A. Federal Indian Law
  B. Tribal Law.