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Foundations of Legal Research and Writing (Book with CD-ROM)

by: Bast,Carol M.

Foundations of Legal Research and Writing (Book with CD-ROM)

by: Bast,Carol M.

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9781435413382
ISBN 10:
1435413385
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/13/2009
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Real life examples, and sample documents serve as a resource for anyone who has to perform legal research or draft legal documents. A complete chapter is devoted to computer-assisted legal research written by an expert in the field.

Law and Sources of Law	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
The American System of Law	p. 1
Our Tripartite System	p. 7
Interplay Among the Three Branches of Government in Lawmaking	p. 9
Sources of Law	p. 13
Summary	p. 16
Key Terms	p. 17
Exercises	p. 17
Cyberlaw Exercises	p. 17
Discussion Points	p. 18
Legal Reasoning and Analysis	p. 19
Introduction	p. 19
Doctrine of Stare Decisis	p. 20
Judicial Opinions	p. 24
Legal Analysis of Statutory Law	p. 28
Legal Analysis of Constitutional Law	p. 36
Reasoning by Analogy and Deductive Reasoning	p. 40
Summary	p. 44
Key Terms	p. 45
Exercises	p. 46
Cyberlaw Exercises	p. 46
Discussion Points	p. 47
Secondary Sources and Finding Tools	p. 49
Introduction	p. 49
Encyclopedias	p. 50
American Law Reports	p. 60
Attorney General Opinions	p. 70
Restatements of the Law	p. 72
Treatises	p. 74
Legal Dictionaries	p. 74
Legal Directories	p. 79
Formbooks	p. 79
Looseleaf Services	p. 79
Legal Periodicals	p. 80
Digests	p. 84
Summary	p. 96
Key Terms	p. 96
Cyberlaw Exercises	p. 97
Legal Research Assignment+Legal Encyclopedias	p. 97
Legal Research Assignment+American Law Reports	p. 100
Legal Research Assignment+Digests	p. 103
Discussion Points	p. 106
The Judicial Branch and Cases	p. 107
Introduction	p. 107
The Judicial Branch	p. 107
Reading Cases	p. 115
Briefing a Case	p. 126
Location of Cases	p. 130
Case Citations	p. 132
Summary	p. 136
Key Terms	p. 137
Cyberlaw Exercises	p. 138
Legal Research Assignment+Reading Cases	p. 138
Legal Research Assignment+Case Law	p. 139
Discussion Points	p. 142
Primary Sources: Constitutions, Statutes, Court Rules, and Administrative Law	p. 143
Introduction	p. 143
Constitutions	p. 143
Statutes	p. 146
Court Rules	p. 170
Administrative Law	p. 178
Summary	p. 192
Key Terms	p. 193
Cyberlaw Exercises	p. 193
Legal Research Assignment+Constitutions	p. 194
Legal Research Assignment+Statutes	p. 195
Legal Research Assignment+Court Rules	p. 197
Legal Research Assignment+Administrative Law	p. 200
Discussion Points	p. 202
Citators	p. 203
Introduction	p. 203
Citators	p. 204
Shepardizing Procedure	p. 206
Statutes	p. 220
KeyCite	p. 223
Summary	p. 234
Key Terms	p. 234
Cyberlaw Exercises	p. 234
Legal Research Assignment+Citators	p. 235
Discussion Points	p. 236
Overview of the Research Process and Ethical Considerations	p. 237
Introduction	p. 237
George Peak Illustrative Fact Pattern	p. 237
The Eight Steps of Legal Research	p. 238
Preliminary Considerations	p. 239
Three Basic Approaches to Legal Research	p. 242
Step One: Gathering Information	p. 243
Step Two: Identifying Key Terms	p. 244
Step Three: Learn More About the Area of Law You Are Researching through Second Authority	p. 248
Step Four: Locating Primary Authority	p. 249
Step Five: Locating Other Primary Authority	p. 250
Step Six: Reviewing Found Sources and Updating	p. 252
Step Seven: Deciding Whether You Are Finished with Your Research	p. 253
Step Eight: Evaluate What You Have Found and Determine the Answer to Your Research Question	p. 254
Inadequate Legal Research As an Ethics Violation	p. 254
Summary	p. 260
Key Terms	p. 260
Exercises	p. 260
Cyberlaw Exercises	p. 261
Discussion Points	p. 261
Computer-Assisted Legal Research	p. 263
Introduction	p. 263
History of Computer-Assisted Legal Research	p. 264
CALR: Pros and Cons	p. 264
Evaluative Guidelines	p. 265
Copyright Concerns in a Digital Environment	p. 268
Computer-Assisted Legal Research Tools	p. 268
Legal Databases	p. 268
Public Records Databases	p. 273
Credit Reporting Laws	p. 275
Company and Financial Information	p. 276
Legal and Government Internet Resources	p. 281
Administrative Law	p. 282
Government Agencies	p. 282
Intellectual Property Law	p. 283
International Law	p. 284
Law Reviews, Journals, and Legal Periodicals	p. 284
Legislative Information	p. 285
Case Law	p. 286
Court Dockets and Case History	p. 287
Limitations to Using the Internet as a Research Tool	p. 288
Summary	p. 289
Key Terms	p. 291
Discussion Points	p. 291
Exercises	p. 291
CyberLaw Exercises	p. 292
Introduction to Legal Writing	p. 293
Introduction	p. 293
Importance of Good Legal Writing to the Law	p. 293
Types of Legal Writing	p. 311
Summary	p. 315
Key Terms	p. 315
Cyberlaw Exercises	p. 315
Exercises 316
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