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CHAPTER 2 - The Sources of the LAW: What's in a Law Library? (Wk3) :…
CHAPTER 2 - The Sources of the LAW: What's in a Law Library? (Wk3) :
LEGAL RESEARCH IN GENERAL
PRECEDENTIAL VALUE: PRIMARY Authority VS. SECONDARY Authority
THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF THE LAW
Local Ordinances: City and County Statutes
Court Rules
Statutory Codes
Case Law: Decisions, Decisions, and more Decisions
Statutory Law: Federal and State
Administrative Rules, Regulations, and Decisions
Constitutions: A Map for Governing
SECONDARY SOURCES
Treatises and Texts
Law Reviews and Periodicals
Uniform Laws and Restatements
Attorney General Opinions
American Law Reports: A Source of Many Possibilities
Looseleaf Services
Legal Encyclopedias
Legal Dictionaries
THE HIERARCHY OF THE LAW
DIGESTS AND CITATORS: NEITHER PRIMARY NOR SECONDARY SOURCES
SECONDARY SOURCES
CITATIONS:LOCATING LEGAL SOURCES
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS: ONE QUESTION AT A TIME