Tag: Case Law Research
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Treatises
Treatises as Secondary Authority and other Legal Research Sources History While coming in different sizes and formats, what distinguishes the legal treatise from other categories of commentary is that it aims to survey a complete field, providing organized, efficient, and relatively […]
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The Digest
The Digest Introduction “Some (…) legal encyclopedias or digests have very limited case coverage. And the criteria for exclusion of cases are either unstated or non-existent (that is, inclusion is arbitrary or random). Severe geographical or date restrictions probably have been used, and getting access to older editions of encyclopedias or digests is difficult, especially…
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Legal Encyclopedias
Legal encyclopedias provide (generally) a brief, integrated statement of the law. They pull together an enormous body of legal literature, definitions, rules, and practice points derived mainly from case law. Indexes and cross-references are provided. Sections may be written by experts or by […]
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Court Opinions Publication
Publication of Court Opinions in Case Law-ResearchAbout the Publication of Court Opinions: Forms of Publication There is more information about this subjet related to the field of legal research in the legal encyclopedia.National Reporter System There is more information about this subjet […]
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American Law Reports
American Law Reports (ALR) as Secondary Authority and other Legal Research Sources ALR Components There is more information about this subjet related to the field of legal research in the legal encyclopedia.Research Using ALR There is more information about this subjet related to the field of […]
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Case Law Research
Case Law Research Court Opinions-Publication There is more information about this subjet related to the field of legal research in the legal encyclopedia.Internet and Computer-Aided Research There is more information about this subjet related to the field of legal research in the legal […]
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Computer Research
Computer-Aided Research in Case Law Research
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Locating Case Law
Researching Court Opinions: Locating Case Law in Case Law Research
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Citations
Shepard's Citations as Legal Research Sources
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Digests
Digests as Secondary Authority and other Legal Research Sources West Key Number Digest System There is more information about this subjet related to the field of legal research in the legal encyclopedia.Components of the West Digests There is more information about this subjet related to the […]