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Research ReviewFor Grimes Moot Court
February 4, 2010
Joan Shear, Legal Information Librarian and Lecturer in Law
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Where to Start
Figure out what you’re looking for
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What is legal research?
The search for authority:
to predict a likely outcome
to advise a client
or
to advocate for a client
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Building a Foundation
Understand the facts - read your record.
Understand legal terms - legal dictionaries, words and phrases.
Understand general legal principles and what general areas of law are involved - general secondary sources.
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Treatises (Books)
Used for:
general overview
citations to primary sources
persuasive authority
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Suggested Title:
American Constitutional Law, 3rd ed. Vol. 1, by Laurence H. Tribe. Foundation Press 2000). use 2nd ed. for Chapters 9 - 18
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Suggested Title:
Constitutional Law, 7th ed. by John E. Nowak and Ronald D. Rotunda (Thomson-West 2004). Hornbook Series Constitutional
Law
Hornbook Series
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Suggested Title:
Constitutional Law: Principles and Policies, 3rd ed., by Erwin Chemerinsky (Aspen 2006).
[On Course Reserve]
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Suggested Title:
Treatise on Constitutional Law: Substance and Procedure, 4th. ed. by Ronald D. Rotunda & John E. Nowak [6 volumes](Thomson-West 2007).
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Suggested Title:
Understanding Constitutional Law, 3rd ed. by Norman Redlich, John Attanasio, Joel K. Goldstein (LexisNexis 2005).
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Thorough Research
Types of Authority
Primary(Can be binding)
Secondary(Can only be persuasive)
Sources
ConstitutionsCasesStatutesRegulationsCommentaries
e.g. Law Reviews
Background Materialse.g., Records and Briefs
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Citation Theory
Why we cite
To provide authority for our pronouncements
What cites do
Identify source of authority
Tell where to find source of authority
Provide limited information on weight of authority such as date, jurisdiction, or relevant subsequent history
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Statutes and Constitutions
Annotated codes to find interpretive cases.
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American Law Reports (ALR)
Case Finding ToolProvides:historical background;citations to primary sources;structure/ organizationAvailable on Westlaw and LexisNexis
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Case Finding - Digests
Digest SearchesUseful for finding cases under legal concepts and principles.Brings together cases with a variety of fact situations.
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Digest Searching on Westlaw
Digest topic: Constitutional Law(Designated as topic # 92)
Key Number: 580 Write as 92Hk580 in Westlaw searches
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Full Text Searching
Natural Language
Search words
Weighted according to algorithms
To find “most” relevant based on ranking criteria
Terms and Connectors
Search words
Combined with Boolean connectors
To find all exact matches
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Terms and Connectors
When you need everything using particular terms
When terms are unique
When you want to include a field search
When you need to know how many cases use these terms
Connectors
Alternatives “or”
ConjunctionsJoining: “and” “&”Proximity: w/# /#Ordered Proximity:
pre/# +#Grammatical: /s /p
Exclusions “but not”
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Natural Language
When you don’t know much about a subjectWhen you don’t want just a casual mentionWhen you are willing to take a close matchWhen you need an extensive discussion
Is really
Relevancy
Ranking
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Topical Services
United States Law Week (BNA)(latest two years at Law Permanent Reserves)Available through Alphabetical List of Databases.
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Law Reviews
Uses
recent developments
citations to primary sources
persuasive authority
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Start with Indexes
Indexes lead you to articles about a particular topic.
Full text searching leads you to any use of a term.
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Law Review Indexes - ILP
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books(back to 1980) through Westlaw - ILPLexis - Index to Legal PeriodicalsILP and ILP Retrospective can be accessed through Alphabetical Databases Link
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Law Review Indexes - CLI
Current Law Index Westlaw – LRI
Lexis – Legal Resource IndexAlphabetical List of Databases – LegalTrak
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Law Review Indexes - CILP
Current Index to Legal Periodicals
Westlaw – CILP Alphabetical List of Databases – Current Index to Legal Periodicals
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Law Reviews – Full Text
WESTLAWTP-ALL
contains: law reviews, texts, American Law Reports (ALR), legal encyclopedias (American Jurisprudence 2d and Corpus Juris Secundum), CLE course materials, bar journals, and legal practice-oriented periodicals.
LEXISNexisLegal Publications Group File
contains: law reviews, bar journals, ABA journals, legal newspapers, legal newsletters, specialty legal publications, and CLE materials
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Supreme Court Rules
In Print:Federal Rules of Civil Procedure(West 2009-2010 Educational Ed.)
Law Course Reserve KF 8816 .A2 F42
Supreme Court Rules page 510
[Does not include latest amendments]
FederalCIVIL JUDICIAL
PROCEDURE and RULES
2008 Revised Edition
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Records & Briefs
Landmark Briefs and Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Records and Briefs of the United States Supreme Court in Microfiche.
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Oral Arguments
May It Please the Court: Landmark Cases Argued Before the Supreme Court, Transcripts and Cassettes
Oral Arguments of the Supreme Court of the United States in Microfiche.
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Find Books in QUEST
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E.g., Advocacy Manuals on Reserve
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Updating
Do you have the latest information?
Check dates whether print or online.
Citator Services – KeyCite and Shepard's
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When to Stop
Don't stop too soon
Don't waste your time
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