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Just Research, Second Edition » (2nd Edition)

Book cover image of Just Research, Second Edition by Oates

Authors: Laurel Currie Oates, Anne Enquist
ISBN-13: 9780735576704, ISBN-10: 073557670X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Date Published: March 2009
Edition: 2nd Edition

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Author Biography: Oates

Book Synopsis

Part I: Introduction to Legal Research

Chapter 1. Fortresses, Tumors, and Legal Research
Chapter 2. The United States Legal System
Chapter3. Sources, Citations to Sources, and Mandatory and Persuasive Authority

Part II: Researching Issues Governed by State Statutes, Federal Statutes, and Local Regulations

Chapter 4. Researching Issues Governed by State Statutes and Regulations
Chapter 5. Researching Issues Governed by Federal Statutes and Regulations
Chapter 6. Researching Issues Governed by County and City Ordinances
Chapter 7. Doing Federal and State Legislative Histories

Part III: Researching Common Law and Constitutional Issues

Chapter 8. Researching Issues Governed by Common Law
Chapter 9. Researching Constitutional Issues

Part IV: Rules

Chapter 10. Researching Issues Governed by Federal, State, or Local Rules

Part V: Cite Checking

Chapter 11. Citators

Part VI: Practice Information

Chapter 12. Locating Forms
Chapter 13. Researching Judges, Law Firms, People, Companies, and Things

Glossary Describing Sources for Legal Research
Reliable Websites
Index

Table of Contents

Part I: Introduction to Legal Research

Chapter 1. Fortresses, Tumors, and Legal Research
Chapter 2. The United States Legal System
Chapter3. Sources, Citations to Sources, and Mandatory and Persuasive Authority

Part II: Researching Issues Governed by State Statutes, Federal Statutes, and Local Regulations

Chapter 4. Researching Issues Governed by State Statutes and Regulations
Chapter 5. Researching Issues Governed by Federal Statutes and Regulations
Chapter 6. Researching Issues Governed by County and City Ordinances
Chapter 7. Doing Federal and State Legislative Histories

Part III: Researching Common Law and Constitutional Issues

Chapter 8. Researching Issues Governed by Common Law
Chapter 9. Researching Constitutional Issues

Part IV: Rules

Chapter 10. Researching Issues Governed by Federal, State, or Local Rules

Part V: Cite Checking

Chapter 11. Citators

Part VI: Practice Information

Chapter 12. Locating Forms
Chapter 13. Researching Judges, Law Firms, People, Companies, and Things

Glossary Describing Sources for Legal Research
Reliable Websites
Index

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