Introduces the publication process and methods for locating court cases, and examines other sources of primary law and secondary sources useful in legal research. Covers international law, English legal research, citation form, and federal taxation. This sixth edition is revised to incorporate changes in legal research methods in recent years, and includes discussion of CALR resources and major microform sets, a chapter on computer-assisted legal research, and new document illustrations.
Throughout the text, illustrations show key features of print and electronic sources. Every chapter of the 10th edition has been updated. Many chapters have been substantially rewritten.
Softbound - New, softbound print book.
Students can use the problems in this workbook to acquaint themselves with the various aspects of legal research and to hone their legal research skills.
Highlights of this edition include updated chapters covering the newest sources, with an emphasis on the Internet; major revisions of the chapters on federal legislation, federal legislative histories, administrative law, constitutional law ...
Assignments designed to accompany: Fundamentals of legal research (6th ed.) or Legal research illustrated (6th ed.).
Assignments designed to accompany: Fundamentals of legal research (8th ed.) or Legal research illustrated (8th ed.).
Assignments designed to accompany: Fundamentals of legal research (7th ed.) or Legal research illustrated (7th ed.).
Instructor's Manual: To Accompany the Assignments
Assignments designed to accompany: Fundamentals of legal research (5th ed.) or Legal research illustrated (5th ed.)
This book has its roots in classroom notes. The author is clearly less concerned about the transmission of factual data about law books of the day & more interested in...