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Legal Research Review - James E Rogers College of Law法律研究综述-杰姆斯罗杰斯大学法学院

Week of March 7, 2005 Legal Research Review Legal Research Review Legal Research March 2005 Leah Sandwell-Weiss Reference Librarian Primary Authority “The Law” generated by the three branches of government Cases Statutes Administrative Regulations Accessing primary authorities is the ultimate goal of nearly all legal research Secondary Authority NOT “the law” Provides citations to primary authority Provides background information that can aid in understanding primary authority (“the law”) May present novel theories that later find their way into primary authority Often provides the best starting point for research, especially when legal issues are unclear Mandatory Authority “The law” of your jurisdiction Your state’s highest court Your state’s statutes Your state’s regulations Your federal district court Your federal court of appeals The United States Supreme Court Have to follow Persuasive Authority “The law” from somewhere else Another state’s supreme court Another federal court of appeals Some secondary sources Don’t “have to” follow, but use to persuade Secondary Sources Provide commentary on law references to primary law other secondary sources Persuasive Authority Law Reviews Treatises (but not hornbooks or nutshells) Restatements Not Persuasive Authority Legal Encyclopedias American Law Reports (ALRs) Organization of Federal State Courts Reading a Case Parallel Citation (editorial enhancement) Title (editorial enhancement) Docket # (editorial enhancement) Case Summary (editorial enhancement) Headnotes (editorial enhancement) Opinion (official) Case Reporters Organized by jurisdiction Cases in chronological order Arizona Cases Arizona Supreme Court = Arizona Reports, P., P.2d Arizona Court of Appeals = Arizona Appellate Reports (1965 – 1976), Arizona Reports, P., P.2d Federal Courts Reporters Supreme Court = U.S. Reports (U.S.) (official) Supreme Court Reporter (S. Ct.) U.S. Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer’s Edition (L. Ed., L. Ed. 2d) Courts of Appeal