Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies, Fourth Edition
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Preface xvAcknowledgments xix1 Introduction to Legal Research 1A Introduction to the legal system 2B Introduction to the process of legal research 9C Overview of print and electronic search strategies 12D Introduction to legal citation 15E Overview of this text 222 Generating Search Terms 25A Generating search terms based on categories of information 25B Expanding the initial search 273 Secondary Source Research 29A Introduction to secondary sources 29B Researching secondary sources in print 31C Researching secondary sources electronically 50D Citing secondary sources 53E Sample pages for print secondary source research 59F Checklist for secondary source research 744 Case Research 77A Introduction to cases 77B Researching cases in print 84C Researching cases electronically 99D Citing cases 105E Sample pages for researching cases using a print digest 108F Checklist for case research 1265 Research with Citators 129A Introduction to citators 129B Using Shepard's in LexisNexis for case research 132C Using KeyCite in Westlaw for case research 140D Using Shepard's Citations in print for case research 145E Sample pages for case research with Shepard's and Keycite 148F Checklist for case research with citators 1556 Statutory Research 157A Introduction to statutory law 157B Researching statutes in print 163C Researching statutes electronically 174D Citing statutes 184E Sample pages for print statutory research 186F Checklist for statutory research 1987 Federal Legislative History Research 199A Introduction to federal legislative history 199B Researching federal legislativehistory in print 206C Researching federal legislative history electronically 214D Citing federal legislative history 222E Sample pages for federal legislative history research 224F Checklist for federal legislative history research 2338 Federal Administrative Law Research 237A Introduction to federal administrative law 237B Researching federal regulations in print 242C Researching federal regulations electronically 244D Citing federal regulations 252E Sample pages for federal administrative law research 252F Checklist for federal administrative law research 2579 Subject-Matter Service Research 259A Introduction to subject-matter services 259B Researching subject-matter services in print, CD-ROM, and Internet formats 261C Subject-matter research in LexisNexis and Westlaw 262D Citing subject-matter services 263E Sample pages for subject-matter service research 264F Checklist for subject-matter service research 26810 Electronic Legal Research 269A Introduction to electronic legal research 270B Conducting effective electronic legal research 275C Additional electronic research resources 292D Citing authority obtained from electronic legal research services 296E Sample pages for electronic legal research 299F Checklist for electronic legal research 30311 Developing a Research plan 305A Introduction to research planning 305B Creating a research plan 305C Finding help 318D Sample research plans 320E Research checklists 325Appendix A Selected Internet Research Resources 333Index 339
