How to Prepare a Legal CitationHere is an invaluable tool to help you master the skills needed to prepare a legal memorandum or brief for filing. It includes a complete explanation of and exercises on cite-checking, Shepardizing, putting the citations into correct form, preparing the Table of Contents and Table of Authorities, and preparing a brief or law review article for publication. Emphasizes the correct use of "A Uniform System of Citation," with how-to exercises on state and federal citations. Informative and simple to use. |
Contents
The | 1 |
Using Legal CitationsIntroduction | 13 |
ARGUMENT | 19 |
B Use of Direct Quotations | 22 |
Shepardizing Cases | 34 |
Citing Prior and Subsequent History of a Case | 41 |
How to Cite Cases | 53 |
Names of Administrative Cases and Arbitrations 66 659 | 66 |
888 | 125 |
E Other Authorities | 129 |
B Related Authorities | 135 |
Order of Citations | 145 |
Putting a Brief into Final Form | 153 |
Other Details | 165 |
Preparing the Printed Brief or | 167 |
Style of Law Review ArticlesText and Footnotes | 173 |
F Dates | 74 |
How to Cite Legislative History Mate | 77 |
How to Cite Constitutions and Statutory | 87 |
State Statutes | 96 |
viii | 102 |
How to Cite Books Periodicals Loose | 103 |
B Periodicals | 109 |
Newspapers | 121 |
96 | 176 |
Notes | 179 |
Index to Exercises | 189 |
CONCLUSION | 210 |
Index | 221 |
103 | 222 |
Copyright | |