Legal Research in a NutshellServing as both a text for beginning law students and a reference for experienced researchers, Legal Research in a Nutshell provides an overview of basic research methods. The expert authors discuss case law, statutes, secondary sources, and other research tools; they also analyze resources in more specialized areas, such as legislative history and administrative law. Completely updated with dozens of new Web addresses and 20 percent more illustrations of print and electronic sources, this comprehensive guide explains the investigative process using online databases, CD-ROM, and Internet resources, including free and commercial internet sites. Discussion also includes international and comparative law materials, as well as business and interdisciplinary research. |
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... Congress meets in two - year terms , con- sisting of two annual sessions , and enacts several hundred statutes each term . These statutes range from simple desig- nations of commemorative days to complex environmental or tax legislation ...
... Congress meets in two - year terms , con- sisting of two annual sessions , and enacts several hundred statutes each term . These statutes range from simple desig- nations of commemorative days to complex environmental or tax legislation ...
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... Congress provides free access to the first seventeen vol- umes of the Statutes at Large , through 1873 < lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsl.html > . Although the Statutes at Large is not the most convenient source for federal legislation ...
... Congress provides free access to the first seventeen vol- umes of the Statutes at Large , through 1873 < lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsl.html > . Although the Statutes at Large is not the most convenient source for federal legislation ...
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... Congress , so it is neces- sary to identify the appropriate Congress before searching either bill text or bill summary and status databases . Several ways to find documents relevant to specific legisla- tion are available , including ...
... Congress , so it is neces- sary to identify the appropriate Congress before searching either bill text or bill summary and status databases . Several ways to find documents relevant to specific legisla- tion are available , including ...
Contents
THE RESEARCH PROCESS | 6 |
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS | 19 |
CASE LAW SOURCES | 44 |
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