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Introduction to Legal Research Resources

Introduction to Legal Research Resources. SIEBL July 22, 2009 Ann Hemmens http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/siebl2009.html. U.S. Legal System. Federalism two levels of government (federal and state) Separation of powers

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Introduction to Legal Research Resources

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  1. Introduction to Legal Research Resources SIEBL July 22, 2009 Ann Hemmens http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/siebl2009.html University of Washington Gallagher Law Library

  2. U.S. Legal System • Federalism • two levels of government (federal and state) • Separation of powers • ensure that none of 3 branches of government usurps powers of other branches

  3. Branches of Government

  4. Primary & Secondary Authority • Primary • Statement of "the law" (e.g., statutes, cases, regulations) from bodies with law-making authority (e.g., legislative, judicial and executive) • Secondary • Explain, interpret, and help you locate the primary law • Includes: Treatises, Hornbooks, law review articles, legal encyclopedias, Restatements, Nutshells etc.

  5. U.S Legal Citation Format:The Bluebook • The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (KF245 .U5 2005 18th ed. in Reference Area) • Bluebook 101 (http://lib.law.washington.edu/ref/bluebook101.html) • Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (LII 2006 ed.), by Peter W. Martin (http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation/)

  6. Legal Research: Secondary Sources/Authority • Law Review Articles(http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/Law/) • Fulltext articles: LexisNexis Academic • Fulltext articles: HeinOnline • Index for finding law review articles: LegalTrac • Legal News articles(http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/Law/) • Full-Text on LexisNexis Academic • Newsletters and more from BNA(http://lib.law.washington.edu/bna/) • (corporate law, intellectual property, trade and commerce)

  7. More Business and Law Resources • UW Libraries Business databases, http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/Business/ • Academic Search Complete • EBSCO Business Source Complete • Books • UWLaw Library Catalog(http://lib.law.washington.edu/) • UW Libraries Catalog

  8. Free Internet Sources • Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com/) • Search scholarly literature from MANY disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. • Internet Legal Resources (http://lib.law.washington.edu/research/research.html) • Free websites and UW Restricted databases containing US and Washington state legal materials (court opinions, laws/statutes/codes, regulations).

  9. Remember:Your Starting Points for Legal Research • UW Libraries Law subject page, http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/Law/ • UW Gallagher Law Library, http://lib.law.washington.edu/ University of Washington Gallagher Law Library

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