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Washington State Legal Research

Washington State Legal Research. For SMA 550A September 20, 2005. Overview. Purpose Subjects covered Hands-on practice Questions. Subjects Covered. Research guides Secondary sources Constitution Bills & laws Regulations Local government & tribal legal sources. Legal Research Guides.

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Washington State Legal Research

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  1. Washington StateLegal Research For SMA 550A September 20, 2005

  2. Overview • Purpose • Subjects covered • Hands-on practice • Questions

  3. Subjects Covered • Research guides • Secondary sources • Constitution • Bills & laws • Regulations • Local government & tribal legal sources

  4. Legal Research Guides • Washington Legal Researcher’s Deskbook 3d • Gallagher’s legal research guides • Gallagher’s Internet Legal Resources

  5. Secondary Sources • What are they? • Articles, books, websites • Why are they useful? • Discuss, describe, review, cite • When should they be used? • Early & throughout • How can you find them? • Periodical indexes, library catalogs, web searching

  6. Tips • Be flexible & creative when selecting search terms & keywords • Follow subject headings & cross references • Take notes on sources & search terms used

  7. Practice • Articles • Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts • LegalTrac • PAIS • Books > Summit • Government agency website • Google • Access Washington

  8. Primary Law • Constitution • Bills (pending legislation) • Acts / laws / statutes • Statutory code • Proposed regulations • In-force regulations • Municipal codes • Tribal constitutions & codes

  9. Constitution • Internet Legal Resources • Utter & Spitzer, The Washington State Constitution: A Reference Guide • Articles • LegalTrac • PAIS • Books > Summit

  10. Revised Code of Washington • Internet Legal Resources • Books > Summit • Articles • Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts • LegalTrac • LexisNexis Academic

  11. Bills • Internet Legal Resources • Committee hearings > TVW • News • Washington State Newstand • Google News

  12. Regulations • Washington Administrative Code • Internet Legal Resources • Washington State Register • Internet Legal Resources • Agency email lists • Annotated versions of Revised Code of Washington provide WAC cross references

  13. Local & Tribal Governments • City & county codes & ordinances • Internet Legal Resources • Indian law • Gallagher’s Indian Law Research guide

  14. Public Policy Resources • OCLC WorldCat & web search engines • Federal & state government documents • Public interest organizations • Intergovernmental & nongovernmental organizations • Request loan of print material via UW Libraries Interlibrary Loan

  15. Questions

  16. Review • Start with a research guide or secondary source • Identify & locate relevant legal provisions & proposed actions • Take notes of sources consulted, search terms used & details needed for citation • Contact the Gallagher reference librarians for assistance with law-related questions

  17. Ask Us! • lawrefst@u.washington.edu • 206/543-6794 • Hours • Mon-Thu, 9am – 8pm • Fri, 9 am – 5 pm • Sat, 1 – 4 pm • Sun, 1 – 6 pm • Slideshow at http://lib.law.washington.edu/ ref/sma550a.ppt

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