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LEGALLEGAL
RESEARCHRESEARCH
An IntroductionAn Introduction
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The Fabric of LawConstitution, Common Law, Statutory, Administrative, Executive, Treaties, etc.
Federal, State, Local
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The law leaves a “paper trail”
•Need to be able to figure out what has been decided/passed before (precedent)
•Need to know how current decisions/laws fit into that history
•Need to be able to find out if a 1945 court decision is still valid
•Increasingly, the “paper trail” is digital . . . .but the paper organization is still important
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Reporters and Digests
Reporters = Chronological
Digests = By Topic
Reporters = usually one court (system), agency, or body
Digests = often combining of multiple courts, statutes, etc.
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Federal Court Reporters
Supreme Court
U.S. Reports (U.S.)
Circuit (Appeals) courts
Federal Reporter (F., F.2d, F.3d)
District (Trial) courts
Federal Supplement (F.Supp, F.Supp.2d)
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Federal Statutory Law
“Reporter” = Statutes at Large (STAT)
“Digest” = U.S. Code (U.S.C.) (U.S.C.A.)
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Federal Administrative Law
“Reporter” = Federal Register (FR)
“Digest” = Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
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Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974).
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Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974).
Name of Case
Party initiating case (Plaintiff or Appellant) listed first
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Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974).
Name of Case
Party initiating case (Plaintiff or Appellant) listed first
Book Series
(Reporter/Digest)
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Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974).
Name of Case
Party initiating case (Plaintiff or Appellant) listed first
Book Series
(Reporter/Digest)
Volume Number
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Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974).
Name of Case
Party initiating case (Plaintiff or Appellant) listed first
Book Series
(Reporter/Digest)
Volume Number
Start Page Number
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Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974).
Name of Case
Party initiating case (Plaintiff or Appellant) listed first
Book Series
(Reporter/Digest)
Volume Number
Start Page Number
Date
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Sidis v. F-R Publishing Company, 113 F.2d. 806 (2d Cir. 1940).
Lower Court Cases add indication of what court decided case.
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Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn, 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
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Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn, 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
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Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn, 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
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Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn, 420 U.S. 469 (1975)
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Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn, 420 U.S. 469 (1975)