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Preemption Literature Check
A preemption check is a thorough process for determining whether there is another article that has already been published on your topic.
Purpose of preemption check: Saving time and resources to confirm that your topic
will cover new ground. Provides alerts to any impending statutes or case law
that would render your topic meaningless.
How to conduct a preemption check?
Conduct a check following these steps: Construct a list of keywords and subject headings on
the topic Maintain a record of all databases searched with
found journal citations, articles etc. Search law review databases Run queries in periodical indices Examine works in progress, working papers, and
preprints Books and book chapters Current awareness tools Analyze and conform the results with your topic
Law Review Databases
Westlaw (TP-ALL, JLR) Example: TP-ALL keyword search: (transsex!
transgend! transvest!) /10 immig! /10 detention Lexis (Law Reviews, CLE, Legal Journals &
Periodicals, Combined)HeinOnlineNon-law databases: Academic Search
Premier, JSTOR, and other multidisciplinary from Axinn databases
Periodical Indices
Index to Legal Periodicals (current and retro) Example: same sex and sponsor
LegalTracCurrent Index to Legal PeriodicalsIndex to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Works in Progress, Working Papers and Preprints
For scholarly working papers, forthcoming law review articles, think tank articles (new and very recent research):Legal Scholarship Network (SSRN)
Example: sexual orientation asylumGoogle Scholar
Example: surrogacy and citizenshipBerkeley Electronic Press (Bepress)
Books and Books Chapters
Lexicat Hofstra University Libraries Catalog Example: immigration detention
WorldCat
Current Awareness Tools and Blogs
Lexis-alerts, Sherpardize, CourtLinkWestlaw-various alerts at “Alert Center”, KeyciteU.S. Law Week (BNA)-status of Supreme Court
casesBNA Alerts-also latest news, expert insight articlesSSRNImmigration Prof Blog:
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/Bender's Immigration Bulletin: Lexis; Law
Classified KF4815 .I465 Daily Edition, Bulletin Board: http://bibdebb.blogspot.com/
Immigration Law Research Sources
Primary Sources Statutes Federal Regulations
Federal Register Code of Federal Regulations
Agency Decisions Judicial Decisions
Secondary Sources Treatises and casebooks Journal & law review articles
Statutes
Which statutes are applicable? Treatises Immigration Law Research Guides (for example, NYU
Law Library's guide) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services(USCIS) Index to USCA or USCS
Relevant governing laws: Title 8: Immigration and Nationality Act (INA); Aliens
& Nationality Title 18: Criminal Law and Procedure
Where can I locate the relevant statutes?
Federal Immigration Laws and Regulations, Law Classified, KF4805.99 .U54 2011
United State Code - available in print or on Fdsys (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/)
United States Code Annotated (USCA) – available in print or in Westlaw
United States Code Service (USCS) – available in print or in Lexis
Legislative History
U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative New Service-print (Reading Room KF48 .U5) and Westlaw (USCCAN)
HeinOnline-U.S. Federal Legislative History Library
ProQuest CongressionalThomas.gov-recent bills/legislation only
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php Lexis: US-CIS Legislative Histories databaseWestlaw: FED-LH database
Proposed Legislation
ProQuest CongressionalThomas.govLexis: Congressional Full Text Bills - Current
Congress; Bill Tracking Report - Current Congress
Westlaw: CONG-BILLTXT; US-BILLTRK; FIM-BILLTXT
Role of Federal Agencies
Rulemaking (regulations published in the Code of Federal Regulations)
Adjudication (administrative decisions)
Which Agencies?
Department of Homeland Security-in charge of Citizenship & Immigration Services; Immigration & Customs Enforcement is responsible for enforcing immigration and customs law (http://www.ice.gov/index.htm)
Department of State-authority of visa issuance, country information, various reports
Department of Justice-Executive Office for Immigration Review (immigration court system), employment discrimination matters
Department of Labor-alien labor certification process and appeals
Federal Regulations
Federal RegisterCode of Federal Regulations
Locating Federal Regulations
Code of Federal Regulations – print and online at Lexis, Westlaw, HeinOnline, FedSys
Relevant volumes might include: Aliens and Nationality Regs: Title 8 Justice Dept Regs: Title 28 Labor Dept Regs: Title 20, 29 Health & Human Serv Regs: Title 42
Federal Register
Code of Federal Regulations – print LexisWestlawHeinOnlineFedSys
Agency and Judicial Decisions Search
First, choose a database. (Click on Search tab on Lexis; click on Directory on Westlaw)
Select jurisdiction (if applicable)Construct terms and connectors search
Use thesaurus, key terms suggested by database or other sources, headnotes
Limit by dates if helpful
Agency Decisions
Board of Immigration Appeals Decisions Administrative decisions under immigration and nationality
laws, Law Classified KF4812 .A2 Bender’s Immigration Case Reporter KF 4815 .I46 Hein’s Cumulative Index to Interim Precedent Decisions of the
Board of Immigration Appeals, Law Classified KF4812.7 .H45HeinOnline: U.S. Federal Agency Documents,
Decisions, and AppealsAdministrative Decisions under Immigration and Nationality Laws
LexisNexis: Federal Immigration Agency Decisions; Immigration Precedent Decisions
Westlaw: FIM-BIA
Administrative Appeals Office
Bender’s Immigration Case Reporter KF 4815 .I46
LexisNexis: Federal immigration agency decisions; Immigration Non-Precedent Decisions: BIA, AAO/AAU
Westlaw: FIM-AAU
Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer
Bender’s Immigration Case Reporter KF 4815 .I46
Lexis: Office of Chief Administrative Hearing Officer Immigration Review Decisions
Westlaw: FIM-OCAHO
Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals Decisions
Immigration Law and Procedure: BALCA Deskbook Summaries of decisions in Volume 13, Law Classified KF
4819 .G6 Lexis: Immigration Law & Procedure - BALCA Deskbook
Interpreter Releases includes BALCA summaries, Law Classified KF4802 .I58 Westlaw INTERREL database
Bender’s Immigration Case Reporter KF 4815 .I46 Lexis: Board of Alien Labor Certification Appeals
DecisionsWestlaw: FIM-BALCA
Judicial Decisions
Bender’s Immigration Case Reporter KF 4815 .I46
Federal Reporter, Federal Supplement, Supreme Court Reporter: Law Reading Room
Lexis: USAPP; databases for individual circuits; IMMIG; Federal Immigration Cases and Federal Immigration Cases & Agency Decisions
Westlaw: CTA; databases for individual circuits; FIM-CS and IM-CS Example: “j-1 visa” and stay
Secondary Sources
Treatises and casebooks-for background information• Immigration and Citizenship Process and Policy/ Thomas
Alexander Aleinikoff et al., Law Reserve KF4818 .A43 2012• Immigration Law and Procedure in a Nutshell / by David
Weissbrodt et al., Law Reserve KF4819.3 .W4 2011 • Essentials of Immigration Law/Richard A. Boswell, Law
Classified KF4819 .B67 2006 • Immigration Fundamentals : a guide to law and
practice/Austin T. Fragomen et al., Law Classified KF4819 .F72
• Kurzban's immigration law sourcebook : a comprehensive outline and reference tool / Ira J. Kurzban, Law Classified KF4819.3 .K87 2010
To Find a Treatise Online
Westlaw: click on Directory and enter the title or words in the title, or immigration law in search box; go to DirectoryTopical Practice AreasImmigrationForms, Treatises, CLEs and Other Practice Material (use “I” link to check description, author, title, updating)
Lexis: click on “Find a Source” tab; same process; go to Legal > Area of Law - By Topic > Immigration > Search Analysis, Law Reviews & Journals (use “I” link to check description, author, title, updating.)
Journals and Law Reviews
Index to Legal PeriodicalsIndex to Foreign Legal Periodicals LegalTracHeinOnline: Law Journal LibraryLexis: Law Reviews, CLE, Legal Journals &
Periodicals, Combined; Immigration Law Review Articles, Combined
Westlaw: TP-ALL; JLR; IM-TP
Statistics, Reports and other Data
TRAC DHS-provides latest information on DHS convictions, immigration and customs enforcement data, numerous DHS tables and reports. http://trac.syr.edu/tracdhs/
Immigration statistics http://www.dhs.gov/files/statistics/immigration.shtm
Organizations
ABA Commission on Immigration Policy, Practice and Pro Bono: http://www.abanet.org/immigration/
American Immigration Lawyers Association: http://www.aila.org
Center for Immigration Studies: http://www.cis.org
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR): http://www.fairus.org/
National Immigration Law Center: http://www.nilc.org/
Questions?
Help using databases, locating sources, using microforms: Ask Shikha or another Reference Librarian for help
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