This lesson is intended to familiarize the reader with Texas legal research and will focus on Texas' primary legal sources: constitution, statutes, legislative history, local legislation, court cases and administrative law. The major finding tools and their various types of updating methods are also explained.
This lesson covers secondary resources useful for Texas-specific research including the state legal encyclopedia, state treatises, state practice materials, state form books, and state legal periodicals. Popular resources such as Texas Jurisprudence III and Dorsaneo's will be covered. This lesson also contains information on searching Texas library catalogs and research guides.
This CALI lesson provides instruction on conducting Utah legal research using both primary and secondary sources.
This lesson is an introduction to researching Virginia law using primary source materials, such as the Code of Virginia, Virginia state caselaw, and the Virginia Administrative Code.
This lesson is an introduction to researching Virginia law using secondary sources.
This CALI lesson is designed to introduce students to Washington's primary law: cases, statutes and regulations. Although the lesson can be used as a standalone tool, it can also be used to supplement other forms of instruction such as classroom lectures or demonstrations. The questions provide students with ongoing feedback as they learn.
This lesson covers secondary source research for the State of Washington.
This lesson will introduce you to primary legal materials in Wisconsin. You will learn how to locate Wisconsin constitutional provisions, state statutes, case opinions, and regulations using both print and electronic resources.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the lesson, the student will be able to:
1. Define primary legal materials.
2. Describe where primary resources are located, whether in print or electronically.
3. Explain the structure of the Wisconsin Court system.
4. Distinguish Administrative law from judicial decisions.
This CALI lesson provides a general review of legal research and an introduction to Wyoming primary and secondary resources.