Lessons by Subject Outline - Legal Research

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  •  Sources of American Law: An Introduction to Legal Research, Professors Beau B. Steenken & Tina M. Brooks
  •  Legal Research for Business, Nicholas Norton 

• Research Technique - Broad Skills
  • Introductory
    • Where Does Law Come From? (LCS04)
    •  Where Does Law Come From? Crossword Puzzle
    • Legal Research Methodology (LWR07)
    • Anatomy of a Case (LR47)
    • Introduction to Search Logic and Strategies (LR59)
    • Hold 'em, Fold 'em, Walk Away or Run: When to Stop the Search (LWR31)
    • Cost of Legal Research (LR49)
    • The Legal Research Game: Fee or Free Edition (LR58)
    • Internet Legal Resources - Free Resources (LR18)
    • Evaluating Web Sites (LWR39)
    • Social Media Research Tools and Ethics (LCS09)

  • Advanced
    • Decision Point: State or Federal? (LWR13)
    • Preemption Checking (LR102)
      
       

• Primary Resources
  • Introductory
    • Introduction to State and Federal Statutes (LWR15)
    • Forms of Federal Statutory Publication (LWR30)
    • Codification (LWR16)
    • Finding Statutes (LR23)
    • Updating Federal and State Statutes (LWR24)
    • Statutory Interpretation (LCS03)
    •  Statutory Interpretation Crossword Puzzle
    • Anatomy of a Case (LR47)
    • How to Find Case Law Using the Digests (LWR29)
    •  Validating Case Law Using Online Citators (LWR36)
    •  Validating Cases Using Online Citators Crossword Puzzle
    • Introduction and Sources of Authority for Administrative Law (LWR33)
    • How to Research American Constitutional Law (LR113)
    • What Color is your C.F.R.? Dyszlewski, Ortiz, Gotauco

  • Advanced
    • How to Research Federal Legislative History (LWR14)
    • Federal Legislative History Research - Compiled Legislative History (LR41)
    • Reading Legislative History (LR137)
    • Researching Federal Administrative Regulations (LWR06)
    • Rulemaking: Federal Register and CFR (LWR19)
    •  Rulemaking: Federal Register and CFR Crossword Puzzle
    • Researching Federal Executive Orders (LWR22)
    • Government Documents (LR96)
    • How to Research American Constitutional Law (LR113)
    • Constitutional Law Research: States (LR169)
    • U.S. Treaty Research (LR55)
    • Indian (Native American) Treaties (LR115)
      
       

• Secondary Resources - General
  • Introductory
    • Introduction to Secondary Resources (LWR35)
    • Legal Encyclopedias (LWR40)
    • American Law Reports (LWR21)
    • Periodicals and Periodical Indexes (LWR34)
    • Subject Specific Treatises (LR105)
    • Using Citators as Finding Tools (LR104)
    • Using the Restatements of the Law (LWR38)
    • How to Research American Constitutional Law (LR113)

  • Advanced
    • How to Research Federal Legislative History (LWR14)
    • Federal Legislative History Research - Compiled Legislative History (LR41)
    • Reading Legislative History (LR137)
    • Researching Uniform and Model Laws (LWR25)
    • Agency Decisions and Orders (LR57)
    • Internal Agency Materials (LR50)
    • Secondary Sources: Practice Centers - The Evolution from Print Looseleaf to Practice Center (LR155)
      
       

• Secondary Resources - Specific Topics
  • Current Awareness and Alerting Services (LR94)
  • Preparing for Trial (LR118)
  • Bringing it to the Jury and Beyond (LR123)
  • Researching and Working with Procedural Forms (LR107)
  • Researching and Working with Transactional Forms (LR103)
  • Attorney General Materials (LR44)
  • Non Legal Resource: Online News Sources (LR45)
  • Company Research (LWR17)
  • Consumer Law Research (LR111)
  • Copyright and Trademark Legal Research (LR51)
  • How to Research U.S. Patent Law (LR141)
  • Federal Tax Research (LR60)
  • Healthcare Law Research: An Introduction (LR134)
  • Medical Research For Attorneys (LR68)
  • Researching Social Security Disability Law (LR136)
  • Researching Legal Ethics (LR43)
  • Researching U.S. Immigration Law (LR53)
  • Researching Judges (LCS12)
    
     

• Free and Low-Cost Resources
  • Cost of Legal Research (LR49)
  • The Legal Research Game: Fee or Free Edition (LR58)
  • Evaluating Web Sites (LWR39)
  • Internet Legal Resources - Free Resources (LR18)
    
     

• Non-US Jurisdictions
  • Introduction to Foreign Legal Research (LWR32)
  • How to Research Foreign Constitutions (LR116)
  • Researching Foreign Customary Law (LR148)
  • Researching Historical Sources of the Civil Law (LR144)
  • Supranational Organizations: The European Union (LR89)
  • U.S. Treaty Research (LR55)
  • Customary International Law (LR56)
  • Finding International Court of Justice Opinions (LR66)
  • United Nations Research (LR65)
  • Intergovernmental Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LR80)
  • Regional International Organizations (LR90)
  •  Tribunals and Truth Commissions (LR83)
  • Introduction to Human Rights Research (LR76)
  • Private International Law Research (LR77)
  • Researching International Environmental Law (LR72)
  • International Patent Law Research (LR170)
    
     

• State Legal Research
  • Alabama
    • Alabama Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR143)
    • Alabama Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR154)

  • Alaska
    • Alaska Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR151)

  • Arizona
    • Arizona Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR48)
    • Arizona Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR74)

  • Arkansas
    • Arkansas Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR98)
    • Secondary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)

  • California
    • California Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR88)
    • California Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR82)
    • California Style Manual (LR75)
    • California Legal Research: Ballot Measures (LR99)

  • Colorado
    • Colorado Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR81)
    • Colorado Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR92)

  • Connecticut
    • Connecticut Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR146)
    •  Connecticut Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR172)

  • Delaware
    • Delaware Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR159)
    • Delaware Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR152)

  • District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR62)
    • District of Columbia Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR160)

  • Florida
    • Florida Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR86)
    • Florida Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR85)
    • Florida Legal Research: Uniform Citation System (LWR65)

  • Georgia
    • Georgia Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR42) 
    • Georgia Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR64)

  • Hawaii
    • Primary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)
    • Secondary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)

  • Idaho
    • Idaho Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR150)

  • Illinois
    • Illinois Legal Research: Primary Sources (LR171)
    • Illinois Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR119)

  • Indiana
    • Indiana Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR91)
    • Indiana Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR140)

  • Iowa
    • Iowa Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR108)
    • ​ Iowa Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR109)

  • Kansas
    • Primary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)
    • Secondary resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)

  • Kentucky
    • Kentucky Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR93)

  • Louisiana
    • Louisiana Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR84)
    • Louisiana Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR95)

  • Maine
    • Primary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)
    • Secondary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)

  • Maryland
    • Maryland Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR46)
    • Maryland Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR138)

  • Massachusetts
    • Massachusetts Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR110)
    • Massachusetts Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR132)

  • Michigan
    • Michigan Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR106)
    • Michigan Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR165)

  • Minnesota
    • Minnesota Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR114)
    • Minnesota Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR127)

  • Mississippi
    • Mississippi Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR135)
    • Mississippi Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR133)

  • Missouri
    • Missouri Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR131)
    • Secondary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)

  • Montana
    • Montana Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR162)

  • Nebraska
    • Nebraska Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR69)
    • Nebraska Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR147)

  • Nevada
    • Nevada Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR61)

  • ​New Hampshire
    • New Hampshire Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR157)

  • New Jersey
    • New Jersey Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR128)
    • New Jersey Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR164)

  • New Mexico
    • New Mexico Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR163)

  • New York
    • New York Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR67)
    • Secondary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)

  • North Carolina
    • North Carolina Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR120)
    • ​ North Carolina Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR122)

  • North Dakota
    • North Dakota Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR153)

  • Ohio
    • Ohio Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR78)
    • Ohio Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR100)
    • Ohio Legal Research: Citation Manual (LWR64)

  • Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR139)
    • Oklahoma Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR121)

  • Oregon
    •  Oregon Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR156)

  • Pennsylvania
    • Pennsylvania Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR54)
    • Pennsylvania Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR70)

  • Rhode Island
    • Primary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)
    • Secondary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)

  • South Carolina
    • South Carolina Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR97)
    • South Carolina Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR149)

  • South Dakota
    • South Dakota Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR158)

  • Tennessee
    • Tennessee Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR126)
    • Tennessee Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR124)

  • Texas
    • Texas Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR112)
    • Texas Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR142)
    •  Introduction to Texas Rules of Form (the "Greenbook")

  • Utah
    • Utah Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR87)

  • Vermont
    • Vermont Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR167)

  • Virginia
    • Virginia Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR129)
    • Virginia Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR145)

  • Washington
    • Washington State Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR71)
    • Washington State Legal Research: Secondary Resources (LR117)

  • West Virginia 
    • Primary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)
    • Secondary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)

  • Wisconsin
    • Wisconsin Legal Research: Primary Resources (LR130)
    • Secondary Resources (still needed - write this lesson for us)

  • Wyoming
    • Wyoming Legal Research: Primary and Secondary Resources (LR73)
      
       

• Canadian Law
  • Researching Canadian Law: Federal Statute Approach (LWR11)
  • Researching Canadian Law: Case Approach (LWR12