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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Law}}- The enforceable rules that govern individual and group conduct in a society \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2)
{\bf{Legal research}}-Finding the law that applies to the problem \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 2)
{\bf{Legal analysis}}-Determining how it applies to the problem \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 2)
{\emph{Types of law}} (pg.4-6) \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 1)
Enacted-Body of law adopted by the people\textasciicircum{}constitutions, statutes, admin/regulations\textasciicircum{} \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2)
Common-Law created by the courts in absence of enacted law \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 2)
Case-Broader than common. everything + laws created from interpretation or application of enacted \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 2)
{\bf{Court Systems}} (pg.7-8) \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 1)
Over persons by geographic area-Personal jurisdiction \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 2)
Over subject matter by types of cases-Subject matter jurisdiction \newline % Row Count 18 (+ 2)
More than one court has authority to deal with the same matter-Concurrent jurisdiction \newline % Row Count 20 (+ 2)
{\emph{Federal Courts}} (pg.8-9) \newline % Row Count 21 (+ 1)
Trial court= US District Court \newline % Row Count 22 (+ 1)
75k+, US Const, Fed laws, treaties, etc. \newline % Row Count 23 (+ 1)
Court of Appeals= Circuit Courts-13 \newline % Row Count 24 (+ 1)
Only for review, no new trials \newline % Row Count 25 (+ 1)
The Supreme Court= The last stop \newline % Row Count 26 (+ 1)
A party who disagrees with a COA ruling must request a {\bf{petition for a writ of certiorari}} \newline % Row Count 28 (+ 2)
{\bf{Stare decisis}}- Requires a court to follow a previous decision of that court or a higher court when the decision involves issues and facts similar. (pg.11) \newline % Row Count 32 (+ 4)
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{ {\bf{Authority}} (pg.15) \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1)
Types of secondary authority: \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1)
{\emph{Annotations}}-Notes and comments on the law. ALR. Provides a list of cases from other jurisdictions. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 3)
{\emph{Legal Dictionaries}}- Black's Law. Defines legal terms \& maybe cite \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2)
{\emph{Law Reviews}} Published by law schools|specific topics|references \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 2)
{\emph{Legal Encyclopedias}} \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1)
{\emph{Restatements of the law}} \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 1)
{\emph{Treatises}} \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 1)
Primary and Secondary as Persuasive (pg. 18) \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 1)
{\bf{IRAC Analysis}} (pg.30) \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 1)
Issue- Identify the issue(s) raised by the facts \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 1)
Rule-Identify the law the governs the issue \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 1)
Analysis/App-Determine how it applies \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 1)
Conclusion-Summarize the results% Row Count 18 (+ 1)
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Statutory law}}- Laws passed by Congress or state legis. Local level= Ordinances. \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2)
{\bf{Anatomy of a statute}} (pg.62-63) \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1)
{\emph{Numbers}}-Different \# for every legis authority \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1)
{\emph{Short Title}}- The name by which it's known. i.e "Affordable care act" \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 2)
{\emph{Purpose Clause}}- Purpose of the legis body when drafting. Shows intent. \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 2)
{\emph{Scope}}-Some sections define what is and isn't covered by statute \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 2)
{\emph{Definitions}}-Helps determine if legis gave specific meaning to terms \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 2)
{\emph{Substantive Provisions}} \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 1)
{\emph{Annotations/Reference}}- History of section, dates of ammend, \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 2)
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-200 Volumes + Gen Index \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 1)
-Gen Index- Softbound set|updated annually| Descriptive words/phrases, alphabetically with headings and subheadings \newline % Row Count 20 (+ 3)
-Pocket parts are cumulative-Volume is updated from the date of its publication. \newline % Row Count 22 (+ 2)
-Up to date = "This Volume Contains No Pocket Part"  \newline % Row Count 24 (+ 2)
-Pocket parts published once a year \newline % Row Count 25 (+ 1)
-(pg.68-69) \newline % Row Count 26 (+ 1)
{\bf{Cannons of Construction}} (pg.91) \newline % Row Count 27 (+ 1)
Rules and guidelines the courts use when interpreting statutes \newline % Row Count 29 (+ 2)
{\emph{Expressio Unius}}- "The expression on one excludes all others" exclusion of everything not covered. A dwelling...not a dwelling \newline % Row Count 32 (+ 3)
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\emph{Ejusdem Generis}}- Other things of the same class. Bicycles, tricycles...  \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2)
{\emph{Pari Materia}}-Same subj matter. Gender preference \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 2)
{\bf{Case Law}} (pg. 105) \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1)
Why analyze court opinions? \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1)
-To learn the case law|Interpret con or stat law| Understand litigation process| To gain insight into legal analysis|Develop legal writing skills \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 3)
{\bf{Elements of Court Opinions}} (pg. 106) \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1)
{\emph{Citation}} \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 1)
{\emph{Caption}}- Names of partie|{\emph{Appellee}}-winner of the trial court level|{\emph{Appellant}}-Loser who filed the appeal \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 3)
{\emph{Syllabus}}- A brief summary of the opinion. Editorial by West. \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 2)
{\emph{Headnotes}} Summaries of the points of law discussed in the case \newline % Row Count 18 (+ 2)
{\bf{Court Opinion Research}} (pg. 113) \newline % Row Count 19 (+ 1)
{\emph{Slip Opinions}}- Published by the court|Concurring and dissent| That's it! \newline % Row Count 21 (+ 2)
{\emph{Advance Sheets}}-  \newline % Row Count 22 (+ 1)
{\emph{Reporter}}- Only published when there are enough adv sheets to fill a vol \newline % Row Count 24 (+ 2)
-U.S Reports is the official reporter for SCOTUS. Indexed but no headnotes of key \#'s \newline % Row Count 26 (+ 2)
-Supreme Court Reporter- Unofficial, published by West| Since 1882| Faster| Adv sheets published twice a month \newline % Row Count 29 (+ 3)
{\bf{Case Brief}} (pg. 123) \newline % Row Count 30 (+ 1)
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\mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Secondary Authority}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1)
{\emph{Legal Encyclopedias}}- No in-depth coverage, very broad \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2)
CJS is larger than Am. Jur 2nd. Begin with Gen Index. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2)
{\emph{Treatises}}- Use this when you need more than a general summary of the law from a encyc. Valuable in locating cases \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 3)
{\bf{American Law Reports}} (pg.153) \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1)
{\emph{ALR (First Series)}}- 1919-1948 has 175 Vol \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1)
{\emph{ALR.2d}}-1948-1965 has 100 Vol \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 1)
{\emph{ALR.3d}}-1965-1969 state cases '65-'80 has 100 vol \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 2)
{\emph{ALR.4th}} State '80-'91-100 vol \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 1)
{\emph{ALR 5th}} State '91-Jun 2005- 125 vol \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 1)
{\emph{ALR.6th}} State '05-Present \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 1)
{\bf{Key Number- West}} (pg. 163) \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 1)
:-'(           :-O \newline % Row Count 18 (+ 1)
{\bf{Legal Periodicals}} (pg. 193) \newline % Row Count 19 (+ 1)
{\emph{Law Reviews}}- Usually include: Articles, notes + comments. recent developements, book reviews \newline % Row Count 21 (+ 2)
Restatements of the law- American Law Institute 1923. Greater recognition than treatises.% Row Count 23 (+ 2)
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{\emph{Boolean searches}}- Searches using key words or terms from the issue \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2)
{\emph{Natural language}} stating the query using plain English \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2)
{\emph{\& (and)}} - All documents with BOTH terms= Lots and lots of docs \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 2)
{\emph{space (or)}} - either term \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1)
{\emph{/s}} - Both terms within same sentence  \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1)
{\emph{/p}} - Both terms in same paragraph \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 1)
{\emph{/n}} - Where {\emph{n}} = the number, terms appear within that many words% Row Count 12 (+ 2)
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