2011 federal sources

Federal Legislation and Case Law Research Legal Research class Fall 2011

I. Legislation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A. Recent Public Laws Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Slip Laws ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],United States Statutes at large citation Bill number in the Senate United States Code Section Each public law is assigned a P.L. #

Electronic access to Slip Laws via gpoaccess.gov

United States Code Congressional and Administrative News (USCCAN) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

United States Code Service “Advance” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

United States Statutes at Large ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

United States Statutes at Large ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],From gpoaccess.gov

Other electronic access to United States Statutes at Large ,[object Object],[object Object]

B. Codification of Federal Laws Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

United States Code (U.S.C) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

U.S.C. page Topic Title Section # Citations to Statutes at Large Amendments

Searching the U.S.C. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Accessing the U.S.C in GPOaccess and HeinOnline Code reproduced in html text and pdf Code reproduced as a PDF Scan

Locating the USC in Westlaw and Lexis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Locating the U.S.C.A. ,[object Object],[object Object]

Using the U.S.C.A ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Section # Notes of Decisions Cross References to other sections in the USCA Law review citations West Topic/Key Numbers and CJS citations

The same Code section in Westlaw Citationscases, etc.

U.S.C.A index Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge

U.S.C.A. Table of Contents Expandable menus Coverage on the spine label

United States Code Service ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Locating the U.S.C.S. ,[object Object],[object Object]

Using the U.S.C.S. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The same Code section in Lexis

Tips to searching in Lexis and Westlaw ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Any Questions on Federal Statutory Research?

II. Federal Case Law ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A. Basic Court Structure in the United States

Geographic Boundaries of U.S. Courts of Appeals

B. Reporters of Federal Cases ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

United States Reports ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

West’s Supreme Court Reporter ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Federal Reporters ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Federal Reporter (F) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Federal Reporter, Second Series (F.2d.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Federal Reporter, Third Series (F.3d.) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Other Federal Reporters ,[object Object],[object Object]

C. Finding your case electronically If you have the case citation

If you only know the party name(s) In Westlaw, you can use the “Find a Case by Party Name” feature. You may limit your searches to specific jurisdictions. In LexisNexis, you will have to restrict your searches by document segment- NAME

Where to search for federal cases ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

D. Federal Digests ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Federal Practice Digest features ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

United States Supreme Court Digest ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Any questions on Federal Case law research?

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