Introduction to Legal Research Resources SIEBL July 22, 2009 Ann Hemmens University of Washington Gallagher.

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Introduction to Legal Research Resources SIEBL July 22, 2009 Ann Hemmens University of Washington Gallagher Law Library

U.S. Legal System Federalism – two levels of government (federal and state) Separation of powers – ensure that none of 3 branches of government usurps powers of other branches

Branches of Government Constitution Legislative Statutes Stat. & USC RCW Judicial Cases US & Fed 3d P3d & Wash. Executive Regulations Administrative Decisions CFR & FR WAC & WSR

Primary & Secondary Authority Primary – Statement of "the law" (e.g., statutes, cases, regulations) from bodies with law- making authority (e.g., legislative, judicial and executive) Secondary – Explain, interpret, and help you locate the primary law – Includes: Treatises, Hornbooks, law review articles, legal encyclopedias, Restatements, Nutshells etc.

U.S Legal Citation Format: The Bluebook The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (KF245.U th ed. in Reference Area) Bluebook 101 ( html) html Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (LII 2006 ed.), by Peter W. Martin (

Legal Research: Secondary Sources/Authority Law Review Articles ( Law Review Articles – Fulltext articles: LexisNexis Academic – Fulltext articles: HeinOnline – Index for finding law review articles: LegalTrac Legal News articles ( Legal News articles – Full-Text on LexisNexis Academic Newsletters and more from BNA ( Newsletters and more from BNA – (corporate law, intellectual property, trade and commerce)

More Business and Law Resources UW Libraries Business databases, – Academic Search Complete – EBSCO Business Source Complete Books – UWLaw Library Catalog ( UWLaw Library Catalog – UW Libraries Catalog UW Libraries Catalog

Free Internet Sources Google Scholar ( – Search scholarly literature from MANY disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. Internet Legal Resources ( – Free websites and UW Restricted databases containing US and Washington state legal materials (court opinions, laws/statutes/codes, regulations).

Remember : Your Starting Points for Legal Research UW Libraries Law subject page, UW Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington Gallagher Law Library