Bouchoux, Deborah E.

Legal research explained Deborah E. Bouchoux. - Austin Wolters Kluwer Law & Business Aspen Publishers c2008. - xxxi, 376 p. ill., form, map 26 cm. instructor's manual.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Finding the law and introduction to legal research -- The federal and state court systems -- Statutory law -- Case law and judicial opinions -- Locating cases through digests and annotated law reports -- Secondary authorities -- Special research issues -- The digital library : lexisnexis, westlaw, and non-print research tools -- e-research : legal research using the internet -- Legal citation form -- Updating and validating your research -- Overview of the research process.

9780735567221 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0735567220 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780735567238 (instructor's manual) 0735567239 (instructor's manual)

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Legal research--United States.

KF 240 / .B683 2008

340.072/073