02236cam a2200337 i 4500 on1453620975 OCoLC 20260616152242.0 251202s2025 ncua f 001 0 eng 2024040277 9781531028657 paperback (OCoLC)1453620975 PUCPR eng cicg KF 240 .J34 2025 Jaeger-Fine, Toni, 1961- author American legal systems : a resource and reference guide / Toni Jaeger-Fine. Fourth edition. Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Press, 2025. xvi, 228 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index. Chapter I. The U.S. legal systems revealed -- Chapter II. The Constitution of the United States of America -- Chapter III. U.S. statutory law and legislative interpretation -- Chapter IV. U.S. administrative law -- Chapter V. U.S. judicial systems -- Chapter VI. Working with case law -- Chapter VII. Legal writing and citation form -- Appendix A. Constitution of the United States of America -- Appendix B. Case brief template. "American Legal Systems: A Resource and Reference Guide, now in its fourth edition, is a reader-friendly introduction to U.S. legal principles, terms, institutions, and sources of law, including a discussion of precedent and the defining concept of stare decisis. Many of the concepts covered are tied to the realities of law practice. The text provides practices tips and instruction, including templates, on how to prepare and commonplace legal documents. Website sources are provided for additional information. The information is largely presented in charts, with explanatory interspatial text to provide context, and can be used as a complement to other coursework or on its own as an introduction to the U.S. legal system"--Back cover Legal research United States. Law Study and teaching United States. lcc 6 305258 305258 0 0 lcc 0 0 7 7 4 2025-12-23 Carolina Academic Press 58.50 0 KF 240 .J34 2025 70000000906240 2026-01-28 15:44:00 c. 1 58.50 2025-12-23 6