TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jaeger-Fine,Toni
TI  - American legal systems: a resource and reference guide 
SN  - 9781531028657
AV  - KF 240 .J34 2025
PY  - 2025///
CY  - Durham, North Carolina
PB  - Carolina Academic Press
KW  - Legal research
KW  - United States
KW  - Law
KW  - Study and teaching
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -