Tag: Legal research
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Legal Research by State
Legal Research by State Alabama legal research Alaska legal research Arizona legal research Arkansas legal research California legal research Colorado legal research Connecticut legal research District of Columbia legal research Delaware legal research Florida legal research Georgia legal research Hawaii legal research Idaho legal research Illinois legal research Indiana legal research Iowa legal research Kansas…
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Reports
Reports in the United States Reports and the State Laws Select from the list of U.S. States below for state-specific information on Reports: Reports in the Subject Index of the Alabama Portal Reports in the Subject Index of the Alaska Portal Reports in the Subject Index of the Arizona Portal […]
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court in the United States Supreme Court in the Context of Law Research The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Library defined briefly Supreme Court as: (1) The court of last resort in the federal judicial system (the Supreme Court of the United States also has original jurisdiction in […]
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court in the United States Supreme Court in the Context of Law Research The Thurgood Marshall School of Law Library defined briefly Supreme Court as: (1) The court of last resort in the federal judicial system (the Supreme Court of the United States also has original jurisdiction in […]
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Finders
Finders (Finds) This section introduces, discusses and describes the basics of finders. Then, cross references and a brief overview about Finds is provided. Finally, the subject of Admiralty Law in relation with finders is examined. Note that a list of cross references, bibliography and other […]
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Finders
Finders (Finds) This section introduces, discusses and describes the basics of finders. Then, cross references and a brief overview about Finds is provided. Finally, the subject of Admiralty Law in relation with finders is examined. Note that a list of cross references, bibliography and other […]
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Dockets
Dockets in the United States History Docket (perhaps from “dock,” to curtail or cut short, with the diminutive suffix et, but the origin of the word is obscure; it has come into use since the 15th century), in law, a brief summary or digest of a case, or a memorandum of legal decisions; also […]
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Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias in United States Secondary sources which present background information for broad subjects. They do not present the critical analysis that the readers or users will find in scholarly treatises or law review articles. They are more rudimentary and as such present the readers or […]
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Texas
Texas in the United States Legal Materials The Texas Legislature Online posts the Texas Constitution, statutory code, bills, etc. The Secretary of State posts the Texas Administrative Code. The current Administrative Code is searchable on Lexis, Westlaw and Bloomberg Law. Historical […]
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Authority
Authority in the United States Authority Definition Power. In Contracts. The power lawfully delegated to a person by another. Authority coupled with an interest is an authority given to an agent for a valuable consideration, or which forms part of a security. Express authority is that […]
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Administrative Law
Administrative Law in the United States The body of law that concerns the powers of and procedures to be used by administrative agencies. Administrative Law (Judicial Function) also includes the law that creates such agencies and the provisions that define the extent to which agency decisions […]
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Administrative Law
Administrative Law in the United States The body of law that concerns the powers of and procedures to be used by administrative agencies. Administrative Law (Judicial Function) also includes the law that creates such agencies and the provisions that define the extent to which agency decisions […]
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Stare Decisis
Stare Decisis in the United States Latin for "let the decision stand." Stare Decisis (Judicial Function) holds that once a principle of law is established for a particular legal situation, courts should adhere to that principle in similar cases in the future. The case in which the […]