Tag: Legal research

  • Online Legal Research

    Online Legal Research in the United States Internet legal research can be divided into two main parts: Searches for legal sources. Searches for legal sources include locating legislative, judicial, and administrative primary sources and locating secondary sources such as journal […]

  • Substantive Law

    Substantive Law in United States Substantive Law Definition That portion of the body of the law which contains the rights and duties and the regulations of government, as opposed to that part which contains the rules and remedies by which the substantive law is administered. The latter is […]

  • Substantive Law

    Substantive Law in United States Substantive Law Definition That portion of the body of the law which contains the rights and duties and the regulations of government, as opposed to that part which contains the rules and remedies by which the substantive law is administered. The latter is […]

  • Legislative Process

    Legislative Process in United States The first step in the legislative process is the introduction of a bill to Congress. Anyone can write it, but only members of Congress can introduce legislation. Some important bills are traditionally introduced at the request of the President, such as […]

  • Legislative Process

    Legislative Process in United States The first step in the legislative process is the introduction of a bill to Congress. Anyone can write it, but only members of Congress can introduce legislation. Some important bills are traditionally introduced at the request of the President, such as […]

  • Idaho

    Idaho in the United States Idaho Legal Materials Internet links to government agencies, statutes, regulations, cases, etc. are posted by the Idaho State Law Library, FindLaw and WashLaw Web. Primary legal materials are also available from Lexis and Westlaw. Google Scholar, Versuslaw and […]

  • Case

    Case in United States Case Definition A question before a court of justice. 88 111. App. 199. Any state of facts which furnishes occasion for the exercise of the jurisdication of a court of justice or any question contested before such a court. 257 111. 55. A subject on which the judicial […]

  • Case

    Case in United States Case Definition A question before a court of justice. 88 111. App. 199. Any state of facts which furnishes occasion for the exercise of the jurisdication of a court of justice or any question contested before such a court. 257 111. 55. A subject on which the judicial […]

  • Code of Federal Regulations

    Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in the United States Federal regulations are created and used by executive agencies to implement and enforce the goals and scope of the U.S. federal statutes. The regulations are first published in the Federal Register on a daily basis are then codified in […]

  • Code of Federal Regulations

    Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in the United States Federal regulations are created and used by executive agencies to implement and enforce the goals and scope of the U.S. federal statutes. The regulations are first published in the Federal Register on a daily basis are then codified in […]

  • Petition

    Petition in United States Petition Definition An instrument ot writing or printing, containing a prayer from the person presenting it, called the petitioner, to the body or person to whom it is presented, for the redress of some wrong, or the grant of some favor which the latter has the right […]

  • Petition

    Petition in United States Petition Definition An instrument ot writing or printing, containing a prayer from the person presenting it, called the petitioner, to the body or person to whom it is presented, for the redress of some wrong, or the grant of some favor which the latter has the right […]

  • Record

    Record in United States Record Definition Record, in its broadest sense, is a written memorial, public or private, of what has been said or done. It is ordinarily applied to public records only, in which sense it is a written memorial made by a public officer, judicial, legislative, or […]

  • Record

    Record in United States Record Definition Record, in its broadest sense, is a written memorial, public or private, of what has been said or done. It is ordinarily applied to public records only, in which sense it is a written memorial made by a public officer, judicial, legislative, or […]

  • Common Law

    Common Law in the United States Common Law Definition That system of law or form of the science of jurisprudence which has prevailed in England and in the United States of America, in contradistinction to other great systems, such as the Roman or civil law. As distinguished from statute […]