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Finding the Law:Cases, Statutes, Regulations
and Constitutions
Ann HemmensUniversity of Washington Law Library
Legal, Ethical and Social Issues in Public Health Genetics
(Professor Mastroianni, PHG 512)October 16, 2006
Primary & Secondary Authority Primary
Statement of "the law" from bodies with law-making authority
Secondary Explain, interpret, and help you locate
the primary law Includes: Treatises, Hornbooks, law
review articles, legal encyclopedias, Restatements, Nutshells etc.
Organization of Federal & State Governments
Constitution
Legislative Judicial Executive
Statutes
Stat., USCRCW
Cases
US, Fed 3dP3d, Wash.
RegulationsAdministrative Decisions
FR, CFRWAC
How do Sources of Law Interact?
Court interprets a statute An earlier court decision is overruled
by same court Statute held unconstitutional by a
court Legislature writes statute in response
to a case Agency proposes new rule in
response to statute.
Legal Research Questions What type of law might
govern this issue? statutes? regulations? cases?
Which jurisdiction? federal or state or both?
Did you update your research?
Court Structure – Federal & State
Federal StateCourt of Last
ResortU.S. Supreme
CourtWA Supreme
Court
Intermediate Appellate Court
↑
Ninth Circuit* Court of Appeals
* = Circuit map
WA Court of Appeals
Trial Court ↑
U.S. District Court for
Western District of WA
King County Superior Court
Legal Citation
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (KF245 .U5 2005 18th ed. in Reference Area)
Cases Pate v. Threlkel, 661 So.2d 278 (Fla.
1995) Party 1 v. Party 2, [volume number]
[reporter name] [page number] ([jurisdiction sometimes] [year]).
Finding Cases1. Digests
a. Subject Index to federal and state casesb. Organized by Topic and Key Numbers (sub-topics).c. Examples: Federal Practice Digest, Pacific Digest.
2. American Law Reports (ALR) and secondary sources (law review articles)
a. In-depth articles analyzing unique legal topics & cases.b. Marjorie A. Shields, Annotation, Liability for Conversion
and Misappropriation of Genetic Material, 121 A.L.R.5th 315 (2004).
a. Citation Format: Vol. -- Series – Pagec. Law Review: Edward J. Janger, 3 Genetic Information,
Privacy and Insolvency, 33 J.L. Med. & Ethics 79 (2005).
3. LexisNexis Academic (from UW Libraries LAW webpage)
LexisNexis Academic Available from UW Libraries LAW
Subject webpage http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/L
aw/ Contains
Federal & State cases, statutes, regulations
Law review articles
Statutes Organized Organized
chronologicallychronologically Called: Session Called: Session
lawslaws U.S. Statutes at U.S. Statutes at
LargeLarge (Stat.) (Stat.) Laws of Laws of
WashingtonWashington
Organized by Organized by subjectsubject
Called: A CodeCalled: A Code U.S. Code U.S. Code (USC)(USC) Revised Code of Revised Code of
Washington Washington (RCW)(RCW)
Legal Citation Formats Public Law
Pub.L. No. 107-56 Statutes at Large
115 Stat. 276
Codes 42 U.S.C. § § 9601-9675 (2004)
Title – United States Code – Sections – (year) RCW 46.20.308 (2006)
Revised Code of WashingtonTitle – Chapter – Section
Image of Public Law Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191.
Annotated Codes Commercially-published Text of the law & history Annotations = citations to cases,
regulations, law review articles, encyclopedias, forms
Updated promptly
United States Code Annotated (USCA)United States Code Service (USCS)*
* Available on LexisNexis Academic & LexisNexis Congressional
Finding Statutes Popular Names Table
Available from Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/topn/) or in TABLES volumes of USCS and USCS.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-336, July 26, 1990, 104 Stat. 327 (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.)
USCS or USCA Index Cases Secondary sources (law review articles
etc.)
Finding Statutes - online LexisNexis Congressional and
Academic Thomas (http://thomas.loc.gov) Washington State Legislature RCW
Search webpage (http://search.leg.wa.gov/pub/textsearch/default.asp)
Constitutions The fundamental law of a nation or
state, establishing the organization of government and prescribing the extent of its’ sovereign power.
Citation Format U.S. CONST. art. I, § 9. W.A. CONST. art. IV, § 4.
Constitutions in Annotated Codes
Federal United States Code Annotated (USCA) United States Code Service (USCS)
[on LexisNexis Academic & LexisNexis Congressional]
State Revised Code of Washington (RCW) All 50 state statutes on LexisNexis
Academic Cornell’s LII,
http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html
Administrative Law Rules, regulations, and decisions created
by administrative agencies (federal and state).
Agency is authorized by Statute Power to issue regulations & adjudicate disputes
delegated to executive agencies by Congress via an enabling statute.
Procedural Standards? Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 USC §551 et seq.).
Agency publishes Notice of proposed rule Comment period Agency publishes Final rule & response to comments
Regulations Federal Register
Published daily Includes: proposed regs & new regs Presidential documents
Executive Orders & Proclamations
Code of Federal Regulations Current rules & regulations in force Published annually Index & finding tables
CFR Index (a volume in the USCS set)
Citation Format: Regulations 65 Fed. Reg. 3415 (Jan. 21, 2000)
Volume – Federal Register – Page (date)
7 CFR § 319.76 (2003)
Title–Code of Federal Regulations–Section (year)
Sample Regulation 42 CFR Part 121
Finding Regulations on Your Topic Code of Federal Regulations Index
(at end of CFR set & in a USCS volume) Federal Register Index & “Unified
Agenda” (Oct. & Nov.) West's Code of Federal Regulations:
General Index Annotated Codes
United States Code Annotated (USCA) United States Code Service (USCS)
Secondary Sources (law review articles, ALR)
Regulations Online LexisNexis Academic and Congressional GPO Access,
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/ E-CFR, http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/
Washington State Regulations Washington Administrative Code (WAC) Washington State Register (updates the WAC) Both available from WA Legislature
(http://search.leg.wa.gov/pub/textsearch/default.asp)
Secondary Sources Law Review Articles
Full-Text on LexisNexis Academic Index to find articles, LegalTrac
American Law Reports (ALR) KF 132 in Reference Area. Index at end of set.
Books Law Library Catalog UW Libraries Catalog SUMMIT (both of above plus more!)
Update Your Research Cases – use online citator (Keycite
available in Law Library) Statutes – check pocket parts &
supplements (print) Regulations – use List of Sections
Affected (LSA) & Federal Register (print)
Conclusion
Cases, Statutes, Regulations (federal and state) & law reviews available:
In PRINT at Gallagher Law Library ONLINE through UW Libraries “LAW”
subject webpage Email Reference
Need Help? Reference Office 543-6794
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