fall 2014 george mason university law library
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Fall 2014 George Mason University
Law Library
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Not themselves the law but discuss or
analyze the law
Secondary sources are never binding authority They sometimes can be persuasive.
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At the beginning of research
Offer good background information Help generate search terms, and Find primary authority (from the footnotes).
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During research Offer easy to understand
explanations of difficult legal concepts Help you develop and organize
complex arguments, and Find additional primary
authority to help bolster analysis.
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Have helpful tools, which make good research possible Tables of Contents Indexes References to primary authority References to other secondary authority
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Legal Encyclopedias
Law Reviews
Treatises, Hornbooks, and Nutshells
Restatements
ALRs
Model Jury Instructions
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American
Jurisprudence 2d – “Am Jur” Westlaw Lexis In the Library, 1st Floor,
Range #107
Corpus Juris Secundum – “CJS” Westlaw In the Library, 1st Floor,
Range #108 7
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Several states have an encyclopedia E.g., Virginia, California, Maryland, Ohio, and New
York
Michie’s Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia Lexis Not on Westlaw Library, 1st Floor Range #121
Library, 2nd Floor Range #228-229
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35 C.J.S. False Imprisonment § 1 (1999)
32 Am. Jur. 2d False Imprisonment §1(1999). Bb Rule B8.1, p. 23
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volume abbreviated name of encyclopedia
topic name section date of book
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Ross E. Davies, The Other Supreme Court,
31 J. Sup. Ct. Hist. 221 (2006).
Bb Rule B9.1.1, p. 24 Bb T. 13, p. 444-67
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volume Abbreviated journal name
first page of article
article title article’s author
year published
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Hornbook E.g., Constitutional Law by Nowak & Rotunda E.g., Understanding Civil Procedure
Nutshell E.g., Legal Research in a Nutshell E.g., Law and Economics in a Nutshell
Other study aids E.g., Sum & Substance audio discs Contracts, criminal law, etc.
Gilbert Law Summaries
See West Online Study Aids
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1 Fowler Harper, et al., The Law of Torts § 3.6
(3d ed. 1996)
Bb Rule B8, p. 23
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volume author title/name of book
section edition
date of volume
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Study aids, case briefs, Hornbooks
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Agency Conflict of Laws Contracts Employment Law Foreign Relations of
the United States Judgments Law Governing
Lawyers
Property Restitution & Unjust
Enrichment Security Suretyship and
Guaranty Torts Trusts Unfair Competition
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Restatement (Second) of Torts § 35 (1965).
Bb Rule B5.1.3, p. 17
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Name (incl. series) of the Restatement
section year
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Debra T. Landis, Annotation, Civil Liability of Attorney for Abuse of Process, 97 A.L.R.3d 688 (1980).
Bb. Rule 16.7.6, p. 156
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volume A.L.R. and series
starting page
year
annotation title annotation author required by Bb
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Introduction to Secondary Resources http://www.cali.org/lesson/721
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