CEB
Name a legal publisher other than WEST or LEXIS.
Source driven: Filter by jurisdiction, source and/or authority first, then search for content.
USCS
USCA
They are both annotated federal codes.
USCS=United States Code Service and is published by LEXIS
USCA=United States Code Annotated and is published by WESTLAW
353 P.3d 396 (Colo. App. 2012)
What is the jurisdiction and court level of this case?
ONLAW!
They are part of Bloomberg and publish highly regarded practice materials and newsletters, often in regulated areas. This includes United States Law Week, which focuses on significant developments in law, in particular the Supreme Court.
59 F.3d 234 (9th Cir. 2000)
P.L. 109-142
It is this 142nd law passed by the 109th congress.
Witkin Summary of California Law
CA official case law is published by LEXIS, but the official United States Code is published by the US Gov't.
1) Keep seeing the same resources (or lack of them) over and over;
2) Begin research with a different source, i.e. take a different path and get same result. Must always UPDATE from this point! or
3) When you are told to stop - you may only be given an hour or a day, and you have to do the best you can given that time.
West's Annotated CA Codes: (WEST)
What is a 'filter bubble'?
A filter bubble is the name of a book written by Eli Pariser and the subject of a famous Ted Talk (viewed in class) which highlighted the negative issues surrounding personalized information streams.
Define:
Direct History & Indirect History of a Case
Direct history of a case = same
parties, issues, jurisdiction.
Indirect history of a case:
Same: issues and jurisdiction
Different: parties
An encyclopedia gives general information on all areas of law within its scope.
FED: Upon signing of the executive.
B: Yes, the 9th Circuit must follow the SCOTUS.
USCCAN
This references United States Code Congressional and Administrative News - which is published by ThomsonReuters (formerly West).
It reprints federal session laws and gives a brief list of legislative history information, along with the full text of at least one legislative history document.
-Determine the currency of the code you are updating. Note the date of the last update.
-Check the most recently passed session laws. Determine whether they were passed before or after the last code update.-Citators may also help with this if you have access to them.