Secondary Sources
Free or law cost and authoritative research sites
Primary legal materials
Database specific questions
Legal Writing and Citations
100

Name a secondary source published on Bloomberg Law that analyzes important federal and state court decisions and posts Supreme Court opinions within minutes (or perhaps as) the opinions are handed down.

What is U.S. Law Week

100

What website provides oral arguments of Supreme Court cases dating back to 1955-1956 Court term

What is Oyez.

100

Name a database that has the complete CFR and the Federal Register from the date of their first publication.

What is HeinOnline.

100

Name a database for U.S. Immigration matters.

What is AILA, the American Immigration Lawyer's Association database. 

100

What does A.L.R. stand for?

What is American Law Reports

200

Name a publication, in print or available online, that covers the FRCP and the FRCrP.

Many to choose from - Wright and Miller on Federal Practice, Moore's Federal Practice, Federal Procedure, L.Ed. 

200

What LR platform is offered by over 50 bar associations free to its members?

What is Fastcase.

200

Where in the U.S. Code can you find the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure?

What is the appendix to title 28.

200

What database contains the full text of over 1800 law journals in pdf format (among other things).

HeinOnline

200

What Bluebook Rule covers online material?

What is Rule 18.

300

What blog covers the Supreme Court and has a section specifically for law students.

What is ScotusBlog.

300

Name a site, operated by the Federal Reserve, that provides U.S. economic, banking and financial history.

What is Fraser (from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Library).

300

Who publishes primary law?

Who is the government.

300

Name a database that covers Securities Law.

What is Wolters Kluwer VitalLaw 

300

What is IRAC?

What is Issue, Rule, Analysis and Conclusion.

400

Name a database that covers legal news.

What is Law.com or Law360 and there are many others.

400

What U.S. Congressional office publication covers many issues in an objective way?

What are Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS Reports).

400

'What is the name of the publisher of the official code for the state of Maryland.

What are both the Lexis and West Publishing versions (trick question!) See page 262 of the BB.

400

Name a study aid database available to you at no charge through the Pence Law Library.

There are three:

Aspen Learning Series

West Academic Study Aids

CALI

400

What should "Questions Presented" consist of?

The QP should pose the issue, succinctly identify the governing law,  and set forth the “legally significant facts" of the case.

500

Name a platform that helps you to find books in the Pence Law Library and beyond.

What it the Library's online catalog and also WorldCat.

500

What office in the Congress codifies the U.S. Code and has a current code on its website.

What is the Office of the Law Revision Counsel.

500

Where do the session laws of the United States appear?

What are the Statutes at Large (Stat.)

500

What database contains everything published by the U.S. Congress at least since 1790.

What is ProQuest Congressional.

500

What online writing lab can help you with grammar questions.

What is Owl from Perdue.

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