Searches
The following Boolean search will return which types of cases: "Goff AND Stafford AND Detroit"
Cases containing the terms Goff, Stafford and Detroit
An example of a legal dictionary is
Black's Law Dictionary
Was the following case decided before or after 2000:
Jordan Love v. Caleb Williams, XXXX WI 6, 379 Wis. 2d 189, 14 N.W.2d 1234.
After (public domain citation)
newly enacted paper pamphlets are known as....
slip laws
X is a synthesization of the law
a restatement
"Brooklyn/s baby" will find cases where......
"Brooklyn" and "baby" appear in the same sentence
What are the two legal encyclopedias?
American jurisprudence and corpus juris secundum
Identify the reporter in the following citation: United States v. Tosti, 733 F.3d 816 (9th Cir. 2013)
can there be circuit splits among wisconsin district courts?
Naur
What is the name for Wisconsin trial courts?
Wisconsin circuit courts
The following search will return what types of results: Cowboys AND NOT McCarthy
documents with the term "cowboys" without the term "McCarthy"
I am researching contracts between pro athletes and brands. I am looking for a source that offers an in-depth discussion on these contracts that includes evaluations and opinions. I should look for a.....
treatise on contracts
In the following citation, what does the "6" represent:
Manitowoc Co. v. Lanning, 2018 WI 6, 379 Wis. 2d 189
Opinion number issued
Statutes at Large is arranged in ____ order
chronological
what are the names of the unofficial codes published by West and Lexis?
United States Code Annotated (West) and United States Code Service (Lexis)
the search Burrow/20 Love/20 Jackson will return cases where......
All three terms appear within 20 words of each other
A collection of legal articles known as annotations are published in.....
American Law Reports
Which version of the following citation is correct:
(1) State v. Meeks, 2003 WI 104, 928, 263 Wis. 2d 794, 666 N.W.2d 859.
(2) State v. Meeks, 2003 WI 104, ¶ 3, 263 Wis. 2d 794, 666 N.W.2d 859.
Number 2 - paragraph as opposed to page number
How are codes organized?
By subject (not chronological)
The following is a citation of a slip law. What does the 110 represent: Pub. L. No. 110-325
110th session of congress
The following search will return which types of cases:
(negligen! and liabil!) /50 (concussion or injury or knockout)
documents where both roots occur within 50 words of concussion or injury or knockout
I am researching laws about reproductive rights in Wisconsin, but I need more cases. Which source should I look at to gather relevant cases?
Books Unbound
the following is a citation to....
42 U.S.C. § 12101 (2018).
an individual section of the US Code. Entire citation:
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213 (2018).
policy directives that implement or interpret a statute, constitutional provision, or treaty are called __
executive orders
A bar journal is an example of a....
legal periodical