Primary Rules
This document is said to be living and breathing.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
Black's is a popular one.
What is a Dictionary?
This is the first printed version of a judge's decision.
What is a Slip Opinion?
Used to determine if a case has been overruled.
What is Shepard's or Keycite?
These rules are from organizations like the EPA.
What are Regulations?
Helpful when looking for synonyms.
What is a Thesaurus?
This is where you find those Slip Ops.
What are Advance Sheets?
This color flag means the case has been overturned!
What is RED?
Enacted by Congress, these become law once signed by the President.
What are statutes?
One of the largest search engines on the Internet.
What is Google?
U.S.C.A. is an example of one?
What are Annotated statutes?
These are inserted into a slot at the back of a bound book (reporter).
What are Pocket Parts?
This is also called Common law.
What is Case law?
What is the Restatement of the Law?
This finding tool is organized into seven main divisions of law and then into topics.
What is West Key number system or West Digest system?
This service notes when a court has mentioned or relied on a case.
What are Citators?
A local city council might enact one of these regarding bicycles on the sidewalk.
What is an ordinance?
Many people confused these codes as Primary authority.
What are Uniform Codes?
If I need to know the weather, or the time the sun set?
What is the Farmer's Almanac.