Legal Research Illustrated

by Steven Barkan, Barbara Bintliff, Mary Whisner

Glossary / David McClure --
An introduction to legal research --
The legal research process / Susan Nevelow Mart --
Communicating research results through writing / Mary A. Hotchkiss --
Court reports and the national reporter system --
Federal court reports --
State court reports --
Digests for court reports --
Constitutional law and the Supreme Court of the United States --
Federal legislation / Jane Thompson --
Federal legislative histories and legislative materials / Jane Thompson --
State and municipal legislation / Bonnie Shucha --
Court rules and procedures --
Administrative law / Keith Ann Stiverson --
Topical services --
Citators / Jeanne F. Price --
Legal encyclopedias / Melissa J. Bernstein --
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) / Melissa J. Bernstein --
Legal periodicals and indexes / Bonnie Shucha --
Treatises, restatements, uniform laws, and model acts / Melissa J. Bernstein --
Practice materials and other resources / Jane O'Connell --
Public international law / Jonathan Pratter --
Electronic legal research / George H. Pike --
Legal citation form / Pat Newcombe --
Appendix A. State guides to legal research / Bonnie Shucha --
Appendix B. State reports --
Appendix C. Coverage of the national reporter system.

557 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2015