Case Analysis and Fundamentals of Legal Writing, 4th Edition

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HOW TO BRIEF AN OPINION

• Introduction to Court Opinions and the Legal System
• Introduction to Briefing
• Identifying the Parties
• Identifying the Objectives and Theories of the Parties
• Identifying the History of the litigation
• Introduction to the Identification of Key Facts
• Identifying Issues and Holdings
• Identifying Reasoning
• Dictum, Disposition, and Commentary on the Opinion
• Fact Comparison in the Application of Case Law: Fact Similarities, Fact Differences, and Fact Gaps

THE APPLICATION OF COURT OPINIONS

• Fact Comparison in the application of Case Law: Fact Similarities, Fact Differences, and Fact Gaps
• Rule-of-Law Comparison
• Factors Determining the Length and Comprehensiveness of Case Analysis
• Primary and Secondary Authority: Their Use and Abuse in Legal Writing
• Using and Abusing Legislative History in Legal Writing
• Writing the Memorandum of Law
• Letter Writing and Case Analysis
• The Appellate Brief
• Clarity in Legal Writing

APPENDIX

• Overview of Civil and Criminal Litigation
• Citations in Legal Writing
• Quotation Marks, Brackets, and Ellipsis Dots
• Usage Rules and Guidelines: From A to Z
• Proofreader’s marks

Legislative Analysis and Drafting, 2d ed (West, 1984)

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INTRODUCTION

• The Role of Courts in the Interpretation of Statutes
• Preliminary Problems of Interpretation
• Elements, Issues, and Memos 

GUIDELINES FOR INTERPRETING STATUTES

• The Plain Meaning Rule, The Mischief rule, and the Golden Rule
• Canons of Construction: Customs in the Use of Language
• The Use of Legislative History in the Interpretation of Statutes
• Strict Construction
• Mandatory Language
• Grammar and Statutory Interpretation
• Retroactive/Prospective Operation of Statutes 

THE CONSTITUTION AND REGULATIONS

• Avoiding Constitutional Issues in the Interpretation of Statutes
• Statutes and Regulations 

DRAFTING LEGISLATION

• Legislative Drafting 

APPENDIX

• Selected Research Checklists on Legislation
• Standard Statutory Citation Form
• Bibliography on Legislative Analysis and Drafting

Legislative Analysis and Drafting, 1st Ed. (West, 1975)

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INTRODUCTION

• The Role of Courts in the Interpretation of Statutes
• Preliminary Problems of Interpretation
• Elements, Issues, and Memos 

GUIDELINES FOR INTERPRETING STATUTES

• The Plain Meaning Rule, The Mischief rule, and the Golden Rule
• Canons of Construction: Customs in the Use of Language
• The Use of Legislative History in the Interpretation of Statutes
• Strict Construction
• Mandatory Language
• Grammar and Statutory Interpretation
• Retroactive/Prospective Operation of Statutes 

THE CONSTITUTION AND REGULATIONS

• Avoiding Constitutional Issues in the Interpretation of Statutes
• Statutes and Regulations 

DRAFTING LEGISLATION

• Legislative Drafting 

APPENDIX

• Selected Research Checklists on Legislation
• Standard Statutory Citation Form
• Bibliography on Legislative Analysis and Drafting

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I. INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH

• Preliminary Considerations
• Categories of Laws and Legal
• Categories of Law and Legal Research
• Defining Research Materials: An Introductory Overview
• Components of Many law Books
• The CARTWHEEL and Other Index Systems

II. PRIMARY, SECONDARY, MANDATORY, AND SECONDARY AUTHORITY

• Authority in Legal Writing
• The First Level of Legal Research: Background

III. PRIMARY AUTHORITY

• Citing Cases
• Citing Statutes
• Citing Other Primary Authority
• Citing Secondary Authority
• Citing the Internet

IV. SECONDARY AUTHORITY

• Legal Dictionaries
• Legal Encyclopedias
• Legal Treatises
• ALR Annotations
• Legal Periodicals

V. PRIMARY AUTHORITY

• Case Law
• Statutory Law
• Legislative History
• Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law
• Local Law
• Rules of Court
• International Law

VI. CITATORS

• Shepard’s Citations
• Other Citators
• Validation: The Third Level of Research

VII. LEGAL WRITING

• Letter Writing
• Memorandum of Law
• Appellate Brief
• Writing Fundamentals: Achieving Clarity

APPENDIX

• Bibliography on Legal Research and Citation Guides on State law
• Case Law on the Internet
• Usage Guidelines for Formal Writing

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                    Topics Covered in the Current Edition

I. INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH

• Preliminary Considerations
• Categories of Laws and Legal
• Categories of Law and Legal Research
• Defining Research Materials: An Introductory Overview
• Components of Many law Books
• The CARTWHEEL and Other Index Systems

II. PRIMARY, SECONDARY, MANDATORY, AND SECONDARY AUTHORITY

• Authority in Legal Writing
• The First Level of Legal Research: Background

III. PRIMARY AUTHORITY

• Citing Cases
• Citing Statutes
• Citing Other Primary Authority
• Citing Secondary Authority
• Citing the Internet

IV. SECONDARY AUTHORITY

• Legal Dictionaries
• Legal Encyclopedias
• Legal Treatises
• ALR Annotations
• Legal Periodicals

V. PRIMARY AUTHORITY

• Case Law
• Statutory Law
• Legislative History
• Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law
• Local Law
• Rules of Court
• International Law

VI. CITATORS

• Shepard’s Citations
• Other Citators
• Validation: The Third Level of Research

VII. LEGAL WRITING

• Letter Writing
• Memorandum of Law
• Appellate Brief
• Writing Fundamentals: Achieving Clarity

APPENDIX

• Bibliography on Legal Research and Citation Guides on State law
• Case Law on the Internet
• Usage Guidelines for Formal Writing

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                                Topics Covered in the Current Edition 

I. INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH

• Preliminary Considerations
• Categories of Laws and Legal
• Categories of Law and Legal Research
• Defining Research Materials: An Introductory Overview
• Components of Many law Books
• The CARTWHEEL and Other Index Systems 

II. PRIMARY, SECONDARY, MANDATORY, AND SECONDARY AUTHORITY

• Authority in Legal Writing
• The First Level of Legal Research: Background 

III. PRIMARY AUTHORITY

• Citing Cases
• Citing Statutes
• Citing Other Primary Authority
• Citing Secondary Authority
• Citing the Internet 

IV. SECONDARY AUTHORITY

• Legal Dictionaries
• Legal Encyclopedias
• Legal Treatises
• ALR Annotations
• Legal Periodicals 

V. PRIMARY AUTHORITY

• Case Law
• Statutory Law
  Legislative History
• Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law
• Local Law
• Rules of Court
• International Law 

VI. CITATORS

• Shepard’s Citations
• Other Citators
• Validation: The Third Level of Research 

VII. LEGAL WRITING

• Letter Writing
• Memorandum of Law
• Appellate Brief
• Writing Fundamentals: Achieving Clarity 

APPENDIX

• Bibliography on Legal Research and Citation Guides on State law
• Case Law on the Internet
• Usage Guidelines for Formal Writing

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                                 Topics Covered in the Current Edition

I. INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH

• Preliminary Considerations
• Categories of Laws and Legal
• Categories of Law and Legal Research
• Defining Research Materials: An Introductory Overview
• Components of Many law Books
• The CARTWHEEL and Other Index Systems

II. PRIMARY, SECONDARY, MANDATORY, AND SECONDARY AUTHORITY

• Authority in Legal Writing
• The First Level of Legal Research: Background

III. PRIMARY AUTHORITY

• Citing Cases
• Citing Statutes
• Citing Other Primary Authority
• Citing Secondary Authority
• Citing the Internet

IV. SECONDARY AUTHORITY

• Legal Dictionaries
• Legal Encyclopedias
• Legal Treatises
• ALR Annotations
• Legal Periodicals

V. PRIMARY AUTHORITY

• Case Law
• Statutory Law
  Legislative History
• Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law
• Local Law
• Rules of Court
• International Law

VI. CITATORS

• Shepard’s Citations
• Other Citators
• Validation: The Third Level of Research

VII. LEGAL WRITING

• Letter Writing
• Memorandum of Law
• Appellate Brief
• Writing Fundamentals: Achieving Clarity

APPENDIX

• Bibliography on Legal Research and Citation Guides on State law
• Case Law on the Internet
• Usage Guidelines for Formal Writing

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                    Topics Covered in the Current Edition

I. INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH

• Preliminary Considerations
• Categories of Laws and Legal
• Categories of Law and Legal Research
• Defining Research Materials: An Introductory Overview
• Components of Many law Books
• The CARTWHEEL and Other Index Systems

II. PRIMARY, SECONDARY, MANDATORY, AND SECONDARY AUTHORITY

• Authority in Legal Writing
• The First Level of Legal Research: Background

III. PRIMARY AUTHORITY

• Citing Cases
• Citing Statutes
• Citing Other Primary Authority
• Citing Secondary Authority
• Citing the Internet

IV. SECONDARY AUTHORITY

• Legal Dictionaries
• Legal Encyclopedias
• Legal Treatises
• ALR Annotations
• Legal Periodicals

V. PRIMARY AUTHORITY

• Case Law
• Statutory Law
• Legislative History
• Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law
• Local Law
• Rules of Court
• International Law

VI. CITATORS

• Shepard’s Citations
• Other Citators
• Validation: The Third Level of Research

VII. LEGAL WRITING

• Letter Writing
• Memorandum of Law
• Appellate Brief
• Writing Fundamentals: Achieving Clarity

APPENDIX

• Bibliography on Legal Research and Citation Guides on State law
• Case Law on the Internet
• Usage Guidelines for Formal Writing

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                                 Topics Covered in the Current Edition

I. INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH

• Preliminary Considerations
• Categories of Laws and Legal
• Categories of Law and Legal Research
• Defining Research Materials: An Introductory Overview
• Components of Many law Books
• The CARTWHEEL and Other Index Systems

II. PRIMARY, SECONDARY, MANDATORY, AND SECONDARY AUTHORITY

• Authority in Legal Writing
• The First Level of Legal Research: Background

III. PRIMARY AUTHORITY

• Citing Cases
• Citing Statutes
• Citing Other Primary Authority
• Citing Secondary Authority
• Citing the Internet

IV. SECONDARY AUTHORITY

• Legal Dictionaries
• Legal Encyclopedias
• Legal Treatises
• ALR Annotations
• Legal Periodicals

V. PRIMARY AUTHORITY

• Case Law
• Statutory Law
  Legislative History
• Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law
• Local Law
• Rules of Court
• International Law

VI. CITATORS

• Shepard’s Citations
• Other Citators
• Validation: The Third Level of Research

VII. LEGAL WRITING

• Letter Writing
• Memorandum of Law
• Appellate Brief
• Writing Fundamentals: Achieving Clarity

APPENDIX

• Bibliography on Legal Research and Citation Guides on State law
• Case Law on the Internet
• Usage Guidelines for Formal Writing