Online Instructor’s Manual with Testbank
H H H H
for
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H H H H
Sixth Edition
H
Joanne B. Hames
H H
DeHAnzaHCollege
Yvonne Ekern
H
SantaHClaraHUniversityHLawHSchool
BostonH ColumbusH IndianapolisH NewHYorkH SanHFrancisco
AmsterdamH CapeHTownH DubaiH LondonH MadridH MilanH MunichH ParisH MontrealH TorontoH
DelhiH MexicoHCityH SaoHPauloH SydneyH HongHKongH SeoulH SingaporeH TaipeiH Tokyo
1
, ISBN-13:H 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Contents
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ToHtheHInstructor iv
Syllabi ix
ChapterH1:HIntroductionHtoHLegalHResearch,HWritingHandHAnalysis 1
ChapterH2:HTheHStartingHPoint:HAnalyzingHFactsHandHIdentifyingHLegalHIssues 7
ChapterH3:HFindingHandHAnalyzingHCaseHLaw 12
ChapterH4:HHowHtoHReadHandHSummarizeHaHCaseHLawHDecision 20
ChapterH5:HConstitutions,HStatutes,HandHAdministrativeHRegulations 27
ChapterH6:HStatutoryHandHConstitutionalHAnalysis 40
ChapterH7:HSecondaryHSources 48
ChapterH8:HDigests 58
ChapterH9:HValidatingHYourHResearch:HUsingHShepards,HKeyciteHandHotherHCitators 65
ChapterH10:HIntroductionHtoHLexisHAdvance,HWestlaw,H&HBloombergHLaw 75
ChapterH11:HComputer-
AssistedHLegalHResearchH(CALR):HTheHFreelyHAccessibleHInternetH 81HChapterH12:HBasicHLe
galHWritingHTools 86
ChapterH13:HTheHMemorandumHofHLaw:HPredictiveHLegalHWriting 90
ChapterH14:HWritingHtoHtheHCourt:HPersuasiveHWriting 95
ChapterH15:HMotionHPractice:HResearchHandHWritingHIssues 100
ChapterH16:HLegalHCorrespondence 104
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,Testbank 123
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verviewHchapterHonHInternetHresearch.H WeHhaveHalsoHrefinedHtheHuseHofHsampleHpagesHfromHprintHre
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oundHinHanHInstructor’sHManual.)HSoHthatHstudentsHcanHbuildHconfidenceHpriorHtoH
usingHaHlibraryHorHonlineHresource,HexercisesHareHfoundHinHaHchapterHendHfeature,H
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H H H H
for
Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
H H H H
Sixth Edition
H
Joanne B. Hames
H H
DeHAnzaHCollege
Yvonne Ekern
H
SantaHClaraHUniversityHLawHSchool
BostonH ColumbusH IndianapolisH NewHYorkH SanHFrancisco
AmsterdamH CapeHTownH DubaiH LondonH MadridH MilanH MunichH ParisH MontrealH TorontoH
DelhiH MexicoHCityH SaoHPauloH SydneyH HongHKongH SeoulH SingaporeH TaipeiH Tokyo
1
, ISBN-13:H 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Contents
H H
ToHtheHInstructor iv
Syllabi ix
ChapterH1:HIntroductionHtoHLegalHResearch,HWritingHandHAnalysis 1
ChapterH2:HTheHStartingHPoint:HAnalyzingHFactsHandHIdentifyingHLegalHIssues 7
ChapterH3:HFindingHandHAnalyzingHCaseHLaw 12
ChapterH4:HHowHtoHReadHandHSummarizeHaHCaseHLawHDecision 20
ChapterH5:HConstitutions,HStatutes,HandHAdministrativeHRegulations 27
ChapterH6:HStatutoryHandHConstitutionalHAnalysis 40
ChapterH7:HSecondaryHSources 48
ChapterH8:HDigests 58
ChapterH9:HValidatingHYourHResearch:HUsingHShepards,HKeyciteHandHotherHCitators 65
ChapterH10:HIntroductionHtoHLexisHAdvance,HWestlaw,H&HBloombergHLaw 75
ChapterH11:HComputer-
AssistedHLegalHResearchH(CALR):HTheHFreelyHAccessibleHInternetH 81HChapterH12:HBasicHLe
galHWritingHTools 86
ChapterH13:HTheHMemorandumHofHLaw:HPredictiveHLegalHWriting 90
ChapterH14:HWritingHtoHtheHCourt:HPersuasiveHWriting 95
ChapterH15:HMotionHPractice:HResearchHandHWritingHIssues 100
ChapterH16:HLegalHCorrespondence 104
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,Testbank 123
3
, ToHtheHInstructor
TheHSixthHEditionHofHLegalHResearch,HAnalysis,HandHWriting
WhenHweHfirstHwroteHLegalHResearch,HAnalysis,HandHWriting,HweHwereHconvincedHthatHstudentsHnee
dedHaHtextHthatHintegratedHresearch,Hanalysis,HandHwritingHskills.HWeHremainHconvincedHofHthat;Hther
efore,HourHbasicHapproachHtoHtheHsubjectHmatterHhasHnotHchanged.HHowever,HlegalHresearchHmaterial
sHandHtheHmethodsHofHdoingHlegalHresearchHhaveHchangedHconsiderablyHoverHtheHpastHseveralHyears.H
TheHavailabilityHofHlegalHresourcesHthroughHtheHInternetHhasHtremendousHinfluenceHonHtheHwayHresea
rchHisHconducted.HNoHlongerHareHresearchersHconfinedHtoHaHlawHlibrary.HTheHwidespreadHuseHofHallHf
ormsHofHcomputerHassistedHlegalHresearchHrequiresHthatHlegalHresearchersHdevelopHnewHskills.
However,HtheHlawHhasHnotHabandonedHtheHwrittenHwordHand,HasHanyHexperiencedHresearcherHknows,
HbooksHareHoftenHpreferred.HTheHnewHskillsHthatHresearchersHmustHdevelop,Htherefore,HcannotHsuppla
ntHtraditionalHresearchHskills,HbutHmustHcomplementHthem.HAsHaHresult,HmostHchaptersHnowHcontainH
aHsectionHincorporatingHtheHavailabilityHofHlegalHresearchHmaterialsHonHtheHfreeHInternet.H WeHcontin
ueHtoHhaveHaHchapterHintroducingHWesttlaw,HLexisHAdvance,HandHBloombergHLaw,HasHwellHasHanHo
verviewHchapterHonHInternetHresearch.H WeHhaveHalsoHrefinedHtheHuseHofHsampleHpagesHfromHprintHre
sources.H SinceHlegalHwritingHcontinuesHtoHbeHaHsourceHofHconcern,HweHhaveHaddedHaHsectionHtoHeach
HchapterHprovidngHaHshortHwritingHexerciseHwithHsuggestedHsampleHanswersHfoundHinHanHAppendixHt
oHtheHtext.
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y.HEachHchapterHopensHwithHaHshortHmemorandumHFromHtheHDeskHofHW.HJ.
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HanswerHquestionsHrelatedHtoHtheseHfigures.HFurthermore,HbecauseHlearningHtoHdoHlega
lHresearchHrequiresHhands-
onHexperience,HatHtheHendHofHeachHchapterHareHresearch,Hanalysis,Hcitation,HandHwriti
ngHexercises.HResearchHassignmentsHcanHbeHperformed
inHaHlibraryHor,HinHmanyHcases,Honline.H(AnswersHtoHmostHofHtheseHexercisesHareHf
oundHinHanHInstructor’sHManual.)HSoHthatHstudentsHcanHbuildHconfidenceHpriorHtoH
usingHaHlibraryHorHonlineHresource,HexercisesHareHfoundHinHaHchapterHendHfeature,H
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ht.”HHere
studentsHfindHaHwritingHassignmentHprecededHbyHanHexplanationHandHexample.HSuggestedHans
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