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Primary correct answers Authority that the government creates and publishes; statements of the law itself Primary correct answers Cases, opinions, statutes, regulations, constitutions Trial Court Opinoins correct answers lower court opinions that are usually not published and have no precendential value Slip Opinion correct answers As soon as it is issued by the court this is binding even though it hasn't been published in a report yet Federal Supplement correct answers 94 federal district courts but cases are mainly reported in one West reporter NW Reporter correct answers Wisconsins federal supplement Secondary correct answers Commentary or analysis of the law Secondary correct answers Never binding- some more persuasive than others Secondary correct answers Law encyclopedias, law review articles, treatises, legal periodicals, American law report, uniform / model acts Legal Encyclopedia correct answers American Jurisprudence and Corpus Juris Sec. ALR Annotations correct answers Each of these is based on a significant case, they collect information and authorities related to the subject of that case Hein Online correct answers A major online resource for full text journal articles; contains almost all law reviews, including Harvard's first Law Review & Journal Articles correct answers Useful for their depth of analysis and extensive footnotes, they often deal with specialized or developed area of law Treatises correct answers Single or multivolume books of law pertaining to a specific area, in depth (ex: nimmer) Binding correct answers Authority that the court is obligated to follow Primary v. Secondary correct answers Either law or not, if binding it changes based on jurisdiction Constittutions correct answers made by nations and states, primary, mandatory authority