Online Instructor’s Manual with Testbank
f f f f
for
Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
f f f f
Sixth Edition f
Joanne fB. fHames
De fAnza fCollege
Yvonne fEkern
Santa fClara fUniversity fLaw fSchool
Boston f Columbus f Indianapolis f New fYork f San fFrancisco
Amsterdam f Cape fTown f Dubai f London f Madrid f Milan f Munich f Paris f Montreal
f Toronto fDelhi f Mexico fCity f Sao fPaulo f Sydney f Hong fKong f Seoul f Singapore
f Taipei f Tokyo
1
, ISBN-13: f 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Contents
f f
To fthe fInstructor iv
Syllabi ix
Chapter f1: fIntroduction fto fLegal fResearch, fWriting fand fAnalysis 1
Chapter f2: fThe fStarting fPoint: fAnalyzing fFacts fand fIdentifying fLegal fIssues 7
Chapter f3: fFinding fand fAnalyzing fCase fLaw 12
Chapter f4: fHow fto fRead fand fSummarize fa fCase fLaw fDecision 20
Chapter f5: fConstitutions, fStatutes, fand fAdministrative fRegulations 27
Chapter f6: fStatutory fand fConstitutional fAnalysis 40
Chapter f7: fSecondary fSources 48
Chapter f8: fDigests 58
Chapter f9: fValidating fYour fResearch: fUsing fShepards, fKeycite fand fother fCitators 65
Chapter f10: fIntroduction fto fLexis fAdvance, fWestlaw, f& fBloomberg fLaw 75
Chapter f11: fComputer-Assisted fLegal fResearch f(CALR): fThe fFreely fAccessible fInternet
f 81 fChapter f12: fBasic fLegal fWriting fTools 86
Chapter f13: fThe fMemorandum fof fLaw: fPredictive fLegal fWriting 90
Chapter f14: fWriting fto fthe fCourt: fPersuasive fWriting 95
Chapter f15: fMotion fPractice: fResearch fand fWriting fIssues 100
Chapter f16: fLegal fCorrespondence 104
Testbank 123
2
, To fthe fInstructor
The fSixth fEdition fof fLegal fResearch, fAnalysis, fand fWriting
When fwe ffirst fwrote fLegal fResearch, fAnalysis, fand fWriting, fwe fwere fconvinced fthat fstudents
fneeded fa ftext fthat fintegrated fresearch, fanalysis, fand fwriting fskills. fWe fremain fconvinced fof fthat;
ftherefore, four fbasic fapproach fto fthe fsubject fmatter fhas fnot fchanged. fHowever, flegal fresearch
fmaterials fand fthe fmethods fof fdoing flegal fresearch fhave fchanged fconsiderably fover fthe fpast
fseveral fyears. fThe favailability fof flegal fresources fthrough fthe fInternet fhas ftremendous finfluence fon
fthe fway fresearch fis fconducted. fNo flonger fare fresearchers fconfined fto fa flaw flibrary. fThe
fwidespread fuse fof fall fforms fof fcomputer fassisted flegal fresearch frequires fthat flegal fresearchers
fdevelop fnew fskills.
However, fthe flaw fhas fnot fabandoned fthe fwritten fword fand, fas fany fexperienced fresearcher fknows,
fbooks fare foften fpreferred. fThe fnew fskills fthat fresearchers fmust fdevelop, ftherefore, fcannot
fsupplant ftraditional fresearch fskills, fbut fmust fcomplement fthem. fAs fa fresult, fmost fchapters fnow
fcontain fa fsection fincorporating fthe favailability fof flegal fresearch fmaterials fon fthe ffree fInternet.
f We fcontinue fto fhave fa fchapter fintroducing fWesttlaw, fLexis fAdvance, fand fBloomberg fLaw, fas
fwell fas fan foverview fchapter fon fInternet fresearch. f We fhave falso frefined fthe fuse fof fsample fpages
ffrom fprint fresources. f Since flegal fwriting fcontinues fto fbe fa fsource fof fconcern, fwe fhave fadded fa
fsection fto feach fchapter fprovidng fa fshort fwriting fexercise fwith fsuggested fsample fanswers ffound fin
fan fAppendix fto fthe ftext.
Practical Approach
f
This ftext fassists fthe finstructor fin fpresenting fmaterial fin fa fpractical fand frelevant
fway. fEach fchapter fopens fwith fa fshort fmemorandum fFrom fthe fDesk fof fW. fJ.
Bryan, fEsq., fthat fcontains fa fhypothetical ffactual fsituation fto fbe fresearched fand
fanalyzed fby fa ffictional fresearch fassociate. fThe fmemorandum fapproach fhelps fto
fintroduce fthe ftopic fof fthe fchapter fand fto fengage fthe fstudent’s fimagination.
fEach fchapter fcontains ffigures fwith fsample fpages ffrom fprint fresources, fscreen
fshots ffrom fonline fsources, for fexamples fof flegal fwriting fso fas fto fillustrate ftext
fmaterial.
One ffeature fat fthe fend fof fthe fchapter, fCan fYou fFigure fIt fOut?, frequires fstudents fto
fanswer fquestions frelated fto fthese ffigures. fFurthermore, fbecause flearning fto fdo flegal
fresearch frequires fhands-on fexperience, fat fthe fend fof feach fchapter fare fresearch,
fanalysis, fcitation, fand fwriting fexercises. fResearch fassignments fcan fbe fperformed
in fa flibrary for, fin fmany fcases, fonline. f(Answers fto fmost fof fthese fexercises fare
ffound fin fan fInstructor’s fManual.) fSo fthat fstudents fcan fbuild fconfidence fprior fto
fusing fa flibrary for fonline fresource, fexercises fare ffound fin fa fchapter fend ffeature,
fTest fYourself. fAnswers fto fselected fresearch fproblems fare ffound fin fAppendix fG
fto fthe ftext.
Each fchapter falso faddresses fimportant fwriting fissues fin fend-of-chapter
ffeatures. fTest fYourself falso fcontains fa fsection fentitled f“Write fIt fRight.”
fHere
students ffind fa fwriting fassignment fpreceded fby fan fexplanation fand fexample. fSuggested
fanswers fto fthe fwriting fassignment fare fgenerally fprovided fin fAppendix fG.
This ffeature fcovers fa fvariety fof flegal fwriting fissues.
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, All fchapters falso finclude fa fChapter fSummary, fTerms fto fRemember,
fCitation fMatters, fand fQuestions ffor fReview, fas fwell fas fa fCase fProject.
fThis fsection fallows fstudents fand finstructors fto fselect fone fhypothetical fcase
f(many
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f f f f
for
Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing
f f f f
Sixth Edition f
Joanne fB. fHames
De fAnza fCollege
Yvonne fEkern
Santa fClara fUniversity fLaw fSchool
Boston f Columbus f Indianapolis f New fYork f San fFrancisco
Amsterdam f Cape fTown f Dubai f London f Madrid f Milan f Munich f Paris f Montreal
f Toronto fDelhi f Mexico fCity f Sao fPaulo f Sydney f Hong fKong f Seoul f Singapore
f Taipei f Tokyo
1
, ISBN-13: f 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Contents
f f
To fthe fInstructor iv
Syllabi ix
Chapter f1: fIntroduction fto fLegal fResearch, fWriting fand fAnalysis 1
Chapter f2: fThe fStarting fPoint: fAnalyzing fFacts fand fIdentifying fLegal fIssues 7
Chapter f3: fFinding fand fAnalyzing fCase fLaw 12
Chapter f4: fHow fto fRead fand fSummarize fa fCase fLaw fDecision 20
Chapter f5: fConstitutions, fStatutes, fand fAdministrative fRegulations 27
Chapter f6: fStatutory fand fConstitutional fAnalysis 40
Chapter f7: fSecondary fSources 48
Chapter f8: fDigests 58
Chapter f9: fValidating fYour fResearch: fUsing fShepards, fKeycite fand fother fCitators 65
Chapter f10: fIntroduction fto fLexis fAdvance, fWestlaw, f& fBloomberg fLaw 75
Chapter f11: fComputer-Assisted fLegal fResearch f(CALR): fThe fFreely fAccessible fInternet
f 81 fChapter f12: fBasic fLegal fWriting fTools 86
Chapter f13: fThe fMemorandum fof fLaw: fPredictive fLegal fWriting 90
Chapter f14: fWriting fto fthe fCourt: fPersuasive fWriting 95
Chapter f15: fMotion fPractice: fResearch fand fWriting fIssues 100
Chapter f16: fLegal fCorrespondence 104
Testbank 123
2
, To fthe fInstructor
The fSixth fEdition fof fLegal fResearch, fAnalysis, fand fWriting
When fwe ffirst fwrote fLegal fResearch, fAnalysis, fand fWriting, fwe fwere fconvinced fthat fstudents
fneeded fa ftext fthat fintegrated fresearch, fanalysis, fand fwriting fskills. fWe fremain fconvinced fof fthat;
ftherefore, four fbasic fapproach fto fthe fsubject fmatter fhas fnot fchanged. fHowever, flegal fresearch
fmaterials fand fthe fmethods fof fdoing flegal fresearch fhave fchanged fconsiderably fover fthe fpast
fseveral fyears. fThe favailability fof flegal fresources fthrough fthe fInternet fhas ftremendous finfluence fon
fthe fway fresearch fis fconducted. fNo flonger fare fresearchers fconfined fto fa flaw flibrary. fThe
fwidespread fuse fof fall fforms fof fcomputer fassisted flegal fresearch frequires fthat flegal fresearchers
fdevelop fnew fskills.
However, fthe flaw fhas fnot fabandoned fthe fwritten fword fand, fas fany fexperienced fresearcher fknows,
fbooks fare foften fpreferred. fThe fnew fskills fthat fresearchers fmust fdevelop, ftherefore, fcannot
fsupplant ftraditional fresearch fskills, fbut fmust fcomplement fthem. fAs fa fresult, fmost fchapters fnow
fcontain fa fsection fincorporating fthe favailability fof flegal fresearch fmaterials fon fthe ffree fInternet.
f We fcontinue fto fhave fa fchapter fintroducing fWesttlaw, fLexis fAdvance, fand fBloomberg fLaw, fas
fwell fas fan foverview fchapter fon fInternet fresearch. f We fhave falso frefined fthe fuse fof fsample fpages
ffrom fprint fresources. f Since flegal fwriting fcontinues fto fbe fa fsource fof fconcern, fwe fhave fadded fa
fsection fto feach fchapter fprovidng fa fshort fwriting fexercise fwith fsuggested fsample fanswers ffound fin
fan fAppendix fto fthe ftext.
Practical Approach
f
This ftext fassists fthe finstructor fin fpresenting fmaterial fin fa fpractical fand frelevant
fway. fEach fchapter fopens fwith fa fshort fmemorandum fFrom fthe fDesk fof fW. fJ.
Bryan, fEsq., fthat fcontains fa fhypothetical ffactual fsituation fto fbe fresearched fand
fanalyzed fby fa ffictional fresearch fassociate. fThe fmemorandum fapproach fhelps fto
fintroduce fthe ftopic fof fthe fchapter fand fto fengage fthe fstudent’s fimagination.
fEach fchapter fcontains ffigures fwith fsample fpages ffrom fprint fresources, fscreen
fshots ffrom fonline fsources, for fexamples fof flegal fwriting fso fas fto fillustrate ftext
fmaterial.
One ffeature fat fthe fend fof fthe fchapter, fCan fYou fFigure fIt fOut?, frequires fstudents fto
fanswer fquestions frelated fto fthese ffigures. fFurthermore, fbecause flearning fto fdo flegal
fresearch frequires fhands-on fexperience, fat fthe fend fof feach fchapter fare fresearch,
fanalysis, fcitation, fand fwriting fexercises. fResearch fassignments fcan fbe fperformed
in fa flibrary for, fin fmany fcases, fonline. f(Answers fto fmost fof fthese fexercises fare
ffound fin fan fInstructor’s fManual.) fSo fthat fstudents fcan fbuild fconfidence fprior fto
fusing fa flibrary for fonline fresource, fexercises fare ffound fin fa fchapter fend ffeature,
fTest fYourself. fAnswers fto fselected fresearch fproblems fare ffound fin fAppendix fG
fto fthe ftext.
Each fchapter falso faddresses fimportant fwriting fissues fin fend-of-chapter
ffeatures. fTest fYourself falso fcontains fa fsection fentitled f“Write fIt fRight.”
fHere
students ffind fa fwriting fassignment fpreceded fby fan fexplanation fand fexample. fSuggested
fanswers fto fthe fwriting fassignment fare fgenerally fprovided fin fAppendix fG.
This ffeature fcovers fa fvariety fof flegal fwriting fissues.
3
, All fchapters falso finclude fa fChapter fSummary, fTerms fto fRemember,
fCitation fMatters, fand fQuestions ffor fReview, fas fwell fas fa fCase fProject.
fThis fsection fallows fstudents fand finstructors fto fselect fone fhypothetical fcase
f(many
4
