Online Instructor’s Manual with Testbank
| | | |
for
LegalResearch,Analysis,andWriting
| | | |
Sixth Edition |
Joanne B. Hames | |
De |Anza |College
Yvonne Ekern |
Santa |Clara |University |Law |School
Boston | Columbus | Indianapolis | New |York | San |Francisco
Amsterdam | Cape |Town | Dubai | London | Madrid | Milan | Munich | Paris | Montreal
| Toronto |Delhi | Mexico |City | Sao |Paulo | Sydney | Hong |Kong | Seoul | Singapore | Taipei
| Tokyo
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, ISBN-13: | 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Contents
| |
To |the |Instructor iv
Syllabi ix
Chapter |1: |Introduction |to |Legal |Research, |Writing |and |Analysis 1
Chapter |2: |The |Starting |Point: |Analyzing |Facts |and |Identifying |Legal |Issues 7
Chapter |3: |Finding |and |Analyzing |Case |Law 12
Chapter |4: |How |to |Read |and |Summarize |a |Case |Law |Decision 20
Chapter |5: |Constitutions, |Statutes, |and |Administrative |Regulations 27
Chapter |6: |Statutory |and |Constitutional |Analysis 40
Chapter |7: |Secondary |Sources 48
Chapter |8: |Digests 58
Chapter |9: |Validating |Your |Research: |Using |Shepards, |Keycite |and |other |Citators 65
Chapter |10: |Introduction |to |Lexis |Advance, |Westlaw, |& |Bloomberg |Law 75
Chapter |11: |Computer-Assisted |Legal |Research |(CALR): |The |Freely |Accessible |Internet | 81
Chapter |12: |Basic |Legal |Writing |Tools
| 86
Chapter |13: |The |Memorandum |of |Law: |Predictive |Legal |Writing 90
Chapter |14: |Writing |to |the |Court: |Persuasive |Writing 95
Chapter |15: |Motion |Practice: |Research |and |Writing |Issues 100
Chapter |16: |Legal |Correspondence 104
Testbank 123
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, To |the |Instructor
The |Sixth |Edition |of |Legal |Research, |Analysis, |and |Writing
When |we |first |wrote |Legal |Research, |Analysis, |and |Writing, |we |were |convinced |that |students |needed
|a |text |that |integrated |research, |analysis, |and |writing |skills. |We |remain |convinced |of |that; |therefore,
|our |basic |approach |to |the |subject |matter |has |not |changed. |However, |legal |research |materials |and |the
|methods |of |doing |legal |research |have |changed |considerably |over |the |past |several | years. |The
|availability |of |legal |resources |through |the |Internet |has |tremendous |influence |on |the |way |research |is
|conducted. |No |longer |are |researchers |confined |to |a |law |library. |The |widespread |use |of |all |forms |of
|computer |assisted |legal |research |requires |that |legal |researchers |develop |new |skills.
However, |the |law |has |not |abandoned |the |written |word |and, |as |any |experienced |researcher |knows,
|books |are |often |preferred. |The |new |skills |that |researchers |must |develop, |therefore, |cannot |supplant
|traditional |research |skills, |but |must |complement |them. |As |a |result, |most |chapters |now |contain |a
|section |incorporating |the |availability |of |legal |research |materials |on |the |free |Internet. | We |continue |to
|have |a |chapter |introducing |Westtlaw, |Lexis |Advance, |and |Bloomberg |Law, |as |well |as |an |overview
|chapter |on |Internet |research. | We |have |also |refined |the |use |of |sample |pages |from |print |resources.
| Since |legal |writing |continues |to |be |a |source |of |concern, |we |have |added |a |section |to |each |chapter
|providng |a |short |writing |exercise |with |suggested |sample |answers |found |in |an |Appendix |to |the |text.
Practical Approach
|
This |text |assists |the |instructor |in |presenting |material |in |a |practical |and |relevant |way.
|Each |chapter |opens |with |a |short |memorandum |From |the |Desk |of |W. |J.
Bryan, |Esq., |that |contains |a |hypothetical |factual |situation |to |be |researched |and
|analyzed |by |a |fictional |research |associate. |The |memorandum |approach |helps |to
|introduce |the |topic |of |the |chapter |and |to |engage |the |student’s |imagination. |Each
|chapter |contains |figures |with |sample |pages |from |print |resources, |screen |shots |from
|online |sources, |or |examples |of |legal |writing |so |as |to |illustrate |text |material.
One |feature |at |the |end |of |the |chapter, |Can |You |Figure |It |Out?, |requires |students |to
|answer |questions |related |to |these |figures. |Furthermore, |because |learning |to |do |legal
|research |requires |hands-on |experience, |at |the |end |of |each |chapter |are |research,
|analysis, |citation, |and |writing |exercises. |Research |assignments |can |be |performed
in |a |library |or, |in |many |cases, |online. |(Answers |to |most |of |these |exercises |are
|found |in |an |Instructor’s |Manual.) |So |that |students |can |build |confidence |prior |to
|using |a |library |or |online |resource, |exercises |are |found |in |a |chapter |end |feature, |Test
|Yourself. |Answers |to |selected |research |problems |are |found |in |Appendix |G |to |the
|text.
Each |chapter |also |addresses |important |writing |issues |in |end-of-chapter |features.
|Test |Yourself |also |contains |a |section |entitled |“Write |It |Right.” |Here
students |find |a |writing |assignment |preceded |by |an |explanation |and |example. |Suggested |answers
|to |the |writing |assignment |are |generally |provided |in |Appendix |G.
This |feature |covers |a |variety |of |legal |writing |issues.
All |chapters |also |include |a |Chapter |Summary, |Terms |to |Remember,
|Citation |Matters, |and |Questions |for |Review, |as |well |as |a |Case |Project. |This
|section |allows |students |and |instructors |to |select |one |hypothetical |case |(many
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, of |which |are |found |in |Appendices |A |and |B) |and |to |perform |some |research,
|analysis, |or |writing |project |in |chapters. |In |this |way, |students |see |how |the |material
|covered |in |the |different |chapters |is |integrated. |Questions |and |problems |for
group |work, |either |in |class |or |online |through |the |use |of |discussion |boards, |have
|been |added.
Features
A |variety |of |features |helps |students |and |instructors.
• Legal |vocabulary |is |identified |in |boldface |type. |The |key |terms |are |defined
|in |the |margins |of |the |text |where |the |terms |appear. |A |comprehensive |Glossary
|is |also |included |at |the |end |of |the |book.
• Skill |Objectives |are |listed |at |the |beginning |of |each |chapter, |helping
|students |recognize |the |main |points |of |the |chapter.
• Finding |It |Online |offers |students |the |opportunity |to |explore |online |legal
|research |resources.
• Citation |Matters, |a |feature |that |appears |in |each |chapter, |is |a |brief |overview
|of |major |citation |rules |affecting |legal |writing.
• The |Writer’s |Corner, |a |feature |in |each |chapter, |focuses |on |an |important
|legal |writing |issue.
• As |previously |stated, |an |interoffice |memorandum |called |From |the |Desk
|of |W. |J. |Bryan, |Esq., |opens |the |text |of |each |chapter. |This |memorandum
|serves |as |an |introduction |to |the |subject |matter, |encouraging |the |student |to
|think |about |the |subject |matter |in |a |practical |setting.
• Research |checklists |are |found |in |several |chapters, |providing |a |quick,
|easy-to-read |summary |of |the |material |found |in |the |text.
• Sample |pages |from |an |assortment |of |law |books |are |included |in |the
|research |chapters. |Practical |exercises, |found |in |the |section |Can |You
|Figure |It |Out? |at |the |end |of |the |chapters, |give |students |the |opportunity |to
|practice |research |skills |before |going |to |the |library.
• Examples |of |actual |research |memoranda |appear |in |appropriate |chapters.
• A |Chapter |Summary |is |included |in |every |chapter; |it |provides |a |short
|overview |of |the |major |concepts |covered |in |the |chapter.
• Basic |Questions |for |Review |follow |the |chapter |summary. |These |questions
|are |designed |to |focus |the |student |on |the |most |important |concepts
presented |in |the |chapter.
• Assignments, |Activities, |and |Exercises |are |included |at |the |end |of |each
|chapter. |These |features |include |library |research |problems, |analysis |exercises,
|and |writing |assignments.
• Citation |Exercises |are |included |at |the |end |of |each |chapter.
• Questions |From |the |Writer’s |Corner |located |at |the |end |of |the |chapter
|reinforce |the |material |covered |in |the |chapter.
• Most |chapters |include |a |feature |called |A |Point |to |Remember. |This |practical
|information |is |fashioned |to |help |students |focus |on |the |skills |and |concepts
that |will |help |them |in |doing |legal |research, |writing, |and |analysis.
• Test |Yourself, |including |Write |It |Right, |allows |students |to |test |their
|own |research |and |writing |skills |by |providing |answers |to |the |questions |in
|Appendix |G.
• Appendix |B |includes |several |research |problems |that |may |be |used |as |a
|basis |for |assignments |for |all |chapters, |giving |students |the |opportunity |to
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| | | |
for
LegalResearch,Analysis,andWriting
| | | |
Sixth Edition |
Joanne B. Hames | |
De |Anza |College
Yvonne Ekern |
Santa |Clara |University |Law |School
Boston | Columbus | Indianapolis | New |York | San |Francisco
Amsterdam | Cape |Town | Dubai | London | Madrid | Milan | Munich | Paris | Montreal
| Toronto |Delhi | Mexico |City | Sao |Paulo | Sydney | Hong |Kong | Seoul | Singapore | Taipei
| Tokyo
1
, ISBN-13: | 978-0-13-455984-1
ISBN-10: 0-13-455984-3
Table of Contents
| |
To |the |Instructor iv
Syllabi ix
Chapter |1: |Introduction |to |Legal |Research, |Writing |and |Analysis 1
Chapter |2: |The |Starting |Point: |Analyzing |Facts |and |Identifying |Legal |Issues 7
Chapter |3: |Finding |and |Analyzing |Case |Law 12
Chapter |4: |How |to |Read |and |Summarize |a |Case |Law |Decision 20
Chapter |5: |Constitutions, |Statutes, |and |Administrative |Regulations 27
Chapter |6: |Statutory |and |Constitutional |Analysis 40
Chapter |7: |Secondary |Sources 48
Chapter |8: |Digests 58
Chapter |9: |Validating |Your |Research: |Using |Shepards, |Keycite |and |other |Citators 65
Chapter |10: |Introduction |to |Lexis |Advance, |Westlaw, |& |Bloomberg |Law 75
Chapter |11: |Computer-Assisted |Legal |Research |(CALR): |The |Freely |Accessible |Internet | 81
Chapter |12: |Basic |Legal |Writing |Tools
| 86
Chapter |13: |The |Memorandum |of |Law: |Predictive |Legal |Writing 90
Chapter |14: |Writing |to |the |Court: |Persuasive |Writing 95
Chapter |15: |Motion |Practice: |Research |and |Writing |Issues 100
Chapter |16: |Legal |Correspondence 104
Testbank 123
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, To |the |Instructor
The |Sixth |Edition |of |Legal |Research, |Analysis, |and |Writing
When |we |first |wrote |Legal |Research, |Analysis, |and |Writing, |we |were |convinced |that |students |needed
|a |text |that |integrated |research, |analysis, |and |writing |skills. |We |remain |convinced |of |that; |therefore,
|our |basic |approach |to |the |subject |matter |has |not |changed. |However, |legal |research |materials |and |the
|methods |of |doing |legal |research |have |changed |considerably |over |the |past |several | years. |The
|availability |of |legal |resources |through |the |Internet |has |tremendous |influence |on |the |way |research |is
|conducted. |No |longer |are |researchers |confined |to |a |law |library. |The |widespread |use |of |all |forms |of
|computer |assisted |legal |research |requires |that |legal |researchers |develop |new |skills.
However, |the |law |has |not |abandoned |the |written |word |and, |as |any |experienced |researcher |knows,
|books |are |often |preferred. |The |new |skills |that |researchers |must |develop, |therefore, |cannot |supplant
|traditional |research |skills, |but |must |complement |them. |As |a |result, |most |chapters |now |contain |a
|section |incorporating |the |availability |of |legal |research |materials |on |the |free |Internet. | We |continue |to
|have |a |chapter |introducing |Westtlaw, |Lexis |Advance, |and |Bloomberg |Law, |as |well |as |an |overview
|chapter |on |Internet |research. | We |have |also |refined |the |use |of |sample |pages |from |print |resources.
| Since |legal |writing |continues |to |be |a |source |of |concern, |we |have |added |a |section |to |each |chapter
|providng |a |short |writing |exercise |with |suggested |sample |answers |found |in |an |Appendix |to |the |text.
Practical Approach
|
This |text |assists |the |instructor |in |presenting |material |in |a |practical |and |relevant |way.
|Each |chapter |opens |with |a |short |memorandum |From |the |Desk |of |W. |J.
Bryan, |Esq., |that |contains |a |hypothetical |factual |situation |to |be |researched |and
|analyzed |by |a |fictional |research |associate. |The |memorandum |approach |helps |to
|introduce |the |topic |of |the |chapter |and |to |engage |the |student’s |imagination. |Each
|chapter |contains |figures |with |sample |pages |from |print |resources, |screen |shots |from
|online |sources, |or |examples |of |legal |writing |so |as |to |illustrate |text |material.
One |feature |at |the |end |of |the |chapter, |Can |You |Figure |It |Out?, |requires |students |to
|answer |questions |related |to |these |figures. |Furthermore, |because |learning |to |do |legal
|research |requires |hands-on |experience, |at |the |end |of |each |chapter |are |research,
|analysis, |citation, |and |writing |exercises. |Research |assignments |can |be |performed
in |a |library |or, |in |many |cases, |online. |(Answers |to |most |of |these |exercises |are
|found |in |an |Instructor’s |Manual.) |So |that |students |can |build |confidence |prior |to
|using |a |library |or |online |resource, |exercises |are |found |in |a |chapter |end |feature, |Test
|Yourself. |Answers |to |selected |research |problems |are |found |in |Appendix |G |to |the
|text.
Each |chapter |also |addresses |important |writing |issues |in |end-of-chapter |features.
|Test |Yourself |also |contains |a |section |entitled |“Write |It |Right.” |Here
students |find |a |writing |assignment |preceded |by |an |explanation |and |example. |Suggested |answers
|to |the |writing |assignment |are |generally |provided |in |Appendix |G.
This |feature |covers |a |variety |of |legal |writing |issues.
All |chapters |also |include |a |Chapter |Summary, |Terms |to |Remember,
|Citation |Matters, |and |Questions |for |Review, |as |well |as |a |Case |Project. |This
|section |allows |students |and |instructors |to |select |one |hypothetical |case |(many
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, of |which |are |found |in |Appendices |A |and |B) |and |to |perform |some |research,
|analysis, |or |writing |project |in |chapters. |In |this |way, |students |see |how |the |material
|covered |in |the |different |chapters |is |integrated. |Questions |and |problems |for
group |work, |either |in |class |or |online |through |the |use |of |discussion |boards, |have
|been |added.
Features
A |variety |of |features |helps |students |and |instructors.
• Legal |vocabulary |is |identified |in |boldface |type. |The |key |terms |are |defined
|in |the |margins |of |the |text |where |the |terms |appear. |A |comprehensive |Glossary
|is |also |included |at |the |end |of |the |book.
• Skill |Objectives |are |listed |at |the |beginning |of |each |chapter, |helping
|students |recognize |the |main |points |of |the |chapter.
• Finding |It |Online |offers |students |the |opportunity |to |explore |online |legal
|research |resources.
• Citation |Matters, |a |feature |that |appears |in |each |chapter, |is |a |brief |overview
|of |major |citation |rules |affecting |legal |writing.
• The |Writer’s |Corner, |a |feature |in |each |chapter, |focuses |on |an |important
|legal |writing |issue.
• As |previously |stated, |an |interoffice |memorandum |called |From |the |Desk
|of |W. |J. |Bryan, |Esq., |opens |the |text |of |each |chapter. |This |memorandum
|serves |as |an |introduction |to |the |subject |matter, |encouraging |the |student |to
|think |about |the |subject |matter |in |a |practical |setting.
• Research |checklists |are |found |in |several |chapters, |providing |a |quick,
|easy-to-read |summary |of |the |material |found |in |the |text.
• Sample |pages |from |an |assortment |of |law |books |are |included |in |the
|research |chapters. |Practical |exercises, |found |in |the |section |Can |You
|Figure |It |Out? |at |the |end |of |the |chapters, |give |students |the |opportunity |to
|practice |research |skills |before |going |to |the |library.
• Examples |of |actual |research |memoranda |appear |in |appropriate |chapters.
• A |Chapter |Summary |is |included |in |every |chapter; |it |provides |a |short
|overview |of |the |major |concepts |covered |in |the |chapter.
• Basic |Questions |for |Review |follow |the |chapter |summary. |These |questions
|are |designed |to |focus |the |student |on |the |most |important |concepts
presented |in |the |chapter.
• Assignments, |Activities, |and |Exercises |are |included |at |the |end |of |each
|chapter. |These |features |include |library |research |problems, |analysis |exercises,
|and |writing |assignments.
• Citation |Exercises |are |included |at |the |end |of |each |chapter.
• Questions |From |the |Writer’s |Corner |located |at |the |end |of |the |chapter
|reinforce |the |material |covered |in |the |chapter.
• Most |chapters |include |a |feature |called |A |Point |to |Remember. |This |practical
|information |is |fashioned |to |help |students |focus |on |the |skills |and |concepts
that |will |help |them |in |doing |legal |research, |writing, |and |analysis.
• Test |Yourself, |including |Write |It |Right, |allows |students |to |test |their
|own |research |and |writing |skills |by |providing |answers |to |the |questions |in
|Appendix |G.
• Appendix |B |includes |several |research |problems |that |may |be |used |as |a
|basis |for |assignments |for |all |chapters, |giving |students |the |opportunity |to
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