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The Law and Special Education

Fifth Edition

Chapter 2

Legal Research

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Learning Objectives

2.1 Describe primary sources for legal research.

2.2 Describe the United States Code (U S C) and citations to laws in the code.

2.3 Describe the Code of Federal Regulations (C F R) and citations to regulations.

2.4 Describe the federal court system.

2.5 Describe how cases can be located using case citations.

2.6 Describe the use of secondary sources.

2.7 Describe how internet resources can be used in legal research

Introduction

The key to becoming a successful legal researcher is to stay abreast of the vast array of available print and online legal resources so that you may learn to apply them effectively to any given situation.

-Terrye Conroy

Primary Sources

Statutes/Laws

United States Code (U S C)

United States Code Service (U S C S)

United States Code Annotated (U S C A)

Regulations

Federal Register (F R)

Code of Federal Regulations (C F R)

Case Law

Supreme Court Reporters

Federal Report (U.S. Court of Appeals)

Federal Supplement (U.S. District Court)

Websites: Federal Statutes

Website Names	U R L
Congress.gov	congress.gov/
Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (L I I)	www.law.cornell.edu/uscode
FindLaw’s United States Code-Unannotated	Codes.findlaw.com/us
G P O’s govinfo	www.govinfo.gov
U.S. House of Representatives	www.house.gov/
U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Law Revision Counsel	uscode.house.gov/
U.S. Senate	www.senate.gov/

Websites: Federal Regulations

Website Names	U R L
Building the Legacy: I D E A 2004	https://sites.ed.gov/idea/building-the-legacy-idea-2004/
Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (L I I)	www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/
e-C F R (Electronic Code)	www.ecfr.gov
G P O’s govinfo	www.govinfo.gov/
I D E A: U.S. Dept. of Education	https://sites.ed.gov/idea
U.S. Dept. of Education O S E R S:	www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html
Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules	www.gpo.gov/help/parallel_table.pdf
Regulations.gov	www.regulations.gov
The Unified Agenda	www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain
U S A.gov: A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies	www.usa.gov/federal-agencies

Websites: State Statutes & Regulations

Website Names	U R L
A C R: AdministrativeRules.com	www.administrativerules.org/
Cornell: Law by Source: State	www.law.cornell.edu/states/listing.html
FindLaw: State Resources	caseline.findlaw.com
L L S D C (Law Librarians’ Society of Washington, D C)	www.llsdc.org/state-legislation
National Conference of State Legislatures	www.ncsl.org/

Federal Court Reporters

Reporter	Coverage	Abbreviation
Federal Supplement (1933–1998)	U.S. District Courts	F. Supp.
Federal Supplement, Second Series (1998–2014)	U.S. District Courts	F. Supp. 2d
Federal Supplement, Third Series (2014–present)	U.S. District Courts	F. Supp. 3d
Federal Reporter (1880–1923)	Blank	F.
Federal Reporter, Second Series (1924–1993)	U.S. Courts of Appeals	F.2d
Federal Reporter, Third Series (1994–present)	U.S. Courts of Appeals	F.3d

U.S. Supreme Court Reporters

Reporter	Coverage	Abbreviation
United States Reports	U.S. Supreme Court	U.S.
Supreme Court Reporter	U.S. Supreme Court	S.Ct
United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers’ Edition	U.S. Supreme Court	L.Ed
United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers’ Edition, Second Series	U.S. Supreme Court	L.Ed.2d

Websites: Federal & State Courts

Website Names	U R L
Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (L I I)	www.law.cornell.edu
FindLaw’s Cases and Codes	Caselaw.findlaw.com
Google Scholar	https://scholar.google.com
Justia	www.justia.com/courts
Oyez	www.oyez.org
Public Library of Law	www.plol.org
Supreme Court of the United States	www.supremecourt.gov
United States Courts	www.uscourts.gov

Statute Citation

Regulation Citation

Case Citation

Secondary Sources

Website Names	U R L
A B A’ s Free Full-Text Online Law Review/Law Journal Search Engine	www.americanbar.org/groups/departments_offices/legal_technology_resources/resources/free_journal_search.html
Georgetown Law Library Treatise Finder	www.law.georgetown.edu/library/research/treatise-finders
Google Scholar	https://scholar.google.com/
Harvard’s Legal Treatises by Subject	https://guides.library.harvard.edu/legaltreatises
Introduction to Basic Legal Citation	www.law.cornell.edu/citation/
The People’s Law Dictionary	https://dictionary.law.com/
Nolo’s Free Dictionary of Law Terms and Legal Definitions	www.nolo.com/dictionary
WorldCat	www.worldcat.org/

Legal Research Sites

Website Names	U R L
Cornell’s Legal Information Institute	www.law.cornell.edu/
Education Information Resource Center (E R I C)	www.eric.ed.gov
FindLaw for Legal Professionals	http://lp.findlaw.com/
Georgetown Law Library Research Guides, Treatise Finders, & Tutorials	guides.ll.georgetown.edu/home
G P O’s F D sys (soon to become govinfo)	www.gpo.gov/fd /
Justia	www.justia.com/
U C L A’s Online Legal Research:	libguides.law.ucla.edu/onlinelegalresearch

Law Blogs

Website Names	U R L
A B A Blawg Directory	www.abajournal.com/blawgs/topic/education+law
BlawgSearch	https://blawgsearch.justia.com/
E D.gov newsletters	www2.ed.gov/news/newsletters/index.html
FindLaw for Legal Professionals	lp.findlaw.com
Jurist	www.jurist.org/paperchase/
Law.com	www.law.com
The Law and Special Education	http://spedlawblog.com

Other Internet Resources

Website Names	U R L
The U.S. Department of Education	www.ed.gov
Council for Exceptional Children	www.cec.sped.org
Center for Parent Information & Resources	www.parentcenterhub.org
Congress.gov/Library of Congress	Congress.gov

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