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Research strategy
Secondary Sources from Maine School of LawAlthough titled "Secondary Sources," this Guide Introduces fundamentals of legal research and includes a framework for beginning your research, the vocabulary of legal research, and basic "how-tos" for finding the law.
Reference resources
Gale Encyclopedia of American Law
Call Number: KF154 .W47 2011
ISBN: 9781414436845
Publication Date: 2011-01-21
Explains legal terms and concepts in everyday language, covering a wide variety of persons, entities, and events that have shaped the U.S. legal system and influenced public perceptions of it
Black's Law Dictionary by Bryan A. Garner (Editor)
Call Number: KF156 .B532 2005
ISBN: 0314158634
Publication Date: 2005-06-01
The Oxford Companion to American Law by Kermit L. Hall (Editor); Joel B. Grossman (Editor); James W. Ely (Editor); N. E. H. Hull (Editor); David S. Clark (Editor)
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Gale Encyclopedia of American Law
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