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Introduction to Legal Research

• What you should learn in this article
• A primer on our federal court system
  • Federal District Court
  • Federal Court of Appeals
  • U.S. Supreme Court
• Basics of legal research
  • Federal statutes
  • Federal case law
    • Federal district court case citation
    • Federal court of appeals case citation
    • U.S. Supreme Court case citation
    • Determining which case law controls
    • Why does a lawyer need to research case law?
  • Federal regulations
  • Other sources of authority
    • Law review articles