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Advanced Sheets   Paper back pamphlets published weekly which reporter cases, including correct volume and page number.  
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Case Law   Law established by judcial decisions made in court cases.  
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Citators   A set of books used to verify legal and locate additional, more recent cases  
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Digest   A detailed index by subject on points of law covered by reported cases  
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Federal Register   Published daily, contains federal administrative rules and regulations.  
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Legal Encyclopedia   Books that states principals of law supported by footnote references to pertinent cases throughout the US.  
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Legal Texts   Books that cover specific areas of law, usually dealing with a single topic  
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Loose-leaf service   Loose leaf replacement provided by a publisher in area of the law were changes occur at a rapid rate  
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Mandatory legal authority   Primary legal authority that the court is required to follow  
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Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory   A publication of several volumes that contains names, addresses, specialties, and ratings of lawyers  
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Ordinance   A rule established; may be a muncipal statute of a city counsel regulating such matters of zonings, building, safety, matters of municipality, etc.  
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Persuasive Legal Authority   Case law and analysis from other jurisdictions that may shed light on a case in which mandatory legal authority is ambiguous or nonexistent.  
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Pocket Parts   Supplements to law books in pamphlet form which are inserted in a pocket inside the back cover of the books to keep them current  
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Primary Authority   Constitutions, codes, statutes, ordinance, and case law  
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Reporters   Books that contain published curt decisions  
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Restatement   A publication that explains the law in a particular field.  
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Secondary Authority   (1) Legal encyclopedias, treaties, legal text, law review articles, restatements, and essays. (2) Writings which set forth the opinion of the writer as to the law.  
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Supremacy Clause   The clause of the united states constitution establish that neither Congress nor any state legislature may en act laws that conflict with the U.S. Constitutions  
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