b'A law workbook\nwith a colorful\ntwist.\nWritten by\nNicole Dyszlewski\nand Raquel Ortiz\nIllustrated by Liz Gotauco\n\n\x0cBy Nicole Dyszlewski and Raquel Ortiz\nIllustrated by Liz Gotauco\nPublished by CALI eLangdell Press\n\n2\n\n\x0cNotices\nThis is the first edition of this casebook, updated August, 2016. Visit http://\nelangdell.cali.org/ for the latest version and for revision history.\nThis work by Nicole Dyszlewski, Raquel Ortiz, and Liz Gotauco is licensed\nand published by CALI eLangdell Press under a Creative Commons\nAttribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC- SA\n4.0). CALI and CALI eLangdell Press reserve under copyright all rights not\nexpressly granted bythis Creative Commons license. CALI and CALI\neLangdell Press do not assert copyright in US Government works or other\npublic domain material included herein. 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CALI disclaims all liability\nto any person for any loss caused by errors or omissions in this collection of\ninformation.\n\n3\n\n\x0cPermissions\nCALI gratefully acknowledges permission from the following individuals\nand organizations to reprint materials:\n\xe2\x80\x9cA Typewriter For Me\xe2\x80\x9d font created by Zachary Lucier on http://\nwww.dafont.com/atypewriterforme.font. Used throughout book.\n\xe2\x80\x9cSuplexmentary Comic NC\xe2\x80\x9d font created by Jayvee Enaguas on http://\nwww.dafont.com/suplexmentary-comic-nc.font. Used in \xe2\x80\x9cThe Peeping Tom.\xe2\x80\x9d\n\xe2\x80\x9cComick Book\xe2\x80\x9d font created by Joe Buckingham on http://www.dafont.com/\ncomickbook.font. Used in \xe2\x80\x9cThe Peeping Tom.\xe2\x80\x9d\nUS Map image created by ClkerFreeVectorImages on Pixabay.com. Used in\n\xe2\x80\x9cFederal Reporter System: Exercise.\xe2\x80\x9d\n\n4\n\n\x0cThis coloring book is going to take a nontraditional approach to legal research. We are\ngoing to feature short legal research exercises\nand coloring. We hope you can start to see that\nlegal research, like coloring, can be fun!\n\n5\n\n\x0cColoring might\nbe something\nyou associate\nwith childhood,\nbut it is also\nassociated with\nrelaxation,\ncreativity, and\nincreased focus\nin adults.\n\n6\n\n\x0cLegal research, on the other hand, is not typically\nassociated with relaxation. It is, however, a\nfundamental legal skill needed for law practice.\n\n7\n\n\x0cThe exercises in this workbook\ncan be completed using print\nbooks in your library or using\nsubscription-based online\nresources available through\nyour law library. Because legal\nresearch is complex, we have\ntried to simplify the ideas in\nthis coloring book. This\nresource is a fun start to\nlearning legal research but it\nis by no means all you need to\nknow. If you have questions,\nneed more information about a\ntopic, or need some help on an\nexercise, stop by and see your\nlocal law librarian.\nLet\xe2\x80\x99s begin!\n\n8\n\n\x0cWhat is the Law?\nA fundamental thing to\nunderstand when you have a\nlegal research question is\nthat the law is very large and\nsometimes very murky.\nSometimes when people talk\nabout \xe2\x80\x9cthe law\xe2\x80\x9d they mean\ncase law. Sometimes they\nmean statutes.\nThe \xe2\x80\x9claw\xe2\x80\x9d includes both of\nthese things, and more.\n\nWhen you are trying\nto find \xe2\x80\x9cthe law\xe2\x80\x9d it is\nimportant to\nunderstand that\n\xe2\x80\x9cthe law\xe2\x80\x9d you are\nlooking for could be a\ncase, a statute, a\nregulation, a\nconstitution, or a\ncourt rule.\n9\n\n\x0cWhat is a Statute?\nA statute is a law passed by a state or federal\nlegislature. Statutes are generally published yearly in\nnumerical order and also published, or codified, by\nsubject into a code. Codes can be annotated or\nunannotated and official or unofficial. Annotated\nstatutes include the text of the law as well as useful\nfeatures for research, such as references to related\nsources and summaries of cases interpreting the\nstatute.\n\n10\n\n\x0cFinding a State Statute\nThe easiest way to find a state statute is by using the statute\xe2\x80\x99s\ncitation. For example, the citation D.C. Code Ann. \xc2\xa71-171 (West 2012)\nrefers to title 1, section 171 of the D.C. Code, published by West in 2012.\nIf you don\xe2\x80\x99t have a citation for a statute, find your state\xe2\x80\x99s code and go\nto the code\xe2\x80\x99s index. An index is a research tool found at the back of a\nbook (or at the end of a set of books) that lists words or phrases that\nindicate where information is located within the book or set. If your\nstate\xe2\x80\x99s code is not available in print, Westlaw has code indexes in their\ndatabase. Lexis Advance offers indexes for selected state codes, while\nBloomberg Law does not offer indexes for any statutes.\n\n11\n\n\x0cFinding a State Statute: Exercise\nJustin has decided to purchase a home in Connecticut. Unfortunately,\nhe insists on bringing Molly, his pet reindeer, down from Canada to\nlive with him in Connecticut. Your firm represents Justin and is\nadvising him on the legality of his plan.\nUsing the Connecticut statutes and the index to the Connecticut\nstatutes, identify a law or regulation which can help you determine\nthe legality of your client bringing and keeping Molly in his new\nConnecticut home.\n\n12\n\n\x0cWhat is a Popular Name Table?\nAnother common way to look up a statute is by its \xe2\x80\x9cpopular\nname\xe2\x80\x9d. While not all statutes have a popular name, many of\nthem do. Statutes may be named or referred to in popular\nculture by the names of the legislators who are working on\ntheir passage, by the name of a particularly noteworthy\nvictim, or after a catchy phrase. Examples of statutes with\npopular names are the Patriot Act, the Mann Act, and\nJessica\xe2\x80\x99s Law. Many statutory codes, most notably the\nUnited States Code, contain a tool at the end of the code\nwhich allows researchers to locate a statute by its popular\nname. The Popular Names Table allows you to look up the\npopular name of a statute and find a citation for the session\nlaw and/or the code section.\n\n13\n\n\x0cGo to http://codes.ohio.gov.\nSelect Ohio Revised Code. Search\n\xe2\x80\x9cPeeping Tom.\xe2\x80\x9d What code\nsection(s) do you find?\n\nNext, sign onto Westlaw. go to Ohio Statutes and Court Rules and\nLocate the Ohio Statutes Popular Names Table. Search for \xe2\x80\x9cPeeping\nTom\xe2\x80\x9d in the Table. What code section(s) do you find?\n\nHow do the results from the Popular\nName Table search compare with the\nresults from searching the statutes?\n\n14\n\n\x0cWhat Are Reporters and Why Do They\nMatter?\nCase law is published in reporters, which contain\npublished cases for one or more jurisdictions in\nchronological order. While official reporters contain\nonly the text of the case as issued by the court, some\nreporters include additional features such as headnotes\nand topics and key numbers. Headnotes are summaries\nof the points of law in the case written by editors, not\nthe court. Reporters can be jurisdictional, geographical,\nor subject-based. They can also be official or unofficial.\n\n15\n\n\x0cFederal Reporter System: Exercise\nThe Federal Reporter is one example of a case reporter. The current\nFederal Reporter contains cases from 1993 to present from the\nthirteen judicial circuits of the United States Court of Appeals. Below\nis a map of the United States. Using the Federal Reporter, please\nchoose one color for each circuit and color the map based on the\ngeographic boundaries of each circuit.\n\n16\n\n\x0cWhat is a Digest?\nA digest collects all of the\nheadnotes for cases and\narranges them by topic and\nkey number. There are\nregional digests, federal\ndigests, state digests, and a\nnational digest.\n\n17\n\n\x0cFinding a Case Using a Digest: Exercise\nAn elementary\nschool in New York\nis sponsoring an\nafter school program\nwhere students are\nworking together to\nbuild a unicorn\nstatue. A parent has\nchallenged this as\nshe believes this is\nakin to teaching\nreligion in schools.\nUsing the key\nnumber digest\nsystem, find a\nrelevant key number\nand case in New\nYork on this topic.\n\n18\n\n\x0cUpdating Your Research in Print\nWhether you are researching in a code, a reporter, a digest, a treatise\nor any other legal resource, the final step to your research is updating\nyour work. If you are using print materials, the document you are\nreading is only as up-to-date as when the book was printed.\nBecause law is constantly changing, you should make sure to check\nthe book\xe2\x80\x99s pocket part or supplement (if there is one). A pocket part\n(or a supplement) is a necessary update to a print book which takes\nthe legal information in the book and updates it from the day it was\npublished to the day the supplement was published. Always update\nyour research!\n\n19\n\n\x0cUsing a Citator Service\nIf you are reading a case, an administrative decision, a statute or a\nrule, the final step to your research is updating your work. If you are\nreading a case, you should use a citator service to verify that the case\nhas not been overturned or the law on which the case is based has not\nbeen significantly changed.\nThe most well-known citator service is called Shepard\xe2\x80\x99s and is\navailable on Lexis Advance. Other legal subscription databases have\ntheir own citator services. You may be familiar with these services\nfrom your experiences researching online. Citators use different\ncolors, flags, and symbols to show you how a legal concept has\nprogressed and changed since it was first announced.\n\n20\n\n\x0cSecondary Sources: A Valid Shortcut for Legal\nResearch\nWhen you are first confronted with a legal research question you\nknow very little about, the most efficient way to attack the problem is\nto use a secondary source. Examples of secondary sources are\ntreatises, practice books, law review articles, or legal encyclopedias.\nThese resources are not law, but they explain law and can help you\nfind primary sources on your research topic. If you can find a\nsecondary source on your research topic, you can use that resource as\na gateway to other information in your research journey.\n\n21\n\n\x0cStudy Aids\nSometimes it feels like the most important resource in your\nlaw library is a study aid. There are different types of\nstudy aids for different types of learners. Some study aids\nhave checklists and some have example questions, but all\nstudy aids attempt to present difficult legal principles\ncovered in your classes in an abbreviated and easy-to\nunderstand way. Some libraries have study aids in print\nand some libraries have study aids online, but all law\nlibraries have some study aids for your review.\n\n22\n\n\x0cThe 10-Minute Rule\nHave you ever gotten stuck on a research question? Did you\nstart to sweat and feel anxious? Did you freak out? Don\xe2\x80\x99t!\nContact a law librarian. Ask for help before the freak out\nstarts! At our school, we have a 10 minute rule.\nIf you have been looking for a resource or researching a\nquestion in good faith for ten minutes and you don\xe2\x80\x99t feel\nlike you have found anything or made any progress, stop by\nand speak with your law librarian. After ten minutes, you\nprobably aren\xe2\x80\x99t making any progress on anything except\nprogressively frustrating yourself!\n\n23\n\n\x0cHow To Contact a Law Librarian: Exercise\nLaw librarians are here for you. We want to help you! You\ncan call us, email us, or stop by and speak with us. Some law\nlibraries also have a chat service. Take a moment to find\nand jot down contact information for your law librarians on\nthis page.\n\nCall us at:\n\nEmail us at:\n\n24\n\n\x0c25\n\n\x0cAcknowledgments\n\nThe authors would like to thank\nLucinda Harrison-Cox for her\npatience and support. We would\nalso like to thank our students for\nbeing a constant source of\ninspiration.\n\n26\n\n\x0cAbout Us\nNicole Dyszlewski is the Research/Access Services\nLibrarian at Roger Williams University School of\nLaw Library. She is most passionate about\nmeaningful public access to legal information, her\nnew puppy (Boaty McBoatface), fresh brewed iced\ntea from Tim Hortons, providing excellent\ncustomer service to all library patrons, flip-flops,\nincreasing the public profile of law librarianship,\nmass incarceration scholarship, and the inanity of\npop culture. Feel free to contact her with questions\nabout law librarianship or to discuss reality tv\nat ndyszlewski@rwu.edu\n\nRaquel M. Ortiz has been in library services for 27\nyears and is currently the law library dean and a\nfaculty member at the Roger Williams University\nSchool of Law. Since arriving at RWU Law, Raquel\nhas implemented services and programs to support\nand enhance student learning. In the process she\nhas learned that a bit of \xe2\x80\x9clearntertainment\xe2\x80\x9d can go\na long way. Always teetering at the intersection of\nlibrarianship, legal research, and technology,\nRaquel has discovered that coloring and other\ncrafts help engage her creative side and create\nrelaxing moments.\n\nLiz Gotauco is the Head of Youth Services at the\nMerrimack Public Library in New Hampshire.\nHaving grown up in a family of musicians, artists,\nand teachers, she decided to be an overachiever\nand do all of those things. This has left her with an\neclectic resume that includes professional acting\nand costume design, an obsession with comics and\ncosplay, rocking lead vocals in a cover band,\nteaching theatre to young aspiring overachievers,\nlibrarianship for kids and teens, and illustrating\nthis coloring book. She\xe2\x80\x99s utterly fulfilled and uberexhausted.\n\n27\n\n\x0c'