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Open Access Legal Resources in the United States 26 September 2013 Brian Detweiler Faculty Services Librarian Sarita Ken

Open Access Legal Resources in the United States 26 September 2013 Brian Detweiler Faculty Services Librarian Sarita Kenedy East Law Library St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas. wikipedia.org. Overview of the U.S. Legal System. Legislative Branch Statutory Law

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Open Access Legal Resources in the United States 26 September 2013 Brian Detweiler Faculty Services Librarian Sarita Ken

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  1. Open Access Legal Resources in the United States 26 September 2013 Brian Detweiler Faculty Services Librarian Sarita Kenedy East Law Library St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas wikipedia.org

  2. Overview of the U.S. Legal System • Legislative Branch • Statutory Law • Statutes at Large • United States Code • Legislative Pr0cess • Executive Branch • Administrative Law • Federal Register • Code of Federal Regulations • Rulemaking Process • Judicial Branch • Caselaw • Case Reporters • (U.S.; F.3d; F. Supp. 2d) uscourts.gov

  3. Common Law commons.wikimedia.org

  4. Judicial Authority Sloan, A.E. (2012), Basic Legal Research: Tools and Strategies, 5th ed., WoltersKluwer Law & Business, New York, NY. commons.wikimedia.org

  5. Federal Statutory Resources tvguide.com

  6. LII’s U.S. Code • Comprehensive Website • Browse by Title • Basic Search Only • www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text • Improved Search Engine

  7. LII’s U.S. Code • 26 U.S.C. § 74 • Notice of Currency • Hyperlinked Table of Contents

  8. OLRC’s U.S. Code Beta • Advanced Search: • Search by Title • Boolean • Field Searching • http://uscodebeta.house.gov/browse.xhtml • Sort by Relevance (?)

  9. OLRC’s U.S. Code Beta • 26 U.S.C. § 74 • Notice of Currency • Most Current Version Anywhere • Easy Access to Previous Editions

  10. 26 USC § 74 on WestlawNext • The Value of Annotations

  11. Federal Regulatory Resources flickr.com NBCUniversal

  12. Searching the e-CFR • Boolean Search • www.ecfr.gov • Simple Search • Proximity Search

  13. Navigating the e-CFR shirtoid.com

  14. Updating the e-CFR • CFR Parts Affected • http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfrFR.action?collectionCode=CFRPARTS • Updates CFR sections to current day

  15. Looking Back in Time • CFR Annual Edition • http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR • No apparent search capability • Clunky—Best for browsing with citation located elsewhere Universal

  16. State Law Resources Legal Information Institute Washlaw • www.law.cornell.edu/states/listing • www.washlaw.edu/

  17. Municipal Law Resources Municode General Code

  18. Caselaw Resources • ...is Galloway still “good law”?

  19. Google Scholar’s Citator • Comparing “How cited” to KeyCite on WestlawNext !!! • “Negative Treatment” References: • Ranked by type of treatment • Red/yellow flags indicate potential issues • Headnotes show areas discussed • References grant of certiorari • “Cited by” References: • Ranked by relevance • No indication of positive/negative treatment • Both negative cases listed…

  20. Bridging the Gap Between Open Access and theDynamic Duopoly • Lack of comprehensive research tools currently limits access and verification • OA secondary materials for attorneys would help democratize legal profession • More basic materials geared towards public would improve overall access to law saltlakecomiccon.com

  21. Contact Information Brian Detweiler • Sarita Kenedy East Law Library • St. Mary’s University School of Law • One Camino Santa Maria • San Antonio, Texas 78228 • bdetweiler@stmarytx.edu • (210) 436-3435 ext. 1374

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