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Introduction to Sources of Law & Legal Authority Video Part 2: Hierarchy of Case Law

This video focuses on the hierarchy of case law and looks at the federal court system and several different state court systems. It also covers unified appellate court systems and how they are…

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Federal Law Part 5: Finding Federal Cases on Lexis & Westlaw

This video demonstrates how to use the "one good case" method to find more cases. It covers using headnotes in Lexis and Westlaw to find more cases on an issue, making sure your cases are…

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Hierarchy of Legal Authority: Case Law

This video discusses the hierarchy of case law authority, the parallel federal and state systems, stare decisis, and how a case moves through the courts. It is 14:42 minutes long and features closed…

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Researching Case Law Part 2: Westlaw -- by Shannon Kemen

This video is Part 2 of the Researching Case Law series of videos. It demonstrates how to research case law in Westlaw. Specifically it covers finding cases by citation or party name, searching by…

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Researching Case Law Video Part 3: Lexis Advance Video -- by Shannon Kemen

This video is Part 3 of the Researching Case Law video series. It covers researching case law in Lexis Advance. It demonstrates finding a case by citation or party name, searching for cases using…

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Researching a Problem from Start to Finish Video Part 4: Finding and Verifying Cases -- by Susan Boland

This video, updated in 2019, is part of a research review that covers researching a problem from start to finish. Part 4 covers finding cases and verifying that they are still good law. The video is…

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