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Administrative Law Research: Judicial Review of Agency Actions -- by Susan M Boland

This video covers judicial review of agency actions. It explains when judicial review can take place and demonstrates how to find cases reviewing administrative actions using the annotated…

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Federal Law Part 4: Researching Federal Case Law: Overview of the Federal Courts, the Reporter System, and Case Law Authority -- by Susan Boland

This video covers the structure of the Federal court system; Federal reporters, and identifying what court a case is from using the citation. The video is 6:36 minutes long and features closed…

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Using Westlaw Topic & Key Numbers to Find Cases -- by Susan Boland

This video, updated in 2024, covers how to use one case to find more cases on Westlaw. It breaks down the parts of a headnote, discusses the topic and key number system and instructs on how to use…

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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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Using Citators with Cases Video -- by Susan M. Boland

This video, updated in 2024, covers using Shepard's and KeyCite with cases. It identifies what a citator is, discusses the citator symbols and what they mean, and gives examples of using a…

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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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Federal Law Video Part 3: Researching the US Constitution, Federal Statutes, and Federal Court Rules on Lexis -- by Susan Boland

This video covers researching the US Constitution, federal statutes, and court rules on Lexis. It covers finding statutes, court rules, and constitutions by citation, finding them when you…

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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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2014 Memo 3 Research Help Video: Confession Suppression Issue

This video provides research help for the 2014 Memo 3 assignment. It covers researching the confession suppression issue, beginning with useful secondary sources. It discusses the research process,…

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2014 Memo 3 Research Help Video Part 1: Self-Defense Issue -- by Susan Boland

This video is provided to help research the 2014 Memo 3 assignment and covers the self-defense issue. It discusses the research process, using library guides to find relevant and authoritative…

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2015 Memo 3 Research Help Part 2 Video: Researching Covenants Not to Compete on Westlaw -- by Susan Boland

This video will help you get started on researching your memo assignment. It covers researching a Covenant-Not-to-Compete in Michigan on Westlaw. It discusses the research process, using library…

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2015 Memo 3 Research Help Part 1 Video: Researching Covenants Not to Compete on Lexis -- by Susan Boland

This video demonstrates how to research a covenant not to compete issue in Michigan, on Lexis Advance. It discusses the research process, using library guides to find relevant and authoritative…

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Researching Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility Video Part III: Rules and Opinions -- by Susan Boland

This video illustrates how to find ethics rules and opinions in a variety of sources. It is 4:56 minutes long and is closed captioned and features a table of contents.

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Finding a Case by Citation Video -- by Susan Boland

This video breaks down the citation of a case and demonstrates how to find it in a print reporter, on Lexis Advance, and on Westlaw. It is 2:49 minutes long and features closed captioning.

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Parts of a Case -- by Susan Boland

This video diagrams the parts of a case in a West reporter and online on Lexis and Westlaw. It is 8:13 minutes long and features closed captioning and a table of contents.

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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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