Some Legal Basics

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Some Legal Basics

Including how to read a legal citation, Blue Book based style guides, on-line legal dictionaries and more!

Legal Citations & Abbreviations

Interpreting Legal Citations
On-line Legal Citation Guides:
| MLA Guide via Montana State Univ | Basic Legal Citation based on Blue Book |Guide to Citing U.S. Government Publications |
Selected legal abbreviations:
| Legal Periodicals | Case Law |

Legal Dictionaries

Background Reading on Understanding the Law

Understanding Our Federal Courts
From the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Excellent overview including a glossary of terms.
Map of US Courts of Appeal Circuits, via Emory Law Library
How Laws are Made and Sources for Legislative History

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