Legal Research & Writing : Week of October 10

• Short form citations, grading stuff, etc.
• Citation exercise #3 (see citation handbook p. 61)
• p. 67 says when you can use the short form
• Exercise #3 in class
• Id. : note that the period is underlined. (Idem is the Latin).
• When you want to cite something, go first to the first page of the case. Then look at T1.
• P. 57 in citation handbook: a two-letter abbreviation in reporter gets a space after it (e.g. "Wis. 2d"). A one-letter abbreviation does not (e.g. "P.2d").
• For short form citations with pinpoint, we prefer traditional format, but with paragraph pinpoint. WI Supreme Court wants both formats.
• For exercise #4, pp. 69-70 in citation handbook are key.
• pp. 139-144 : short form cites for statutes.

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• This semester research was done for us. Next semester we do our own.
• We'll have full Westlaw and Lexis, but we will do book first.
• If you are starting on a whole new area you know nothing about, start with secondary authority, because you'll get commentary, etc.
• Secondary sources: law reviews, encyclopedias, ALR, restatements, etc. The goal of all secondary sources is to lead you to primary sources.