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More Resources for Research in Public Law

Types of legal resources

Primary sources (case law, statutes, regulations) state the law, whereas secondary sources help you understand the law. These materials discuss and analyze the law, but are not the law itself. Secondary sources come in the following forms:

  • law journals and reviews
  • legal encyclopedias
  • treatises
  • American Law Reports (ALR)

 

Legal Resources