Title: Foundations of Law - Legal Research Sources
Headings: Legal Research Sources
Legal Research Sources
Primary sources
Mary wants to determine what agency in her state is in charge of licensing for corporations. Not knowing which statute is applicable to her question, she pulls out the index volume and looks up the topic “corporations” in the index. Under the heading “corporations”, she scans the subtopics for those applicable. She considers all subtopics, including “licensing”, “registration”, “agency”, “enforcement”, or similar subtopics, as some jurisdictions may call the process “licensing”, while others call it “registration.”
The United States Congress has determined that the country is in need of legislation concerning the securities industry. Within the new legislation, Congress authorizes the executive branch to create the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which is charged with the regulation of the securities industry. Congress has also enacted legislation concerning the securities industry. It is up to the SEC to enforce such laws as created by Congress. Congress has also allowed the SEC to create its own regulations to enforce such legislation. For example, if Congress passed a law prohibiting insider trading, the SEC might write regulations defining insider trading and providing ways to enforce the Congressional prohibition.
PROPOSED RULES
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket No. 02-60; FCC 03-288]
Rural Health Care Support Mechanism
Wednesday, December 24, 2003
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission seeks comment on modifications to the definition of "rural area" for the rural health care support mechanism, whether additional modifications to our rules are appropriate to facilitate the provision of support to mobile rural health clinics for satellite services, and additional outreach efforts and measures to streamline further the application process.
DATES: Comments are due on or before February 23, 2004. Reply comments are due on or before April 7, 2004. Written comments on the proposed information collection (s) must be submitted by the public, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other interested parties on or before February 23, 2004.
RULES and REGULATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
15 CFR Parts 50 and 80
[Docket Number 010828220-3161-02]
RIN 0607-AA24
Amendments to Age Search Procedures
Friday, July 18, 2003
AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of final rulemaking.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is issuing this final rule to clarify and revise the general information requirements pertaining to its Age Search Program. The Census Bureau is making these clarifications to ensure that there are no misunderstandings about the program requirements as a result of ambiguous language. The intent of the Census Bureau in taking these actions is to clarify and revise processing requirements and legal restrictions.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 18, 2003.
68 Fed. Reg. 42585 (July 18, 2003).
[3] Negligence
Motor Vehicles
Sports Utility Vehicles
Manufacturers of sports utility vehicles are negligent if they fail to provide adequate anti-rollover mechanisms.
Secondary sources
Susan and Sarah are opposing counsel in an action for slander. While at a party, the defendant told her friend that the plaintiff illegally smokes marijuana. The defendant, represented by Susan, has asserted the defense that because the defendant did not make the statement to more than one person, he cannot be liable. The plaintiff, represented by Sarah, argues that the defendant only needed to make the statement to one person to be liable. Both Susan and Sarah recognize that there is a split of opinion in the jurisdiction, state, and throughout the nation. The judge, noting the split, asks Susan to explain how the two most common legal encyclopedias describe the difference of opinion throughout the country.
NEGLIGENCE
100.000 Duty
100.100 - Generally.
Conn. 1973. Duty is an element of negligence. Paul v. Peters, 120 Conn. 234, 214 A.2d 498.N.Y. 1992. One must owe a duty to be negligent. Andrews v. Michaels, 230 N.Y. 234, 543N.Y.S.2d 498, 487 N.E.2d 438.
100.200 - Motor vehicles Conn. 1985. All motorists owe a duty of care to all persons occupying a municipal road. Jack v. Johnson, 235 Conn. 258, 973 A.2d 864.

Content: The administrative agencies are charged with the administration of government functions. For example
The United States Congress has determined that the country is in need of legislation concerning the securities industry. Within the new legislation, Congress authorizes the executive branch to create the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), which is charged with the regulation of the securities industry. Congress has also enacted legislation concerning the securities industry. It is up to the SEC to enforce such laws as created by Congress. Congress has also allowed the SEC to create its own regulations to enforce such legislation. For example, if Congress passed a law prohibiting insider trading, the SEC might write regulations defining insider trading and providing ways to enforce the Congressional prohibition. There are numerous agencies at both the federal and state level. Each state also has its own set of administrative agencies, which create their own regulations. State regulations are binding only on the state in which the agency is located.