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Basic Legal Research Introductory Terms

Horizontales
Authority and rules that are binding and that the court is required to follow
A leading online provider of legal research
The process of analyzing a legal issue and using tools to get the answer you need
Composed of state district and county courts and work up to the state supreme court
Identify information you need to retrieve legal documents from books or databases
The highest court of authority
Courts make and these common law rules in their written cases by interpreting rules set out by legislative and executive branches
Verticales
Authority or rules that are known as "the law"
The legislative branch of the government creates these laws
Authority that can assist in resolving a legal issue but which will not determine it
U.S. District courts, Courts of Appeal and Supreme courts that overrule state courts
The area where a court's opinions or laws are binding
Establishes a system of government that defines authority
Authority that is commentary on the law, but not the law itself