Secondary Sources
Where to find common secondary sources that are used in legal research
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Restatements
Restatements
What are the Restatements?
Detailed summaries of the law of the United Stated published by the ALI (American Law Institute).
"Restatements are primarily addressed to courts and aim at clear formulations of common law and its statutory elements, and reflect the law as it presently stands or might appropriately be stated by a court." (from the American Law Institute (ALI) website)
Available in print:
Restatement of the law, second--contracts 2dCall Number: KF801 .R47 1981 (Law Library Reference)- Restatement of the law, second, torts 2d.Call Number: KF1249 .A4 R485 1965 (Law Library Reference)
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