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A legal doctrine , maxim, or principle; 
Its origin ; (a) legal ; ( b ) historical. 
Example: A judicial opinion cited against you refers 
to the principle that “common law copyright is lost by 
publication.” Find (1) the original statute or decision 
declaring this doctrine; (2) the surrounding causes lead- 
ing up to it. 
A contemporary statute in any jurisdiction; 
Its origin, by tracing it to (a) the parent statute; ( b ) 
the cause for its enactment, in public opinion, private 
interest, or the like. 
Example: Your state legislature has just passed an act 
authorizing a judge to summon expert witnesses not 
summoned by the parties, and its constitutionality is 
questioned. Find (1) the parent statute in another 
state; (2) the reasons leading to its enactment. 
A proposed measure to change existing law by legisla- 
tion (whether a bill be yet pending or not) ; 
The chief sources containing the arguments pro and con 
for the proposed measure. 
Example: The Aircraft Club has caused an elaborate 
bill on aviation to be introduced in the legislature. The 
chamber of commerce retains you to furnish an opinion 
which will guide them as to supporting or opposing it. 
Find the arguments pro and con, its provisions in dis- 
cussion elsewhere. 
A legal rule in the domestic jurisdiction; 
The rule on the same matter in another system of law 
(Roman law, French, Italian, Brazilian, etc., etc.). 
Example: Your client is the widow of a welhto-do ex- 
service man, recently deceased, who married her in 
France under a French marriage contract. Find the 
French law sources, so as to advise her. 
A legal rule; 
Its position among philosophers, economists, publicists, 
etc., etc., (lay writers). 
Example: A bill is pending to increase the percentage 
of the inheritance tax. Your clients represent interests 
which believe that the tax is already at the danger point, 
and retain you to argue before the legislative committee. 
Find the views of philosophers, economists, etc., on which 
to found your argument. 
A topic of current legal discussion; 
The articles in legal periodicals dealing, with it. 
Example: In preparing for an argument before a legis- 
lative committee, you have been told of an important 
article on the proposed division of Illinois into two 
parts; the informant thinks that the article appeared in 
the Illinois Law Review. Find the article. 
