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William A. Hilyerd's
Scholarly Papers
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William A. Hilyerd
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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25 Jul 07
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Since comic books were first introduced in the 1930s, they have provided entertainment for children and adults alike. Most American males (and a significant portion of American females) have read comic books at some point in their lives, most when they were in grade school. In addition to providing young adults with their first glimpse of costumed heroes, comic books have also provided these same young adults with their first look at the legal profession. From the earliest days of comic books and strips through the present, attorneys have been prominently featured in American comic books.
The article begins with a discussion of the history of illustrated artwork and how that artwork evolved first into newspaper comic strips then into comic books. Next, comic strip and comic book attorneys from the early part of the 20th Century are identified and discussed. The introduction of Superman touched off the Golden Age of comic books. Part four discusses attorney characters which appeared during this Golden Age (1938-1946) and provides some background information on many of these characters. Part five discusses the decline of the reputation of comic books during the 1940s and 1950s and socio/legal attacks on comic books during the period.
By the middle of the 1950s, comic book publishers switched back to superheroes from the horror and suspense books. The switch back to superheroes brought with it a new crop of attorneys. Part six of the article identifies all of the recurring attorneys who appeared during this resurgence of interest in comic books, known as the Silver Age (1956-1969). Part seven provides discusses all of the attorney characters who appeared from 1970 through 1985. Part eight finishes the history of attorneys in comic books by identifying all of the attorneys who have had recurring roles in comic books since 1985.
Comic Books, Comic Strips, Popular Culture, Attorney, Legal Profession
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William A. Hilyerd
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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14 Mar 07
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14 Mar 07
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Researching legal issues can be a trying experience for individuals who do not deal with legal issues on a daily basis. This is the first in a series of articles designed to assist anyone not in the legal profession in locating legal materials. In this article, the researcher is introduced to the structure of our legal system and the legal materials created by each branch of government are identified and explained.
Legal Research, Court System
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William A. Hilyerd
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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06 Apr 07
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20 Feb 08
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In this, the fifth of six articles, methods of finding legal materials by topic other than through the use of secondary sources are introduced. The article begins by examining the basic search strategies used when seeking legal information, then discusses how to apply these strategies when looking for legal information online or when using traditional paper legal resources. Specific attention is given to searching the Internet for cases, regulations, and statutes; using annotated codes; and finding case law using digests.
Legal Research, digests, internet research, education
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William A. Hilyerd
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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06 Apr 07
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In this, the fourth of six articles, all of the major legal secondary sources are identified as are several ways to get background on education-related laws without using true legal sources. The two main areas of emphasis are: 1) how to use secondary sources to gain a basic understanding of the laws affecting educators; and, 2) how to use secondary sources to access primary source materials (cases, statutes, and regulations) relating to education and school systems.
legal research, secondary sources, education
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William A. Hilyerd
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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28 Mar 07
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This, the third of six articles, details the various ways of locating statutes and regulations by citation or popular name. All of the major variations of citation formats are identified and discussed, as are the most reliable methods of locating statutes when the researcher has only the popular name of a statue or act (i.e. the USA Patriot Act).
Legal Research, statutes, regulation
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William A. Hilyerd
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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Information technology's rapid change profoundly impacts legal education and legal practice. This article discusses the five key research skills that are the focus of our computer assisted legal research instruction.
computer assisted legal research, education, training, Westlaw, Lexis, information technology
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William A. Hilyerd
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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28 Mar 07
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In this, the second of six articles, the educator is introduced to various ways of locating judicial opinions (i.e. cases) by citation and name. All of the major variations of citation formats are identified and discussed, as are the most reliable methods of locating judicial opinions by name.
Legal Research, Citation formats
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William A. Hilyerd
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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17 May 07
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04 Nov 07
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In this, the last of six articles, the different pieces of individual judicial opinions are identified and explained. Also discussed are the types of opinions that may be issued by a given court and the legal effect of each type. The article concludes by discussing how researchers can insure that they have located judicial opinions, statutes, and regulations that are still recognized as current law by the courts and other branches of government.
legal research, shepards, pocket parts
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William A. Hilyerd
University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
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24 Jun 08
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Materials originally presented June 20, 2008 at the Kentucky Bar Association Conference. Section II contains information on locating Kentucky cases, statutes, regulations, and ordinances on the internet. Other useful Kentucky sites are also mentioned. Section III provides information on locating various types of federal law (statutes, regulations, & cases) using free sites on the internet. Section IV gives tips on using search engines, portals, and meta-sites to locate legal information. Finally, Section V discusses using free sites to locate secondary sources on the internet.
Legal Research, Internet, Electronic Research
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