Legal materials can fall into two different categories: (1) Primary and (2) Secondary.
Secondary sources are about the law. They explain, analyze, interpret, discuss, and cite to primary sources. Examples of secondary sources include:
Content above was developed by Susan Boland, a librarian from the Robert S. Marx Law Library at the University of Cincinnati. The original content is located in the Advanced Legal Research: Researching Secondary Sources & Practice Tools LibGuide.
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