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Ssrn’S Impact On Citations To Legal Scholarship And How To Maximize It, Rob Wiley, Melanie Kanpp Mar 2023

Ssrn’S Impact On Citations To Legal Scholarship And How To Maximize It, Rob Wiley, Melanie Kanpp

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Appellate Court Rules Governing Publication, Citation, And Precedential Value Of Opinions: An Update, David R. Cleveland Oct 2015

Appellate Court Rules Governing Publication, Citation, And Precedential Value Of Opinions: An Update, David R. Cleveland

The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process

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". . . See Erie.": Critical Study Of Legal Authority, Kris Franklin Oct 2008

". . . See Erie.": Critical Study Of Legal Authority, Kris Franklin

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

Good citation requires critical analysis because well-supposed legal analysis requires a layered understanding of how legal authority may be used in different ways. Simultaneously, it demands good judgment in making the best decisions about how to introduce and employ the relevant cases on a particular case. Teaching how to cite legal authorities includes framing because all legal authorities are potential tools for argument. In deciding whether and how to deploy cases, statutes, and other forms of legal authority, advocates must resolve two interrelated questions in rapid sequence:

1. Can I frame or characterize the authority in question in a particular …