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2| Primary Versus Secondary Authority:

Using and Citing Primary and Secondary

Authority

▪ Finding primary authority

should be your ultimate

research goal

▪ Secondary authority helps to

explain a subject and can

lead you to primary

authorities

▪ Secondary authorities are

most helpful at the beginning

of your research, while

primary authorities make for

stronger court citations

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