Describe primary and secondary sources of law and how they differ. How are these sources used in legal research??

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Primary sources of law include court decisions, statutes enacted by legislative bodies, rules and regulations created by administrative agencies, presidential orders, and generally any documents thatestablishthe law.Secondary sources of law consist of books and articles that summarize, systematize, compile, explain, and interpret the law. Generally, when beginning research projects, paralegals look first to secondary sources of law to help them find relevant primary sources and to educate themselves on topics of law with which they are unfamiliar. For this reason, secondary sources of law are often referred to asfinding tools.?

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