Editorial Policy: How Pages Are Written, Reviewed, and Corrected

Original work

Outlines, case briefs, doctrine pages, and practice questions are written for this site. They may state the same rules as other sources, because the law is the same, but the explanations, examples, and questions are original.

The site does not republish casebook text, commercial outlines, question banks, or professors' exams. Court opinions are linked, not copied.

Sources

Case facts and holdings come from the published opinion. Rules come from cases, statutes, and the Restatements and Uniform Commercial Code, and each doctrine page names its main sources. When a rule differs by state, the page says so.

• Court opinions from official reporters and public case-law archives.
• The Uniform Commercial Code and the Restatements, cited by section.
• Official pages from LSAC, the ABA, and law schools for admissions and licensing facts.

Review and dates

Every page shows the date it was last reviewed. Pages about facts that change, such as LSAT dates, fees, and admissions data, are checked against the official source before each update.

A case brief is a summary of one decision. Before you cite any case in a brief or memo, check its later history yourself.

Your professor comes first

Law schools and professors teach different versions of the same doctrine. If your professor states a rule differently, use theirs on the exam.

Corrections

If you think a page is wrong, use the corrections form and include the page address and what you think is wrong. A person reads each report. Confirmed errors are fixed on the page and the review date is updated.