Classify sources as binding, persuasive, secondary, or treatment-risk before using them.
Sort each source into the authority bucket you would use in a research handoff. Binding primary authority Persuasive primary authority Secondary authority Treatment risk - verify before use Published opinion from the governing state supreme court on the same statutory element. Federal district court opinion from another circuit applying a similar rule. Treatise section explaining the history of the doctrine and citing leading cases. Case with a red negative-treatment flag on the proposition you want to cite. Published opinion from the controlling appellate court in your jurisdiction. Law review article proposing a policy argument for expanding the doctrine. Trial court…
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