NO, PERO WHY?

The notice board

Around the block



Old flyers, a new schedule proposal and a handwritten comment share the same wall.



LOOK CLOSER

Sort documents by author, date, status and intended audience.



TRY IT HERE

Do not treat a comment, a proposal and an adopted rule as equivalent.



LEAVE WITH SOMETHING USEFUL

A document list with one sentence about each item’s authority.



TAKE IT INTO YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD

Choose a comparable place you can visit safely or describe from memory. Ask before recording people or using their stories. Compare what changes and what does not.



READING

Cornell Legal Information Institute: Authority and jurisdiction

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/mandatory_authority

This reference introduces a concept. The actual rule, jurisdiction, facts and current primary sources must be checked in each case.



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