What books do attorneys reference for federal court cases?

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Law school does not teach anyone the law. The best it does it attempt to change someone's way of thinking to how courts view the law. And even that is not a succinct definition. I didn't know the law until I started the practice -- and even then it changes constantly and has various nuances that continuously alter it.

Perhaps. There is some debate on what it teaches. I agree, one does not know the law because they went to law school.

http://www.phoenixlawreview.com/pdf/Rush_Douglas-If%20You%20Think%20Law%20Schools.pdf