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The objective of legal research is to ________________________.

Find legal rules.
Find a legal issue that matches the client’s legal issue.
Find factual issues that are exactly the same as the client’s case.
Find legal authorities that are controlling in determining a specific legal issue.

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Answer: D - Find legal authorities that are controlling in determining a specific legal issue. The objective of legal research is to find legal authorities (or rules) that will govern a specific legal issue.

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