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Editorial standards

The standard behind the reference.

A maintained reference asks for more than good prose. It asks for disciplined sourcing, visible limits, careful revision, and a record readers can trust without turning the editorial process into spectacle.

  1. 01

    Primary authority first

    Material legal propositions are researched against enacted statutes, administrative rules, published official guidance, and reported decisions where relevant. Secondary sources may orient the work; they do not replace the authority.

  2. 02

    A traceable text

    Citations are written to let a careful reader find and inspect the source. The Living Handbook links to public sources when a stable official link is available.

  3. 03

    Plain English without false certainty

    We translate structure and procedure, not uncertainty itself. When the law turns on facts, governing documents, local practice, or professional judgment, the text says so.

  4. 04

    Deliberate maintenance

    We monitor the authorities within each title’s scope. Material revisions are dated, reviewed, and recorded for subscribers inside the Living Handbook. Internal working notes and unreleased editorial detail remain private.

  5. 05

    Corrections without theater

    A factual or typographical error is corrected promptly. A correction that could change a reader’s understanding receives a visible subscriber notice; minor production fixes do not become marketing content.

  6. 06

    A firm line around legal advice

    LRI Press publishes general educational information. It does not advise an association or reader about particular facts, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship.