Source Record - Legal Sources as Data Step by Step

A legal source can be represented as pinned text plus explicit scope fields. Honesty note: jurisdiction US; the pinned first step states the as-of date; not legal advice; code encodes the stated-rule interpretation.

highlighted = computed this step

Render honesty note

Honesty note: jurisdiction US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; code encodes the stated-rule interpretation for this lesson.

\text{US as of }2026-06-24

Start with the source

The example source is Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(1). The stated model treats the citation, jurisdiction, as-of date, and source text as input fields.

\text{source}=Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(1)

Example data is pinned text

The source text is not a conclusion. It is a record body with 2 pinned display tokens after the authority card is compiled.

\text{tokens}=2

The model makes a card

The diagram links source record to authority card. That graph has 2 nodes and 1 edge.

\text{nodes}=2,\quad \text{edges}=1

Diagram note

The diagram is a data-flow picture. It says which fields define the card; it does not rank the source or give legal advice.

\text{source record to card only}

Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes the stated-rule interpretation.