Primary v. Secondary Authority

List whether each authority is a primary binding, primary persuasive, or secondary authority.Also, rank the authorities.(Please keep the letter assigned to each source with the source.)

1.You are paralegal who has been asked to evaluate the case against a client involving the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).Your case is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.Your research has uncovered the following authorities:

a.A 2016 Illinois Supreme Court case that explains the federal FOIA statute.

b.The 2017 federal FOIA statute.

c.An encyclopedia entry that explains the federal FOIA statute.

d.A 2015 decision from the United States Supreme Court interpreting the federal FOIA statute.

e.A 2014 decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit interpreting the federal FOIA statute.

f.A 2014 decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit interpreting the federal FOIA statute.

g.A 2016 decision of the United Stated District Court for the Central District of Illinois regarding the federal FOIA statute.

h.A 2016 law review article in theJohn Marshall Law School Law Reviewconcerning the federal FOIA statute.

i.A 2007 decision from the United States Supreme Court interpreting the federal FOIA statute.