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1. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
United States Reports is cited as
caption
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
holding

2. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
_____________ is an official publication
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
United States Code is
dicta

3. The process used to synthesize legal principles from all prior cases with similar facts and similar issues of law to arrive at a decision in a specific case
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
stare decisis
caption

4. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
date of decision
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
de novo on record
primary authority

5. United States Reports
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
indexes typically
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
the signal infra

6. Presidential proclamations
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

7. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
official publication of law
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
incorrect United States Code citation

8. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
court opinion
annotations
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
statutory law

9. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
An unofficial publication is any publication
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
a secondary authority which is not the law itself but is - rather - a persuasive presentation by legal scholars of what the law is or what it should be in a particular topic are

10. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
components of Statutes at Large citation
dissenting opinion
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)

11. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
common law
see - e.g.
correct A.L.R. citation
court opinion

12. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
correct A.L.R. citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Supreme Court Reporter
most correct definition of star paging

13. Federal Rules Decisions
Shepard's Citations
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)

14. Summarize judicial opinions
digests typically
procedural law
substantive law
indexes typically

15. Seven
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
United States District Courts case reporters
most correct definition of star paging
United States Code is

16. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
treatise
legal dictionaries
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

17. Typical case reporter
dissenting opinion
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
correct A.L.R. citation

18. Law that establishes and defines the basic rights and duties that govern a society. It consists of constitutions - legislative enactments - common law - and certain executive actions.
legal dictionaries
The signal '_____' is used in legal memoranda and briefs to indicate the full citation for the case follows at a later point in the memorandum or brief.
substantive law
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

19. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
advance sheets
correct citation of a Constitutional article
holding
caption

20. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
see generally
incorrect case citation
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
star paging

21. Shepard's Citators
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
constitutional law

22. U.S.
United States Reports is cited as
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
a secondary authority which is not the law itself but is - rather - a persuasive presentation by legal scholars of what the law is or what it should be in a particular topic are

23. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
parallel citation
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
opinion

24. Restatement (of law)
components of a Federal Register citation
elements of a reported case
a secondary authority which is not the law itself but is - rather - a persuasive presentation by legal scholars of what the law is or what it should be in a particular topic are
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

25. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
concurring opinion
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
TARP method
An unofficial publication is any publication

26. Reported selectively
statutory law
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
These represent secondary authority

27. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
session laws
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
constitutional law
A.L.R. is filled with...

28. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

29. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
indexes typically
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

30. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
a secondary authority which is not the law itself but is - rather - a persuasive presentation by legal scholars of what the law is or what it should be in a particular topic are
precedent
en banc
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

31. Federal Cases
Shepard's Citations
National Reporter System
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
incorrect citation of a law review article

32. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
procedural law
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
indexes typically
slip opinion

33. Infra

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34. An explanatory note
opinion
An annotation is
United States Reports is cited as
United States Reports

35. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
precedent
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
common law

36. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
to update the status of a particular statute
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

37. Precedent
legal dictionaries
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
National Reporter System
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called

38. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.
a secondary authority which is not the law itself but is - rather - a persuasive presentation by legal scholars of what the law is or what it should be in a particular topic are
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Federal rules and procedures are...
constitutional law

39. Summarize statute topics
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

40. Statutory law
elements of a reported case
procedural law
components of law review citation
Executive orders are...

41. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
rationale
statement of facts
West Publishing Company (West)

42. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
An unofficial publication is any publication
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
indexes typically
Federal Rules of Evidence

43. Compiled by topic
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Code is
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

44. Result or disposition of the case
statutory law
decision
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
U.S. Reports contains

45. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
cf.

46. Decennial Digest
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
American Law Reports
The signal '_____' is used in legal memoranda and briefs to indicate the full citation for the case follows at a later point in the memorandum or brief.
see generally

47. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
official publication of law
Statutes are published as session laws...
Federal rules and procedures are...

48. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
incorrect legal dictionary citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
court decision
concurring opinion

49. The date upon which the decision was rendered
date of decision
These represent secondary authority
contra
correct citation of United States Code

50. Published by the American Law Institute - it collects and distills the primary - general rules in a given legal topic area- what the rules are and sometime what the committee believes they ought to be. It also provides explanations of the rules and g
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
restatements of law
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)