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1. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
United States Reports
2. The Federal Reporter
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
contra
3. Opinion issued by the majority of the judges of the appellate court; the holding of this opinion may be cited as precedent if all other criteria are met. There is only one in a case
majority opinion
procedural law
restatements of law
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
4. 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
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
U.S. Reports contains
the signal infra
contra
5. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
components of law review citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
U.S. Law Week
primary authority
6. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
correct Federal Register citation
7. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7
unofficial publication of law
sequence of citations
components of and A.L.R. citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
8. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the _______________ appears first in the case caption - regardless of how the caption may have been shown in the lower courts.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
9. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
An annotation is
legal encyclopedias
legal dictionaries
secondary authority
10. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
elements of a reported case
Shepard's Citations
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
slip law
11. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
per curiam opinion
indexes typically
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
12. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
correct law review citation
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
to update the status of a particular case
13. Primary authority
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
U.S. Reports contains
legal dictionaries
14. 1. name of the act 2. abbreviation of Public Law and the public law number 3. volume number of the Statutes at Large 4. abbreviation for Statutes at Large 5. page number where the statutes begins; and 6. the year when the statute was passed as law.
memorandum opinion
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
components of Statutes at Large citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
15. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
most correct definition of star paging
per curiam opinion
court opinion
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
16. 1. number of the Code title 2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and 4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found
F.R.D. contains...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
components of United States Code citation
most correct definition of star paging
17. Compiled chronologically
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Statutes at Large is
18. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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19. Digest topic
Statutes are published as session laws...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
dissenting opinion
components of a standard case citation
20. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
dicta
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
_____________ is an official publication
21. Encyclopedia
concurring opinion
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
American Jurisprudence is a...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
22. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Reports
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
23. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
procedural law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
de novo on record
24. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
A.L.R. is filled with...
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Shepard's Citations
25. 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
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
An annotation is
stare decisis
26. Summarize judicial opinions
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
digests typically
restatements of law
Statutes at Large is
27. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
holding
secondary authority
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.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
28. Explanation of the subject
primary authority
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
29. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
secondary authority
correct citation of Statutes at Large
de novo
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
30. Federal Rules Decisions
court decision
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
codified
statement of facts
31. Typical case reporter
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
treatise
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
32. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
dicta
star paging
rationale
holding
33. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one
dissenting opinion
legal encyclopedias
components of and A.L.R. citation
These represent secondary authority
34. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
correct standard case citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
35. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
United States Code (U.S.C.)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
sequence of citations
per curiam opinion
36. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
components of a Federal Register citation
National Reporter System
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
37. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
These represent secondary authority
statutory law
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
dicta
38. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
treatise
on the record
F.R.D. contains...
incorrect United States Code citation
39. Secondary authority that is leading annotated law reporter published by Lawyers Co-op. Distinguishing feature not the cases that it reports - but the extensive editorial commentary that follows each reported case
unofficial publication of law
American Law Reports
constitutional law
correct law review citation
40. Statutes at Large
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
star paging
Federal Rules of Evidence
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
41. Decennial Digest
majority opinion
F.R.D. contains...
American Jurisprudence is a...
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
42. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
digests typically
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
43. What federal session laws are codified and published in
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
United States Code (U.S.C.)
correct citation of Statutes at Large
holding
44. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
cf.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Supreme Court Reporter
45. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
de novo
components of law review citation
46. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
session laws
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
47. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition
indexes typically
cf.
legal dictionaries
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
48. Name of the appellant
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
statutory law
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the _______________ appears first in the case caption - regardless of how the caption may have been shown in the lower courts.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
49. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
annotations
correct standard case citation
50. Case law
correct A.L.R. citation
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
correct standard case citation
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