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1. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
cf.
court decision
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
en banc

2. As session laws
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
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.
TARP method

3. Seven
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
elements of a reported case
common law

4. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
correct A.L.R. citation
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

5. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
date of decision
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
caption

6. U.S.
United States Reports is cited as
components of a standard case citation
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.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

7. The West key number system
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
C.J.S uses...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

8. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
correct citation of United States Code
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

9. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
official publication of law
legal dictionaries
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

10. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
slip law
American Jurisprudence is a...
to update the status of a particular case

11. 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
memorandum opinion
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
incorrect case citation
components of United States Code citation

12. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
treatise
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
headnote or syllabus
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.

13. Encyclopedia
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
to update the status of a particular statute
American Jurisprudence is a...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition

14. Typical case reporter
legal encyclopedias
Statutes at Large is
The record of a court case includes
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

15. What federal session laws are published in
majority opinion
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

16. Statutory law
statement of facts
TARP method
Federal rules and procedures are...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

17. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
correct standard case citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
statutory law

18. Compiled by topic
elements of a reported case
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
United States Code is

19. 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.
court opinion
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
components of Statutes at Large citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

20. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
components of law review citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
primary authority
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

21. American Digest System
memorandum opinion
rationale
official publication of law
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

22. Federal Rules Decisions
slip opinion
on the record
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

23. Case law
court opinion
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
correct citation of United States Code

24. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
official publication of law
U.S. Reports contains
U.S. Law Week

25. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
components of a Federal Register citation
statement of facts
United States Reports
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

26. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
advance sheets
U.S. Law Week
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

27. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
see - e.g.
sequence of citations
Supreme Court Reporter
court decision

28. Statutes at Large
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Federal session laws may be found in...
memorandum opinion
to update the status of a particular case

29. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
_____________ is an official publication
opinion
memorandum opinion
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.

30. Extensive selected annotations
A.L.R. is filled with...
Shepard's Citations
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
National Reporter System

31. 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.
Federal Rules of Evidence
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
substantive law

32. Official publication
separation of powers
to update the status of a particular case
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

33. United States Reports
components of United States Code citation
slip opinion
_____________ is an official publication
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

34. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
slip opinion
precedent
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

35. A proposed legislative measure
bill
slip opinion
incorrect United States Code citation
TARP method

36. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Executive orders are...
incorrect citation of a law review article

37. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
headnote or syllabus
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
opinion

38. Name of the appellant
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
An unofficial publication is any publication
unofficial publication of 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.

39. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
United States District Courts case reporters
official publication of law

40. Decennial Digest
elements of a reported case
caption
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

41. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
substantive law
rationale
court decision

42. Restatement (of law)
secondary authority
advance sheets
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
court decision

43. United States Reports
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
United States District Courts case reporters
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal

44. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
A.L.R. is filled with...
dicta
United States Code is
substantive law

45. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication
Federal rules and procedures are...
components of and A.L.R. citation
stare decisis
restatements of law

46. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

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47. Explanation of the subject
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
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.
West Publishing Company (West)

48. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
incorrect legal dictionary citation
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.
stare decisis
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

49. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Federal rules and procedures are...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.

50. Digest topic
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
C.J.S uses...
dissenting opinion