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1. The Federal Reporter
components of law review citation
unofficial publication of law
An annotation is
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
2. Supra
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3. 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.
correct A.L.R. citation
These represent secondary authority
components of Statutes at Large citation
incorrect United States Code citation
4. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
American Law Reports
codified
incorrect United States Code citation
United States Reports is cited as
5. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
statutory law
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
correct Federal Register citation
6. Decennial Digest
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
7. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
unofficial publication of law
incorrect case citation
The record of a court case includes
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
8. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
U.S. Law Week
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
contra
advance sheets
9. 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
An unofficial publication is any publication
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
stare decisis
10. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
slip opinion
components of a standard case citation
session laws
11. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
court decision
correct Federal Register citation
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
12. 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
sequence of citations
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
dissenting opinion
13. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
rationale
National Reporter System
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
14. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
U.S. Reports contains
C.J.S uses...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
15. Result or disposition of the case
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
United States Reports
decision
16. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
contra
advance sheets
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
17. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
correct Federal Register citation
stare decisis
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
18. Primary authority
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
19. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Executive orders are...
on the record
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
20. An explanatory note
components of and A.L.R. citation
holding
An annotation is
court decision
21. The date upon which the decision was rendered
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
date of decision
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
22. 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
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
cf.
restatements of law
headnote or syllabus
23. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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24. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
correct law review citation
court opinion
Supreme Court Reporter
_____________ is an official publication
25. Published by Lawyers Co-op
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Code is
26. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
to update the status of a particular statute
A.L.R. is filled with...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
see generally
27. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
C.J.S uses...
Federal Rules of Evidence
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.
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
28. 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
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
restatements of law
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
29. Govern the types of evidence that are admissible in criminal and civil trials and - in some situations - the manner in which the evidence can be presented during trial
Federal Rules of Evidence
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Federal rules and procedures are...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
30. A publication of law that is not specifically authorized or sanctioned by an official body but - rather - is compiled by a private publisher i.e. West Publishing Company (West) and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
legal encyclopedias
unofficial publication of law
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
31. Federal Rules Decisions
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
see generally
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
32. Federal Cases
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
legal encyclopedias
common law
33. 1. case name 2. case reporter in which the case is published (include volume number - abbreviation of case reporter - and page where case begins); 3. identity of court issuing the opinion 4. year in which the decision was issued; and 5. subsequent hi
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of a standard case citation
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
the signal infra
34. 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
to update the status of a particular case
the signal infra
most correct definition of star paging
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
35. Products of West Legal Studies
A.L.R. is filled with...
Federal session laws may be found in...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
de novo
36. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The record of a court case includes
see - e.g.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
37. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
legal dictionaries
38. State and federal
to update the status of a particular case
West Publishing Company (West)
components of a Federal Register citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
39. 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.
National Reporter System
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Shepard's Citations
annotations
40. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
incorrect case citation
F.R.D. contains...
secondary authority
dissenting opinion
41. 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
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
opinion
American Law Reports
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
42. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
United States District Courts case reporters
slip opinion
United States Reports is cited as
43. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
United States Reports is cited as
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Shepard's Citations
date of decision
44. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
slip law
Supreme Court Reporter
memorandum opinion
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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
United States Code (U.S.C.)
components of and A.L.R. citation
date of decision
United States Code is
46. Shepard's Citators
These represent secondary authority
common law
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
47. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
elements of a reported case
common law
slip law
incorrect case citation
48. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
on the record
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
components of a Federal Register citation
Shepard's Citations
49. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
treatise
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
caption
50. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
contra
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
correct law review citation