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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. Secondary authority






2. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op






3. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications






4. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all






5. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.






6. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin






7. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






8. The date upon which the decision was rendered






9. Precedent






10. Presidential proclamations






11. United States Reports






12. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






13. An index






14. Official publication






15. 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






16. Selected decisions






17. At the close of each legislative term






18. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






19. 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.






20. Decennial Digest






21. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






22. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher






23. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.






24. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).






25. Seven






26. Federal Rules Decisions






27. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive






28. Explanation of the subject






29. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






30. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






31. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






32. Statutes at Large






33. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals






34. Primary authority






35. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






36. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition






37. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law






38. Shepard's Citators






39. 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.






40. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






41. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






42. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.






43. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).






44. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






45. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic






46. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum






47. Name of the appellant






48. 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






49. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and






50. Anew on the record - the appellate court must base its decision on the record (no new testimony can be received) but may reach an independent factual finding if the facts from the trial court are 'clearly erroneous' based on the record as a whole