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1. Statutes at Large
sequence of citations
advance sheets
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
annotations
2. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
slip opinion
statutory law
common law
key number system
3. Compiled chronologically
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
advance sheets
Statutes at Large is
star paging
4. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
separation of powers
incorrect legal dictionary citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
5. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
_____________ is an official publication
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
contra
6. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
most correct definition of star paging
Federal session laws may be found in...
7. 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
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
components of a standard case citation
substantive law
8. Summarize judicial opinions
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
digests typically
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.
9. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
American Law Reports
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
An unofficial publication is any publication
10. United States Reports
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
sequence of citations
key number system
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
11. Statutory law
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Federal rules and procedures are...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
12. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
incorrect citation of a law review article
elements of a reported case
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
13. Legal encyclopedia published by West
key number system
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
court opinion
14. A syllabus of the court
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
U.S. Reports contains
to update the status of a particular statute
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
15. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
components of a Federal Register citation
American Jurisprudence is a...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
elements of a reported case
16. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
United States Code (U.S.C.)
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 American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
contra
17. Seven
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
18. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
caption
unofficial publication of law
19. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
Federal Rules of Evidence
Federal session laws may be found in...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
correct legal encyclopedia citation
20. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
per curiam opinion
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
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
restatements of law
21. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
F.R.D. contains...
indexes typically
headnote or syllabus
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
22. Published by Lawyers Co-op
American Jurisprudence is a...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
United States Reports is cited as
23. Shepard's Citations is used
star paging
to update the status of a particular case
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
most correct definition of star paging
24. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
sequence of citations
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
25. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
incorrect citation of a law review article
Supreme Court Reporter
see - e.g.
star paging
26. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
the signal infra
correct law review citation
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
de novo
27. 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
star paging
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
restatements of law
28. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
decision
date of decision
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.
29. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
correct A.L.R. citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
dicta
correct standard case citation
30. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
F.R.D. contains...
treatise
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
31. Extensive selected annotations
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
A.L.R. is filled with...
bill
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
32. 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)
opinion
unofficial publication of law
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Code (U.S.C.)
33. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
United States Reports
court decision
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
34. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
cf.
star paging
separation of powers
correct A.L.R. citation
35. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Executive orders are...
United States District Courts case reporters
common law
36. Encyclopedia
correct A.L.R. citation
Executive orders are...
correct citation of United States Code
American Jurisprudence is a...
37. Supra
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38. What federal session laws are published in
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
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
headnote or syllabus
39. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
United States Reports
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
most correct definition of star paging
An unofficial publication is any publication
40. 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
components of United States Code citation
official publication of law
indexes typically
secondary authority
41. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
Supreme Court Reporter
correct citation of a Constitutional article
per curiam opinion
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
42. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
incorrect legal dictionary citation
to update the status of a particular statute
dicta
43. Compiled by topic
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 Code is
components of United States Code citation
44. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
45. Result or disposition of the case
decision
indexes typically
de novo
statutory law
46. Name of the appellant
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.
bill
star paging
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
47. Shepard's Citators
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
majority opinion
elements of a reported case
48. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which agrees with the result reached by the majority but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one.
rationale
A.L.R. is filled with...
concurring opinion
components of a standard case citation
49. 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.
decision
components of a standard case citation
components of Statutes at Large citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
50. Primary authority
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
majority opinion
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...