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1. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
primary authority
correct Federal Register citation
opinion
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition

2. U.S.
Federal Rules of Evidence
components of law review citation
United States Reports is cited as
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

3. Published by West
TARP method
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
incorrect case citation

4. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
headnote or syllabus
statutory law
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

5. Case law
United States Reports is cited as
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
restatements of law

6. What federal session laws are codified and published in
National Reporter System
most correct definition of star paging
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
United States Code (U.S.C.)

7. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
correct Federal Register citation

8. American Digest System
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
digests typically

9. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
U.S. Reports contains
These represent secondary authority

10. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
dicta
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

11. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
common law
memorandum opinion

12. Seven
see - e.g.
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
correct A.L.R. citation

13. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
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.
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
United States Reports
U.S. Law Week

14. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
most correct definition of star paging
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

15. 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.
slip opinion
concurring opinion
components of a Federal Register citation
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

16. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
unofficial publication of law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
legal encyclopedias

17. Restatement (of law)
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
bill
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
key number system

18. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
components of Statutes at Large citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
primary authority

19. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
on the record
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
court decision

20. Extensive selected annotations
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
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
A.L.R. is filled with...
correct legal encyclopedia citation

21. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
treatise
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
components of a standard case citation
separation of powers

22. S.Ct.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
statutory law

23. Published by Lawyers Co-op
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
components of a Federal Register citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

24. F.Supp
common law
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
components of and A.L.R. citation

25. Statutes at Large
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
codified
These represent secondary authority
caption

26. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
legal dictionaries
separation of powers
American Law Reports

27. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
common law
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
bill

28. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
U.S. Reports contains
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
The record of a court case includes
United States Supreme Court Bulletin

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
U.S. Law Week
de novo
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Federal Rules of Evidence

30. 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
cf.
components of Statutes at Large citation
C.J.S uses...
treatise

31. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
components of and A.L.R. citation
concurring opinion
de novo

32. Federal Rules Decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
dicta
Shepard's Citations

33. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
correct standard case citation
primary authority
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

34. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
incorrect case citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
key number system
dissenting opinion

35. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
incorrect United States Code citation
_____________ is an official publication

36. 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 Law Reports
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States Code (U.S.C.)

37. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
indexes typically
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
rationale
United States Code is

38. Selected decisions
incorrect case citation
Statutes at Large is
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

39. An index
dissenting opinion
see - e.g.
sequence of citations
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

40. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
incorrect United States Code citation
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

41. 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
Federal Rules of Evidence
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition

42. Precedent
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
caption
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

43. Infra

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44. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
secondary authority
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation

45. Supra

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

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47. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
incorrect legal dictionary citation
U.S. Reports contains
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
headnote or syllabus

48. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
restatements of law
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
en banc

49. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
cf.
see - e.g.
concurring opinion
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

50. As session laws
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
key number system
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
digests typically