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1. American Digest System
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
en banc
opinion
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

2. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
components of and A.L.R. citation
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
correct law review citation

3. Restatement (of law)
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
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
see - e.g.

4. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
National Reporter System
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
bill
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

5. 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'
caption
rationale
on the record
codified

6. Supra

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7. 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
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Federal rules and procedures are...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
American Law Reports

8. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
Statutes at Large is
per curiam opinion
West Publishing Company (West)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...

9. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
National Reporter System
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

10. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct legal encyclopedia citation
secondary authority
correct citation of a Constitutional article

11. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
incorrect case citation
common law
official publication of law
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

12. 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.
cf.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
components of Statutes at Large citation
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...

13. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

14. U.S.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
correct A.L.R. citation
see generally
United States Reports is cited as

15. Primary authority
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
procedural law
en banc
majority opinion

16. The Federal Reporter
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
see generally
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

17. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
memorandum opinion
correct A.L.R. citation
digests typically
The record of a court case includes

18. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
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

19. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
holding
components of a standard case citation
United States District Courts case reporters
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

20. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
caption
majority opinion
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation

21. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
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.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

22. What federal session laws are published in
common law
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
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
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

23. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
United States Reports

24. Compiled by topic
United States Code is
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.
separation of powers
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.

25. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
concurring opinion
These represent secondary authority
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as

26. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
headnote or syllabus
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

27. 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.
de novo on record
U.S. Law Week
indexes typically
National Reporter System

28. Typical case reporter
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
West Publishing Company (West)
advance sheets
components of Statutes at Large citation

29. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Reports is cited as
advance sheets
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)

30. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
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.
Federal Rules of Evidence
bill
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

31. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
primary authority
components of and A.L.R. citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

32. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
headnote or syllabus
correct legal encyclopedia citation
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

33. The West key number system
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
session laws
C.J.S uses...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

34. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
rationale
most correct definition of star paging
caption
United States Code (U.S.C.)

35. Name of the appellant
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
headnote or syllabus
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
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.

36. 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
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
see generally

37. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
United States Reports
Shepard's Citations
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...

38. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
statutory law
slip opinion
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
F.R.D. contains...

39. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
primary authority
Supreme Court Reporter
indexes typically

40. Digest topic
primary authority
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
key number system

41. Secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Federal session laws may be found in...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
parallel citation

42. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
F.R.D. contains...
secondary authority
advance sheets
Statutes at Large (Stat.)

43. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
slip opinion
United States Reports is cited as
components of a standard case citation
to update the status of a particular statute

44. Published by Lawyers Co-op
annotations
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
stare decisis
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

45. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
see generally
The record of a court case includes
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

46. The date upon which the decision was rendered
primary authority
de novo
date of decision
stare decisis

47. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
West Publishing Company (West)
unofficial publication of law
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

48. United States Reports
_____________ is an official publication
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
correct citation of Statutes at Large
rationale

49. An index
substantive law
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

50. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)