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1. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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2. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
correct law review citation
parallel citation
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.
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

3. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
the signal infra
West Publishing Company (West)
key number system
correct standard case citation

4. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
West Publishing Company (West)
components of Statutes at Large citation

5. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
United States Code (U.S.C.)

6. State and federal
C.J.S uses...
the signal infra
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
American Jurisprudence is a...

7. Published by Lawyers Co-op
statement of facts
most correct definition of star paging
court decision
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

8. An index
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
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 primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Supreme Court Reporter

9. Summarize judicial opinions
constitutional law
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
dicta
digests typically

10. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
concurring opinion
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
slip opinion

11. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
Federal Rules of Evidence
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
star paging
correct Federal Register citation

12. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
advance sheets
U.S. Law Week
legal dictionaries
incorrect case citation

13. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
de novo on record
unofficial publication of law
official publication of law
incorrect legal dictionary citation

14. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
treatise
memorandum opinion
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
components of a Federal Register citation

15. The West key number system
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
incorrect United States Code citation
C.J.S uses...
U.S. Reports contains

16. 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
primary authority
unofficial publication of law
Executive orders are...
stare decisis

17. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
slip opinion
secondary authority
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)

18. 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
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Supreme Court Reporter
United States Supreme Court Bulletin

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.
en banc
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
substantive law

20. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
indexes typically
date of decision
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
correct citation of Statutes at Large

21. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
memorandum opinion
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
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.

22. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
see generally
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

23. S.Ct.
session laws
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
correct law review citation

24. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
dissenting opinion
United States Reports is cited as

25. Infra

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26. Typical case reporter
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
TARP method
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

27. Restatement (of law)
Federal Rules of Evidence
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined 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

28. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
parallel citation
slip law
common law
correct Federal Register citation

29. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
restatements of law
secondary authority
contra

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

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31. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
elements of a reported case
correct legal encyclopedia citation
headnote or syllabus

32. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
components of United States Code citation
bill
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
see generally

33. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
substantive law
stare decisis
correct citation of a Constitutional article
United States Code is

34. Seven
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
These represent secondary authority
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

35. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
session laws

36. Official publication
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
F.R.D. contains...
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

37. U.S.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
An unofficial publication is any publication
United States Reports is cited as
procedural law

38. Decennial Digest
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
elements of a reported case
correct citation of United States Code
treatise

39. Result or disposition of the case
to update the status of a particular statute
Federal rules and procedures are...
decision
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

40. 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
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
restatements of law
de novo on record
incorrect case citation

41. 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
contra
incorrect citation of a law review article
components of a standard case citation
Statutes at Large is

42. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
most correct definition of star paging
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...

43. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
most correct definition of star paging
Federal rules and procedures are...
These represent secondary authority
legal encyclopedias

44. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
C.J.S uses...
correct A.L.R. citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...

45. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

46. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
statement of facts
legal encyclopedias
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
annotations

47. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
en banc
treatise
correct law review citation
digests typically

48. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
the signal infra
secondary authority
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
correct A.L.R. citation

49. Primary authority
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
components of Statutes at Large citation
codified

50. Statutes at Large
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.