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1. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
primary authority
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
opinion

2. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
rationale
These represent secondary authority
components of and A.L.R. citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

3. 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
parallel citation
en banc
components of Statutes at Large citation
components of law review citation

4. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
de novo on record
correct citation of Statutes at Large
treatise
memorandum opinion

5. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
These represent secondary authority
American Jurisprudence is a...
secondary authority
official publication of law

6. 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
incorrect citation of a law review article
correct A.L.R. citation
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal

7. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
incorrect case citation
United States District Courts case reporters
secondary authority
Federal session laws may be found in...

8. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
U.S. Law Week
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

9. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
correct Federal Register citation
United States Reports
American Law Reports
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.

10. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
court opinion
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
_____________ is an official publication

11. Statutory law
precedent
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
caption
Executive orders are...

12. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
decision
components of a Federal Register citation
primary authority
on the record

13. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
procedural law
codified
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

14. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
codified
West Publishing Company (West)
see generally

15. Digests
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

16. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
statement of facts
treatise

17. Selected decisions
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
TARP method

18. American Digest System
star paging
on the record
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
concurring opinion

19. An explanatory note
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
An annotation is
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
F.R.D. contains...

20. United States Reports
_____________ is an official publication
cf.
codified
annotations

21. A syllabus of the court
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
U.S. Reports contains
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)

22. 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
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
American Law Reports
U.S. Law Week
memorandum opinion

23. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
to update the status of a particular statute
incorrect citation of a law review article
incorrect United States Code citation
slip law

24. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
secondary authority
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
legal encyclopedias
The record of a court case includes

25. Products of West Legal Studies
memorandum opinion
official publication of law
rationale
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

26. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
decision
court opinion
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

27. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
procedural law
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
the signal infra
incorrect United States Code citation

28. 1. volume number of encyclopedia 2. abbreviated name of encyclopedia 3. title of article (underscored or in italics) 4. section symbol and section number within the article; 5. specific page within section; and 6. date of publication
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
official publication of law

29. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
Executive orders are...
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
statutory law
An unofficial publication is any publication

30. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
date of decision
Executive orders are...
correct A.L.R. citation

31. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
court opinion
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.
incorrect United States Code citation

32. Infra

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33. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
headnote or syllabus
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
West Publishing Company (West)
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

34. Shepard's Citators
separation of powers
see generally
bill
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

35. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
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
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
per curiam opinion
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called

36. Federal Cases
Statutes are published as session laws...
concurring opinion
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
American Law Reports

37. 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
An unofficial publication is any publication
components of a standard case citation
de novo on record
codified

38. Explanation of the subject
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
headnote or syllabus
on the record
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.

39. United States Reports
treatise
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
statement of facts
correct Federal Register citation

40. What federal session laws are codified and published in
constitutional law
United States Code (U.S.C.)
components of Statutes at Large citation
correct citation of United States Code

41. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
the signal infra
correct citation of Statutes at Large
primary authority
stare decisis

42. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
slip law
concurring opinion
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

43. 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
correct law review citation
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
components of a standard case citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)

44. The Federal Reporter
United States District Courts case reporters
substantive law
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
memorandum opinion

45. A proposed legislative measure
American Jurisprudence is a...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
advance sheets
bill

46. Summarize judicial opinions
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
digests typically
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
incorrect legal dictionary citation

47. Precedent
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
components of law review citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

48. 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)
unofficial publication of law
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
U.S. Law Week
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

49. An index
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
United States District Courts case reporters
Federal rules and procedures are...
Statutes at Large is

50. Statutes at Large
official publication of law
Federal session laws may be found in...
American Law Reports
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.