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1. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
American Jurisprudence is a...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
U.S. Law Week
annotations
2. Secondary authority
sequence of citations
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
3. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
slip opinion
Supreme Court Reporter
4. 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
Federal session laws may be found in...
see - e.g.
advance sheets
5. Primary authority
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
to update the status of a particular statute
correct law review citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
6. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
opinion
cf.
_____________ is an official publication
7. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
F.R.D. contains...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
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 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.
8. Digests
Statutes are published as session laws...
slip law
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
correct law review citation
9. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
court opinion
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
incorrect citation of a law review article
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
10. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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11. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
elements of a reported case
statutory law
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
12. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
en banc
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
13. Precedent
parallel citation
correct legal encyclopedia citation
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
F.R.D. contains...
14. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
correct standard case citation
primary authority
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
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.
15. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
restatements of law
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
16. Statutory law
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
components of Statutes at Large citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
components of law review citation
17. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
per curiam opinion
components of Statutes at Large citation
treatise
A.L.R. is filled with...
18. Products of West Legal Studies
decision
U.S. Reports contains
correct legal encyclopedia citation
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
19. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
unofficial publication of law
session laws
correct Federal Register citation
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
20. Legal encyclopedia published by West
caption
These represent secondary authority
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
21. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
statutory law
per curiam opinion
U.S. Law Week
22. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
per curiam opinion
U.S. Law Week
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
23. 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
An unofficial publication is any publication
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
An annotation is
24. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
see generally
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
common law
25. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
substantive law
statutory law
26. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
27. 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
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
caption
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
de novo on record
28. Published by West
de novo on record
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
29. 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.
concurring opinion
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
parallel citation
unofficial publication of law
30. A proposed legislative measure
correct law review citation
TARP method
correct citation of Statutes at Large
bill
31. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
United States Code is
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
key number system
32. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
statement of facts
constitutional law
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
33. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication
components of and A.L.R. citation
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.
digests typically
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
34. Infra
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35. At the close of each legislative term
Statutes are published as session laws...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
indexes typically
36. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct A.L.R. citation
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
to update the status of a particular statute
TARP method
37. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
American Jurisprudence is a...
Statutes at Large is
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
secondary authority
38. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Reports
de novo
substantive law
39. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
American Law Reports
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
TARP method
40. Statutes at Large
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
court opinion
American Law Reports
West Publishing Company (West)
41. Result or disposition of the case
see - e.g.
United States Code is
decision
American Law Reports
42. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
restatements of law
the signal infra
43. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
primary authority
unofficial publication of law
elements of a reported case
An annotation is
44. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
digests typically
contra
45. The Federal Reporter
Supreme Court Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
incorrect citation of a law review article
46. 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
Federal session laws may be found in...
concurring opinion
_____________ is an official publication
restatements of law
47. 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
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
stare decisis
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
48. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
Supreme Court Reporter
legal encyclopedias
official publication of law
statutory law
49. Summarize judicial opinions
see generally
F.R.D. contains...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
digests typically
50. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
advance sheets
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.
official publication of law
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