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1. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
the signal infra
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
session laws

2. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7
codified
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
sequence of citations
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

3. Statutes at Large
Federal session laws may be found in...
The record of a court case includes
components of law review citation
to update the status of a particular statute

4. Summarize judicial opinions
incorrect United States Code citation
Shepard's Citations
digests typically
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

5. Typical case reporter
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
annotations
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal

6. Decennial Digest
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

7. Summarize statute topics
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
U.S. Reports contains

8. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
A.L.R. is filled with...
_____________ is an official publication
An unofficial publication is any publication
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

9. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
slip law
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
date of decision
unofficial publication of law

10. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
correct citation of Statutes at Large
session laws
caption
Supreme Court Reporter

11. At the close of each legislative term
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
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
Statutes are published as session laws...
cf.

12. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
legal dictionaries
to update the status of a particular case
court opinion

13. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
U.S. Law Week
components of a standard case citation
components of United States Code citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

14. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
American Law Reports
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
de novo on record

15. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Federal Rules of Evidence
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
see generally

16. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
U.S. Reports contains
United States Reports

17. 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.
components of Statutes at Large citation
National Reporter System
parallel citation
stare decisis

18. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
U.S. Reports contains
per curiam opinion
digests typically

19. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
Statutes are published as session laws...
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
United States Reports
components of law review citation

20. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
United States Code is
see - e.g.
digests typically

21. Primary authority
the signal infra
decision
memorandum opinion
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

22. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
memorandum opinion
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
cf.
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

23. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
official publication of law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal rules and procedures are...
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

24. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
constitutional law
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
correct law review citation
headnote or syllabus

25. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
common law
statement of facts
separation of powers
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

26. Legal encyclopedia published by West
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
incorrect case citation

27. Case law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
headnote or syllabus
the signal infra
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

28. 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
concurring opinion
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
the signal infra
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

29. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
substantive law

30. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct A.L.R. citation
statement of facts
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
court decision

31. Products of West Legal Studies
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
en banc
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

32. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
correct citation of United States Code
An annotation is
to update the status of a particular statute
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

33. 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 Bulletin
components of and A.L.R. citation
dicta
slip opinion

34. American Digest System
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
precedent
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
the signal infra

35. 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 official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
United States Reports is cited as
components of law review citation

36. 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
see generally
components of and A.L.R. citation
components of law review citation
_____________ is an official publication

37. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
constitutional law
to update the status of a particular statute
court opinion

38. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
court decision
secondary authority
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

39. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
advance sheets
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
statement of facts

40. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
constitutional law
correct standard case citation

41. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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42. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
per curiam opinion
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

43. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
incorrect legal dictionary citation

44. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one
secondary authority
codified
Federal Rules of Evidence
dissenting opinion

45. The date upon which the decision was rendered
date of decision
key number system
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
restatements of law

46. 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
key number system
C.J.S uses...
A.L.R. is filled with...

47. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
court opinion
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
legal encyclopedias

48. The West key number system
de novo on record
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.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
C.J.S uses...

49. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
Shepard's Citations
U.S. Law Week
TARP method
slip law

50. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
unofficial publication of law
correct law review citation
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel