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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. What federal session laws are codified and published in






2. Govern the types of evidence that are admissible in criminal and civil trials and - in some situations - the manner in which the evidence can be presented during trial






3. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin






4. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions






5. 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.






6. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures






7. As session laws






8. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






9. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






10. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher






11. Secondary authority






12. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition






13. Decennial Digest






14. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture






15. 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.






16. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number






17. Products of West Legal Studies






18. What federal session laws are published in






19. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






20. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies






21. 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






22. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge






23. 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






24. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op






25. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication






26. Summarize statute topics






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






28. A proposed legislative measure






29. Typical case reporter






30. Extensive selected annotations






31. Federal Cases






32. Digests






33. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






34. Shepard's Citations is used






35. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






36. Summarize judicial opinions






37. 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






38. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.






39. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations






40. Statutory law






41. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition






42. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






43. Published by West






44. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders






45. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals






46. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.






47. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






48. 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






49. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum






50. Statutes at Large