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1. Case law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Shepard's Citations
majority opinion

2. 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
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
American Law Reports
components of a Federal Register citation
to update the status of a particular statute

3. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
incorrect legal dictionary citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
_____________ is an official publication
dicta

4. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
court decision
bill
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
A.L.R. is filled with...

5. Selected decisions
session laws
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

6. 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
constitutional law
correct Federal Register citation
components of law review citation
court opinion

7. Compiled by topic
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
United States Code is
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

8. Opinion issued by the majority of the judges of the appellate court; the holding of this opinion may be cited as precedent if all other criteria are met. There is only one in a case
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
stare decisis
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
majority opinion

9. A syllabus of the court
correct citation of a Constitutional article
see generally
U.S. Reports contains
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

10. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
date of decision
contra
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
codified

11. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
U.S. Reports contains
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
the signal infra
slip opinion

12. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
digests typically
stare decisis
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

13. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
correct citation of a Constitutional article

14. Federal Rules Decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
most correct definition of star paging
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

15. 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
dicta
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
stare decisis
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.

16. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
session laws
memorandum opinion
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

17. Shepard's Citations is used
to update the status of a particular case
U.S. Reports contains
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
court opinion

18. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
_____________ is an official publication
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

19. 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
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Statutes are published as session laws...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

20. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
West Publishing Company (West)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States Reports is cited as

21. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
per curiam opinion
date of decision

22. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
star paging
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
C.J.S uses...
correct citation of United States Code

23. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
United States Reports is cited as
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.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
incorrect legal dictionary citation

24. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
restatements of law
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
F.R.D. contains...

25. U.S.
United States Reports is cited as
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
United States Reports

26. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
correct standard case citation
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Federal session laws may be found in...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

27. United States Reports
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
F.R.D. contains...
star paging
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...

28. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
most correct definition of star paging
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...

29. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
incorrect case citation
United States Reports

30. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
C.J.S uses...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

31. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
components of Statutes at Large citation
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
see - e.g.
headnote or syllabus

32. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
correct law review 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
contra
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

33. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
C.J.S uses...
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

34. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
court decision
de novo
correct legal encyclopedia citation
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

35. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
correct citation of United States Code

36. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
incorrect case citation
_____________ is an official publication
components of a legal encyclopedia 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.

37. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
primary authority
_____________ is an official publication
Statutes are published as session laws...
legal encyclopedias

38. Summarized statute topics
indexes typically
constitutional law
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

39. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
correct citation of a Constitutional article
secondary authority
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
_____________ is an official publication

40. Products of West Legal Studies
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
American Law Reports
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

41. Summarize judicial opinions
constitutional law
digests typically
treatise
incorrect United States Code citation

42. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
legal encyclopedias
separation of powers
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

43. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
parallel citation
correct A.L.R. citation
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
statutory law

44. An explanatory note
An annotation is
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
slip law
United States District Courts case reporters

45. Extensive selected annotations
unofficial publication of law
A.L.R. is filled with...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
components of Statutes at Large citation

46. Primary authority
see - e.g.
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

47. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
advance sheets
common law
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...

48. 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
Statutes are published as session laws...
precedent
components of United States Code citation
statement of facts

49. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
U.S. Law Week
statutory law
per curiam opinion
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

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

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