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1. 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






2. Federal Rules Decisions






3. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute






4. A prior case within a particular jurisdiction that has 1. facts and legal issues substantially similar to the facts of the case before the court and 2. it was decided by a majority decision of a higher court of that jurisdiction and 3. the case was r






5. United States Reports






6. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case






7. An explanatory note






8. 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






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






10. Infra

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11. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






12. Presidential proclamations






13. What federal session laws are published in






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






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






16. American Digest System






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






18. 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






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






20. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






21. United States Reports






22. Summarized statute topics






23. At the close of each legislative term






24. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






25. 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.






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






27. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs






28. 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






29. Reported selectively






30. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic






31. An index






32. Secondary authority






33. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown






34. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive






35. U.S.






36. Summarize judicial opinions






37. Supra

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38. 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






39. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






40. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia






41. Explanation of the subject






42. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)






43. Anew - from the beginning - the case is tried in the appellate court as if it had not been tried previously - and witness are allowed to testify.






44. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.






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






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






47. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).






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






49. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






50. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).






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