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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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






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






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






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






6. State and federal






7. Published by Lawyers Co-op






8. An index






9. Summarize judicial opinions






10. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.






11. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






12. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.






13. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).






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






15. The West key number system






16. 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






17. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






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






19. Law that establishes and defines the basic rights and duties that govern a society. It consists of constitutions - legislative enactments - common law - and certain executive actions.






20. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).






21. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






22. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






23. S.Ct.






24. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






25. Infra

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26. Typical case reporter






27. Restatement (of law)






28. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws






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






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

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






32. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






33. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.






34. Seven






35. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






36. Official publication






37. U.S.






38. Decennial Digest






39. Result or disposition of the case






40. 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






41. 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






42. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter






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






44. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming






45. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime






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






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






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






49. Primary authority






50. Statutes at Large