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1. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
common law
precedent
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
2. 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.
Shepard's Citations
These represent secondary authority
substantive law
indexes typically
3. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
digests typically
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
4. Typical case reporter
incorrect case citation
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.
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
5. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
These represent secondary authority
per curiam opinion
6. 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
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
An unofficial publication is any publication
common law
cf.
7. An explanatory note
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
An annotation is
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
headnote or syllabus
8. Case law
Statutes at Large is
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
9. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
caption
on the record
de novo on record
primary authority
10. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
slip opinion
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
correct Federal Register citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
11. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
legal dictionaries
The signal '_____' 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.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
12. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
contra
to update the status of a particular case
primary authority
United States Code (U.S.C.)
13. 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
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
components of United States Code citation
Statutes are published as session laws...
to update the status of a particular statute
14. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
legal dictionaries
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
slip law
15. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct A.L.R. citation
elements of a reported case
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
16. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
TARP method
statement of facts
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
17. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
statement of facts
West Publishing Company (West)
per curiam opinion
cf.
18. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
These represent secondary authority
en banc
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
components of United States Code citation
19. An index
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
majority opinion
20. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
correct standard case citation
An annotation is
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
21. Digest topic
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
separation of powers
substantive law
de novo
22. 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.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
components of Statutes at Large citation
advance sheets
23. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
en banc
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
court opinion
West Publishing Company (West)
24. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
court opinion
25. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
The signal '_____' 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.
dicta
dissenting opinion
incorrect United States Code citation
26. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
digests typically
incorrect citation of a law review article
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
correct citation of United States Code
27. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
caption
cf.
Supreme Court Reporter
most correct definition of star paging
28. 1. volume number of encyclopedia 2. abbreviated name of encyclopedia 3. title of article (underscored or in italics) 4. section symbol and section number within the article; 5. specific page within section; and 6. date of publication
Statutes at Large is
court decision
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
29. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
primary authority
headnote or syllabus
annotations
parallel citation
30. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Executive orders are...
official publication of law
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
31. State and federal
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
components of United States Code citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
correct law review citation
32. A proposed legislative measure
TARP method
correct citation of Statutes at Large
caption
bill
33. 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
caption
Statutes are published as session laws...
sequence of citations
correct law review citation
34. Products of West Legal Studies
stare decisis
correct citation of a Constitutional article
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
Federal rules and procedures are...
35. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
F.R.D. contains...
A.L.R. is filled with...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
36. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
The record of a court case includes
incorrect United States Code citation
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
37. U.S.
incorrect United States Code citation
United States Reports is cited as
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
38. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
separation of powers
court opinion
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
39. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
components of United States Code citation
West Publishing Company (West)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
40. Federal Rules Decisions
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of a standard case citation
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
41. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
official publication of law
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
42. S.Ct.
concurring opinion
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
43. A syllabus of the court
court opinion
National Reporter System
C.J.S uses...
U.S. Reports contains
44. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
unofficial publication of law
elements of a reported case
Supreme Court Reporter
45. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
holding
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
decision
headnote or syllabus
46. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
advance sheets
constitutional law
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
correct law review citation
47. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
cf.
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
48. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
United States Reports is cited as
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
49. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
secondary authority
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
50. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
most correct definition of star paging
United States District Courts case reporters
Supreme Court Reporter
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called