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Subject : law
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1. At the close of each legislative term






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






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






4. Published by Lawyers Co-op






5. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






6. 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






7. 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






8. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






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






10. Decennial Digest






11. United States Reports






12. U.S.






13. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment






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






15. 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






16. Summarized statute topics






17. Compiled by topic






18. Digest topic






19. Infra

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20. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications






21. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






22. Presidential proclamations






23. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






24. An index






25. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter






26. Digests






27. Explanation of the subject






28. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'






29. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio






30. American Digest System






31. 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






32. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






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






34. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






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






36. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.






37. Restatement (of law)






38. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






39. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).






40. Precedent






41. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.






42. The Federal Reporter






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






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






45. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






46. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.






47. Primary authority






48. Seven






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






50. Name of the appellant