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






2. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






3. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta






4. 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






5. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia






6. Compiled chronologically






7. 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






8. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).






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






10. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont






11. Statutory law






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






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






14. 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'






15. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






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






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






18. Shepard's Citations is used






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






20. A syllabus of the court






21. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all






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






23. Compiled by topic






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






25. Summarized statute topics






26. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.






27. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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28. 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






29. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






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






31. 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






32. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication






41. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number






42. A publication of law that is not specifically authorized or sanctioned by an official body but - rather - is compiled by a private publisher i.e. West Publishing Company (West) and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)






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. Statutory law






45. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






46. 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






47. Encyclopedia






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






49. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






50. 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.







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