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1. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
memorandum opinion
United States Reports
decision
dicta
2. Shepard's Citations is used
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
to update the status of a particular case
codified
3. Precedent
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
incorrect United States Code citation
components of and A.L.R. citation
United States Code is
4. 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)
unofficial publication of law
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
bill
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
5. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
sequence of citations
procedural law
6. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
headnote or syllabus
contra
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
7. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
to update the status of a particular statute
de novo
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
8. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
secondary authority
treatise
substantive law
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
9. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
components of a standard case citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
to update the status of a particular case
F.R.D. contains...
10. 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.
on the record
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
de novo
United States Code is
11. United States Reports
parallel citation
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
Statutes are published as session laws...
12. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Statutes are published as session laws...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
cf.
13. Published by Lawyers Co-op
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
14. Restatement (of law)
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
dicta
a secondary authority which is not the law itself but is - rather - a persuasive presentation by legal scholars of what the law is or what it should be in a particular topic are
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the _______________ appears first in the case caption - regardless of how the caption may have been shown in the lower courts.
15. Products of West Legal Studies
components of a standard case citation
cf.
decision
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
16. 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
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
17. What federal session laws are published in
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
C.J.S uses...
18. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
contra
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
West Publishing Company (West)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
19. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
memorandum opinion
Federal Rules of Evidence
concurring opinion
20. 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
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
components of and A.L.R. citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
correct law review citation
21. An explanatory note
An annotation is
date of decision
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
22. Statutory law
correct standard case citation
Federal session laws may be found in...
A.L.R. is filled with...
Federal rules and procedures are...
23. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
American Jurisprudence is a...
session laws
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
24. 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
restatements of law
correct A.L.R. citation
Statutes at Large is
de novo on record
25. 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
Federal Rules of Evidence
incorrect citation of a law review article
caption
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
26. At the close of each legislative term
Statutes are published as session laws...
components of United States Code citation
statutory law
majority opinion
27. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
en banc
U.S. Law Week
session laws
primary authority
28. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
common law
Statutes are published as session laws...
legal dictionaries
secondary authority
29. Statutory law
legal dictionaries
Executive orders are...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
sequence of citations
30. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which agrees with the result reached by the majority but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one.
concurring opinion
session laws
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
dicta
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
components of a standard case citation
American Law Reports
rationale
de novo
32. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
contra
33. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
constitutional law
An unofficial publication is any publication
incorrect legal dictionary citation
components of law review citation
34. United States Reports
components of and A.L.R. citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
_____________ is an official publication
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
35. An index
annotations
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
incorrect United States Code citation
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
36. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
bill
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
legal encyclopedias
37. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
caption
dissenting opinion
secondary authority
38. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
United States District Courts case reporters
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
see - e.g.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
39. Published by West
TARP method
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
40. U.S.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
United States Reports
United States Reports is cited as
correct standard case citation
41. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
opinion
restatements of law
date of decision
incorrect legal dictionary citation
42. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
correct Federal Register citation
to update the status of a particular statute
National Reporter System
U.S. Law Week
43. 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
United States Code is
majority opinion
common law
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
44. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
correct citation of Statutes at Large
de novo on record
per curiam opinion
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
45. Extensive selected annotations
constitutional law
A.L.R. is filled with...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
46. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and
Statutes are published as session laws...
Federal rules and procedures are...
components of law review citation
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
47. What federal session laws are codified and published in
correct standard case citation
Federal session laws may be found in...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
48. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the _______________ appears first in the case caption - regardless of how the caption may have been shown in the lower courts.
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
United States District Courts case reporters
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
49. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
indexes typically
50. Federal Cases
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
slip opinion
star paging
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
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