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1. Case law
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
session laws
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
2. 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
see - e.g.
star paging
components of Statutes at Large citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
3. S.Ct.
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
see - e.g.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
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
4. Statutory law
Federal rules and procedures are...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
American Jurisprudence is a...
United States Reports is cited as
5. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
de novo on record
caption
6. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
date of decision
statement of facts
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
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
7. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect legal dictionary citation
decision
correct legal encyclopedia citation
incorrect United States Code citation
8. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
slip opinion
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
U.S. Law Week
9. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
to update the status of a particular case
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
incorrect case citation
10. Federal Rules Decisions
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
11. At the close of each legislative term
Statutes are published as session laws...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Supreme Court Reporter
elements of a reported case
12. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
rationale
separation of powers
see - e.g.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
13. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
to update the status of a particular statute
rationale
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Reports is cited as
14. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
stare decisis
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
common law
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
15. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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16. Decennial Digest
American Jurisprudence is a...
legal dictionaries
correct A.L.R. citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
17. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
see generally
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
en banc
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
18. What federal session laws are codified and published in
incorrect United States Code citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Executive orders are...
19. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
procedural law
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
20. 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.
incorrect legal dictionary citation
_____________ is an official publication
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
constitutional law
21. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
restatements of law
bill
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
West Publishing Company (West)
22. Summarize statute topics
per curiam opinion
cf.
legal dictionaries
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
23. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
F.R.D. contains...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
American Law Reports
United States Code (U.S.C.)
24. Compiled chronologically
advance sheets
correct citation of United States Code
Statutes at Large is
statutory law
25. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
restatements of law
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
U.S. Law Week
correct citation of Statutes at Large
26. 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
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
components of a standard case citation
27. 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
majority opinion
slip law
Federal Rules of Evidence
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
28. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
legal encyclopedias
majority opinion
_____________ is an official publication
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
29. Extensive selected annotations
components of United States Code citation
substantive law
American Law Reports
A.L.R. is filled with...
30. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
Supreme Court Reporter
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
incorrect case citation
cf.
31. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
parallel citation
bill
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
32. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
correct standard case citation
F.R.D. contains...
33. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
key number system
United States Reports is cited as
to update the status of a particular statute
elements of a reported case
34. 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
de novo on record
common law
U.S. Law Week
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
35. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
36. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
correct citation of Statutes at Large
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
incorrect case citation
37. 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
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
United States Reports
38. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
indexes typically
statement of facts
Supreme Court Reporter
C.J.S uses...
39. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
correct legal encyclopedia citation
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
to update the status of a particular case
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
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
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
components of and A.L.R. citation
The record of a court case includes
to update the status of a particular case
41. Shepard's Citations is used
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
An annotation is
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.
to update the status of a particular case
42. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
incorrect United States Code citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
rationale
slip opinion
43. Restatement (of law)
The record of a court case includes
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
West Publishing Company (West)
indexes typically
44. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
rationale
statutory law
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
45. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
treatise
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
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.
de novo on record
46. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
separation of powers
see generally
bill
TARP method
47. A proposed legislative measure
bill
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
annotations
United States Code (U.S.C.)
48. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
contra
West Publishing Company (West)
codified
primary authority
49. 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.
correct legal encyclopedia citation
components of Statutes at Large citation
the signal infra
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
50. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
Supreme Court Reporter
stare decisis
to update the status of a particular statute
An unofficial publication is any publication