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1. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
on the record
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
concurring opinion
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
2. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
A.L.R. is filled with...
see generally
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
legal dictionaries
3. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
Statutes are published as session laws...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
components of Statutes at Large citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
4. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Federal rules and procedures are...
F.R.D. contains...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
correct legal encyclopedia citation
5. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
slip law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
to update the status of a particular case
correct citation of United States Code
6. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
components of a Federal Register citation
Shepard's Citations
statutory law
components of Statutes at Large citation
7. 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.
National Reporter System
Supreme Court Reporter
Federal rules and procedures are...
An unofficial publication is any publication
8. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
9. 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
majority opinion
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
American Jurisprudence is a...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
10. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
These represent secondary authority
restatements of law
indexes typically
memorandum opinion
11. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
components of Statutes at Large citation
correct A.L.R. citation
components of and A.L.R. citation
The record of a court case includes
12. Statutes at Large
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
separation of powers
Executive orders are...
Federal session laws may be found in...
13. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
on the record
advance sheets
components of a standard case citation
West Publishing Company (West)
14. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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15. An explanatory note
star paging
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
An annotation is
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
16. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
slip opinion
to update the status of a particular statute
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.
secondary authority
17. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
most correct definition of star paging
parallel citation
digests typically
18. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
constitutional law
19. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
C.J.S uses...
indexes typically
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
20. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
Shepard's Citations
holding
incorrect United States Code citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
21. Secondary authority
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
22. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
23. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Statutes are published as session laws...
most correct definition of star paging
to update the status of a particular statute
24. Compiled chronologically
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Statutes at Large is
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
25. Extensive selected annotations
date of decision
most correct definition of star paging
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
A.L.R. is filled with...
26. Official publication
National Reporter System
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
C.J.S uses...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
27. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
correct legal encyclopedia citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
28. Typical case reporter
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
court decision
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
West Publishing Company (West)
29. 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
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
components of Statutes at Large citation
30. Primary authority
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
rationale
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.
United States Reports
31. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
opinion
see - e.g.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Statutes are published as session laws...
32. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
U.S. Law Week
caption
incorrect case citation
33. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
components of a standard case citation
star paging
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
34. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
see generally
en banc
holding
primary authority
35. The date upon which the decision was rendered
treatise
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
Statutes at Large is
date of decision
36. 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.
key number system
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
de novo
sequence of citations
37. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
West Publishing Company (West)
United States Reports
sequence of citations
rationale
38. Explanation of the subject
An unofficial publication is any publication
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
components of United States Code citation
39. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
slip opinion
An unofficial publication is any publication
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
cf.
40. A proposed legislative measure
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
bill
An annotation is
41. Encyclopedia
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
American Jurisprudence is a...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
42. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Executive orders are...
see generally
F.R.D. contains...
43. Federal Cases
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
United States District Courts case reporters
stare decisis
incorrect United States Code citation
44. An index
unofficial publication of law
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
U.S. Reports contains
components of a Federal Register citation
45. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
correct A.L.R. citation
F.R.D. contains...
These represent secondary authority
court decision
46. The Federal Reporter
court opinion
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
memorandum opinion
47. S.Ct.
F.R.D. contains...
Federal session laws may be found in...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
48. Legal encyclopedia published by West
components of Statutes at Large citation
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
C.J.S uses...
49. Summarize statute topics
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
U.S. Reports contains
correct legal encyclopedia citation
50. Compiled by topic
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
court decision
United States Code is