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1. Shepard's Citations is used
United States Reports is cited as
An annotation is
to update the status of a particular case
correct Federal Register citation

2. American Digest System
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
court decision

3. Precedent
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
constitutional law
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
These represent secondary authority

4. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
the signal infra
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
codified

5. Reported selectively
United States District Courts case reporters
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Supreme Court Reporter

6. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
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.
sequence of citations

7. As session laws
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
contra
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

8. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
dicta
correct law review citation
An unofficial publication is any publication
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

9. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
key number system
slip opinion
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
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.

10. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
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.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...

11. 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 session laws may be found in...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
components of and A.L.R. citation
on the record

12. Digest topic
unofficial publication of law
caption
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
parallel citation

13. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
parallel citation
de novo on record
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
per curiam opinion

14. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
West Publishing Company (West)
caption
correct legal encyclopedia citation
slip opinion

15. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
incorrect United States Code citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

16. Summarize judicial opinions
primary authority
C.J.S uses...
components of and A.L.R. citation
digests typically

17. 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
dissenting opinion
annotations
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Federal Rules of Evidence

18. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
_____________ is an official publication
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
elements of a reported case

19. Encyclopedia
correct citation of a Constitutional article
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
American Jurisprudence is a...
unofficial publication of law

20. Published by West
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
United States Code is
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
common law

21. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
The record of a court case includes
en banc
see generally

22. 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
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
restatements of law

23. Statutes at Large
legal dictionaries
elements of a reported case
incorrect citation of a law review article
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

24. Federal Reporter - Third Series (F.3d) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)

25. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct standard case citation
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

26. Infra

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27. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
treatise
_____________ is an official publication
common law

28. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against
annotations
holding
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

29. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
slip opinion
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
incorrect citation of a law review article
United States Code (U.S.C.)

30. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
components of law review citation
substantive law
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

31. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
U.S. Reports contains
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
session laws

32. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
unofficial publication of law
components of a standard case citation
An unofficial publication is any publication

33. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
U.S. Law Week
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
court opinion

34. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
American Jurisprudence is a...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
U.S. Law Week

35. 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
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
An annotation is
see generally
Statutes at Large is

36. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct standard case citation
restatements of law

37. A proposed legislative measure
bill
American Jurisprudence is a...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

38. 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.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of Statutes at Large citation
opinion
cf.

39. An explanatory note
An annotation is
memorandum opinion
unofficial publication of law
digests typically

40. Name of the appellant
precedent
key number system
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 Law Week (U.S.L.W)

41. An index
incorrect case citation
Statutes at Large is
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

42. Statutes at Large
to update the status of a particular statute
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
to update the status of a particular case
Federal session laws may be found in...

43. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
memorandum opinion
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

44. 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
correct citation of a Constitutional article
date of decision
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

45. Legal encyclopedia published by West
constitutional law
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
correct citation of Statutes at Large
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

46. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
memorandum opinion
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
United States Reports is cited as

47. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
en banc
West Publishing Company (West)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.

48. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
opinion
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

49. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
concurring opinion
legal encyclopedias
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

50. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Reports
An unofficial publication is any publication
see generally
session laws