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1. Shepard's Citations is used
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
to update the status of a particular case
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
components of a standard case citation

2. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
cf.
Federal rules and procedures are...
rationale
de novo on record

3. F.Supp
American Jurisprudence is a...
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
to update the status of a particular statute
Federal Rules of Evidence

4. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
the signal infra
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
digests typically

5. 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
components of a standard case citation
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as

6. Statutes at Large
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
rationale
court decision
Federal session laws may be found in...

7. United States Reports
_____________ is an official publication
de novo on record
most correct definition of star paging
memorandum opinion

8. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
court opinion
A.L.R. is filled with...
_____________ is an official publication
en banc

9. 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
American Law Reports
session laws
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as

10. Federal Cases
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
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
An annotation is

11. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
date of decision
The record of a court case includes
on the record
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

12. Published by Lawyers Co-op
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
per curiam opinion
substantive law
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.

13. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
codified
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
legal dictionaries
United States Reports is cited as

14. Extensive selected annotations
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.
A.L.R. is filled with...
caption
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

15. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
correct standard case citation
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
dissenting opinion

16. At the close of each legislative term
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
correct citation of United States Code
Statutes are published as session laws...
U.S. Law Week

17. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
slip law
correct law review citation
U.S. Law Week

18. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
en banc
star paging
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

19. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
memorandum opinion
contra

20. A prior case within a particular jurisdiction that has 1. facts and legal issues substantially similar to the facts of the case before the court and 2. it was decided by a majority decision of a higher court of that jurisdiction and 3. the case was r
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
advance sheets
precedent
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

21. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
correct Federal Register citation
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
most correct definition of star paging
date of decision

22. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
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
advance sheets
United States Reports

23. Case law
National Reporter System
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
court opinion
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...

24. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
cf.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
United States Code is

25. 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
contra
statutory law
de novo on record
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...

26. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct citation of United States Code
correct A.L.R. citation
An unofficial publication is any publication
components of Statutes at Large citation

27. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
correct Federal Register citation
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
primary authority
restatements of law

28. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
statement of facts

29. 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 District Courts case reporters
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
most correct definition of star paging

30. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
court decision
correct standard case citation
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

31. 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
indexes typically
Federal Rules of Evidence
the signal infra

32. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
en banc

33. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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34. Restatement (of law)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
on the record
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
annotations

35. Published by West
on the record
advance sheets
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)

36. 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
_____________ is an official publication
the signal infra
statement of facts
advance sheets

37. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States District Courts case reporters
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

38. As session laws
An unofficial publication is any publication
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
unofficial publication of law
Executive orders are...

39. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
correct A.L.R. citation
primary authority
advance sheets
procedural law

40. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
correct standard case citation
separation of powers
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

41. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
National Reporter System
legal dictionaries

42. 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
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
secondary authority
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

43. American Digest System
United States Code is
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

44. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
correct citation of Statutes at Large
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
components of United States Code citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

45. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
court opinion
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
annotations

46. 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.
Executive orders are...
components of Statutes at Large citation
parallel citation
contra

47. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
U.S. Law Week
key number system
TARP method

48. Name of the appellant
TARP method
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.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
incorrect United States Code citation

49. Statutes at Large
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
A.L.R. is filled with...

50. A syllabus of the court
U.S. Reports contains
contra
majority opinion
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)