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1. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter






2. 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.






3. 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






4. 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






5. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).






6. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge






7. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime






8. Supra

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9. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






10. 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






11. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute






12. The date upon which the decision was rendered






13. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law






14. Reported selectively






15. At the close of each legislative term






16. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

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17. Federal Cases






18. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






19. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta






20. 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.






21. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






22. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).






23. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.






24. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.






25. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.






26. 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.






27. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






28. Selected decisions






29. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic






30. Legal encyclopedia published by West






31. What federal session laws are codified and published in






32. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont






33. U.S.






34. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).






35. Case law






36. 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






37. Explanation of the subject






38. Official publication






39. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






40. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






41. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






42. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






43. Summarize judicial opinions






44. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






45. An index






46. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties






47. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders






48. 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






49. Statutes at Large






50. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent