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1. Summarized statute topics






2. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication






3. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition






4. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.






5. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.






6. Published by the American Law Institute - it collects and distills the primary - general rules in a given legal topic area- what the rules are and sometime what the committee believes they ought to be. It also provides explanations of the rules and g






7. 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






8. As session laws






9. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West






10. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






11. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming






12. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






13. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations






14. Products of West Legal Studies






15. U.S.






16. 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






17. United States Reports






18. A syllabus of the court






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






20. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures






21. Presidential proclamations






22. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.






23. 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






24. Federal Rules Decisions






25. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op






26. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment






27. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition






28. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






29. Official publication






30. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and






31. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum






32. At the close of each legislative term






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






34. Primary authority






35. Published by West






36. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






37. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






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






39. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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40. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)






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






42. State and federal






43. United States Reports






44. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown






45. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






46. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.






47. Shepard's Citations is used






48. 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.






49. Infra

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







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