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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. Presidential proclamations






2. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






3. Federal Cases






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






5. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court






6. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia






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






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






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






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






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






12. Digest topic






13. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






14. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






15. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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16. 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






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






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






19. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






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






21. Seven






22. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications






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






24. A proposed legislative measure






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






26. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions






27. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






28. Supra

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29. United States Reports






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






31. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






32. 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






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






34. The West key number system






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






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






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






38. United States Reports






39. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






40. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






41. What federal session laws are published in






42. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






43. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals






44. An index






45. Products of West Legal Studies






46. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






47. Name of the appellant






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






49. The Federal Reporter






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