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1. Result or disposition of the case
American Jurisprudence is a...
incorrect case citation
components of and A.L.R. citation
decision

2. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
dicta
slip 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.

3. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
contra
components of Statutes at Large citation
de novo

4. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct law review citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
American Jurisprudence is a...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

5. The date upon which the decision was rendered
U.S. Reports contains
date of decision
slip law
substantive law

6. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
indexes typically
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
correct citation of Statutes at Large

7. 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.
de novo
_____________ is an official publication
incorrect case citation
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

8. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
secondary authority

9. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
United States Reports is cited as
memorandum opinion
C.J.S uses...

10. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
An unofficial publication is any publication
session laws
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
to update the status of a particular statute

11. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
U.S. Law Week
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
A.L.R. is filled with...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

12. Seven
Supreme Court Reporter
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
statutory law

13. Statutes at Large
advance sheets
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
dicta

14. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
legal dictionaries
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
components of a Federal Register citation
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

15. Presidential proclamations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
slip opinion
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.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

16. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
A.L.R. is filled with...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

17. Restatement (of law)
The record of a court case includes
holding
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
correct A.L.R. citation

18. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
bill
caption
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
opinion

19. The process used to synthesize legal principles from all prior cases with similar facts and similar issues of law to arrive at a decision in a specific case
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Federal session laws may be found in...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
stare decisis

20. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
see generally
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
correct law review citation

21. Official publication
_____________ is an official publication
parallel citation
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
advance sheets

22. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
cf.
secondary authority
correct citation of a Constitutional article

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

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24. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
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
secondary authority
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

25. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
official publication of law
most correct definition of star paging
correct citation of a Constitutional article

26. 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
U.S. Reports contains
court decision
annotations
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)

27. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
common law
_____________ is an official publication

28. At the close of each legislative term
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
incorrect case citation
parallel citation
Statutes are published as session laws...

29. Digest topic
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
secondary authority
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...

30. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
West Publishing Company (West)
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
components of a standard case citation
separation of powers

31. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
procedural law
components of law review citation
sequence of citations

32. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
opinion
United States Reports is cited as

33. An index
These represent secondary authority
Executive orders are...
dicta
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

34. S.Ct.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
headnote or syllabus
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as

35. 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
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
components of law review citation
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

36. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of a Federal Register citation
separation of powers
en banc

37. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
United States Code (U.S.C.)
C.J.S uses...
components of a Federal Register citation
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

38. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
Federal Rules of Evidence
codified
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
incorrect legal dictionary citation

39. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
headnote or syllabus
de novo on record
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
date of decision

40. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
correct standard case citation
U.S. Law Week
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

41. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct Federal Register citation
These represent secondary authority
United States Code is

42. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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43. Summarize judicial opinions
annotations
contra
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
digests typically

44. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Shepard's Citations
United States Code (U.S.C.)

45. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Reports
secondary authority
procedural law
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

46. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
F.R.D. contains...
incorrect citation of a law review article
de novo on record
Federal rules and procedures are...

47. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
session laws
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
common law
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...

48. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
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
correct citation of a Constitutional article
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

49. An explanatory note
An annotation is
components of law review citation
slip opinion
cf.

50. State and federal
components of Statutes at Large citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)