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1. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
holding
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
indexes typically
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)

2. Reported selectively
correct law review citation
An annotation is
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

3. What federal session laws are codified and published in
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
TARP method
cf.
United States Code (U.S.C.)

4. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
per curiam opinion
American Jurisprudence is a...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

5. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
constitutional law
dicta
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
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

6. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
see generally
on the record
opinion
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

7. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
on the record
These represent secondary authority
_____________ is an official publication

8. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
holding
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

9. Result or disposition of the case
_____________ is an official publication
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
decision
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.

10. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
digests typically
Federal Rules of Evidence
headnote or syllabus
An unofficial publication is any publication

11. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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12. Published by West
Federal Rules of Evidence
annotations
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...

13. 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
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
key number system
Federal Rules of Evidence
stare decisis

14. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
see generally
rationale

15. Legal encyclopedia published by West
correct A.L.R. citation
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
United States District Courts case reporters

16. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
West Publishing Company (West)
separation of powers
An annotation is

17. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
dicta
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
advance sheets
United States Reports is cited as

18. 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
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.
C.J.S uses...
United States Reports is cited as
restatements of law

19. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
rationale
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
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

20. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
official publication of law
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
_____________ is an official publication
correct A.L.R. citation

21. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
incorrect citation of a law review article
opinion
United States Code (U.S.C.)

22. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Federal Rules of Evidence

23. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
correct Federal Register citation
constitutional law
Federal session laws may be found in...

24. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
slip opinion
United States Reports
memorandum opinion

25. As session laws
United States Reports is cited as
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
de novo
_____________ is an official publication

26. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
slip opinion
caption
annotations
United States District Courts case reporters

27. State and federal
statement of facts
United States Reports is cited as
contra
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...

28. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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29. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
indexes typically
Federal Rules of Evidence
incorrect citation of a law review article
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

30. Official publication
see generally
statutory law
majority opinion
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

31. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
dissenting opinion
codified
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition

32. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
United States Reports is cited as
court opinion
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

33. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
components of United States Code citation
parallel citation
treatise
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

34. Precedent
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
National Reporter System
incorrect citation of a law review article

35. 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
annotations
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
sequence of citations
statutory law

36. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
components of a standard case citation
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
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.
court decision

37. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Statutes are published as session laws...
codified
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)

38. 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
dissenting opinion
opinion
the signal infra
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

39. Statutory law
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
most correct definition of star paging
Federal rules and procedures are...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

40. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
cf.
to update the status of a particular statute
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...

41. An explanatory note
The signal '_____' 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.
An annotation is
to update the status of a particular statute
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

42. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
American Jurisprudence is a...
legal encyclopedias

43. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
Federal session laws may be found in...
caption
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
The record of a court case includes

44. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
advance sheets
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation

45. 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
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
de novo on record
session laws
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.

46. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
The signal '_____' 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.
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

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

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48. 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
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.
majority opinion
on the record
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

49. F.Supp
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

50. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
United States District Courts case reporters
en banc
caption