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1. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
cf.
common law
key number system
on the record
2. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
parallel citation
on the record
star paging
3. 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
incorrect legal dictionary citation
indexes typically
de novo on record
4. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
components of and A.L.R. citation
correct A.L.R. citation
dicta
United States Code is
5. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
per curiam opinion
TARP method
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
6. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
memorandum opinion
elements of a reported case
7. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
American Jurisprudence is a...
parallel citation
legal encyclopedias
majority opinion
8. Federal Cases
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
correct citation of Statutes at Large
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
9. U.S.
Federal rules and procedures are...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States Reports is cited as
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
10. The Federal Reporter
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
correct A.L.R. citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
11. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The record of a court case includes
legal encyclopedias
United States Code is
per curiam opinion
12. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
headnote or syllabus
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
_____________ is an official publication
13. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
statement of facts
Supreme Court Reporter
14. 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.
procedural law
elements of a reported case
decision
de novo
15. 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
restatements of law
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
16. Precedent
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
17. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
components of law review citation
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
incorrect case citation
18. What federal session laws are published in
headnote or syllabus
official publication of law
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
caption
19. Case law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
legal dictionaries
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
20. Encyclopedia
common law
concurring opinion
key number system
American Jurisprudence is a...
21. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
majority opinion
primary authority
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
TARP method
22. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
slip opinion
West Publishing Company (West)
23. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
treatise
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
24. As session laws
court opinion
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
25. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
An unofficial publication is any publication
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
concurring opinion
26. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
components of and A.L.R. citation
correct legal encyclopedia citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
27. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
correct citation of Statutes at Large
date of decision
restatements of law
primary authority
28. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
U.S. Law Week
29. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
en banc
correct citation of United States Code
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
30. The West key number system
dicta
C.J.S uses...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Shepard's Citations
31. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
see generally
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
32. F.Supp
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
common law
components of law review citation
bill
33. Products of West Legal Studies
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
digests typically
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
34. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
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 unofficial publication is any publication
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
35. A publication of law that is not specifically authorized or sanctioned by an official body but - rather - is compiled by a private publisher i.e. West Publishing Company (West) and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
unofficial publication of law
American Jurisprudence is a...
36. S.Ct.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
to update the status of a particular case
holding
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
37. Compiled chronologically
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
C.J.S uses...
Statutes at Large is
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
38. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
sequence of citations
session laws
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
U.S. Law Week
39. 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
procedural law
components of a standard case citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
A.L.R. is filled with...
40. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
decision
F.R.D. contains...
correct law review citation
components of law review citation
41. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
de novo
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Federal session laws may be found in...
42. 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
secondary authority
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.
Federal Rules of Evidence
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
43. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
44. Law that establishes and defines the basic rights and duties that govern a society. It consists of constitutions - legislative enactments - common law - and certain executive actions.
per curiam opinion
substantive law
correct standard case citation
dicta
45. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
West Publishing Company (West)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
slip opinion
46. At the close of each legislative term
common law
incorrect United States Code citation
Statutes are published as session laws...
TARP method
47. Federal Reporter - Third Series (F.3d) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
slip law
the signal infra
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
48. Shepard's Citations is used
Federal session laws may be found in...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
West Publishing Company (West)
to update the status of a particular case
49. Infra
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50. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
de novo
treatise
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Federal Rules of Evidence