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1. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
correct law review citation
cf.
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.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
2. The West key number system
C.J.S uses...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
star paging
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
3. Summarized statute topics
incorrect citation of a law review article
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
indexes typically
4. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
contra
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
digests typically
treatise
5. American Digest System
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
de novo on record
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
6. A prior case within a particular jurisdiction that has 1. facts and legal issues substantially similar to the facts of the case before the court and 2. it was decided by a majority decision of a higher court of that jurisdiction and 3. the case was r
to update the status of a particular statute
precedent
advance sheets
statement of facts
7. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one
dissenting opinion
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
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.
8. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
West Publishing Company (West)
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
common law
9. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
constitutional law
elements of a reported case
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Federal rules and procedures are...
10. United States Reports
_____________ is an official publication
holding
C.J.S uses...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
11. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
statutory law
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Statutes at Large is
12. Case law
components of and A.L.R. citation
F.R.D. contains...
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
13. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
court opinion
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
14. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
headnote or syllabus
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
An annotation is
contra
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
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
restatements of law
correct law review citation
16. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
Supreme Court Reporter
correct citation of United States Code
components of and A.L.R. citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
17. A syllabus of the court
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
U.S. Reports contains
Statutes at Large is
separation of powers
18. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
to update the status of a particular case
19. 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
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
digests typically
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
annotations
20. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
annotations
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
en banc
21. Products of West Legal Studies
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
secondary authority
incorrect legal dictionary citation
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
22. The date upon which the decision was rendered
date of decision
see generally
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
23. Primary authority
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
legal dictionaries
incorrect case citation
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
24. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
precedent
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Shepard's Citations
components of a Federal Register citation
25. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which agrees with the result reached by the majority but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
concurring opinion
26. Statutes at Large
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Federal session laws may be found in...
opinion
date of decision
27. An explanatory note
An annotation is
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
key number system
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
28. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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29. Statutory law
slip opinion
Executive orders are...
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
30. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
These represent secondary authority
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
31. Compiled chronologically
TARP method
Statutes at Large is
American Jurisprudence is a...
to update the status of a particular statute
32. Compiled by topic
TARP method
United States Code is
A.L.R. is filled with...
Federal rules and procedures are...
33. Seven
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
components of United States Code citation
official publication of law
34. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
incorrect case citation
Federal session laws may be found in...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
35. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
separation of powers
American Law Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
36. Secondary authority that is leading annotated law reporter published by Lawyers Co-op. Distinguishing feature not the cases that it reports - but the extensive editorial commentary that follows each reported case
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
American Law Reports
U.S. Reports contains
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
37. Shepard's Citators
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
treatise
Shepard's Citations
38. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
slip opinion
headnote or syllabus
39. Infra
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40. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
incorrect citation of a law review article
caption
statement of facts
41. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
per curiam opinion
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
slip law
42. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.
Supreme Court Reporter
United States Code (U.S.C.)
National Reporter System
correct Federal Register citation
43. Name of the appellant
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
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.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
44. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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45. Restatement (of law)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
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
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.
Federal session laws may be found in...
46. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
correct Federal Register citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
unofficial publication of law
47. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
key number system
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
48. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct A.L.R. citation
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
the signal infra
headnote or syllabus
49. F.Supp
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
50. An index
A.L.R. is filled with...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
bill
annotations