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






2. Federal Cases






3. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'






4. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.






5. Decennial Digest






6. 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






7. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment






8. An index






9. 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






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






11. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






12. A syllabus of the court






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






14. Statutory law






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

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16. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta






17. What federal session laws are codified and published in






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






19. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case






20. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






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






22. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






23. Legal encyclopedia published by West






24. 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






25. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






26. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






27. The Federal Reporter






28. As session laws






29. Published by West






30. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin






31. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).






32. An explanatory note






33. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown






34. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher






35. Shepard's Citators






36. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.






37. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture






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






39. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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40. 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.






41. Typical case reporter






42. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7






43. Primary authority






44. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






45. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






46. 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






47. At the close of each legislative term






48. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






49. 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






50. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).