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1. Summarized statute topics
dicta
indexes typically
Shepard's Citations
date of decision
2. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
correct Federal Register citation
components of a Federal Register citation
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Federal session laws may be found in...
3. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
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
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
see generally
4. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
American Law Reports
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
An unofficial publication is any publication
components of a Federal Register citation
5. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
components of a Federal Register citation
legal dictionaries
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
procedural law
6. 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
components of United States Code citation
correct citation of United States Code
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
restatements of law
7. 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
Federal Rules of Evidence
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 National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
opinion
8. As session laws
star paging
components of United States Code citation
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
9. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Supreme Court Reporter
10. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Shepard's Citations
restatements of law
correct Federal Register citation
11. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
slip law
12. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
procedural law
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
U.S. Law Week
correct citation of United States Code
13. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
caption
dicta
14. Products of West Legal Studies
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
15. U.S.
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
United States Reports is cited as
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
16. 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
the signal infra
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
procedural law
17. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
incorrect United States Code citation
substantive law
see generally
18. A syllabus of the court
separation of powers
correct A.L.R. citation
components of Statutes at Large citation
U.S. Reports contains
19. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
slip opinion
date of decision
20. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
21. Presidential proclamations
bill
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
22. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
the signal infra
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
to update the status of a particular case
23. 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
majority opinion
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
United States Reports is cited as
24. Federal Rules Decisions
Statutes are published as session laws...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
American Jurisprudence is a...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
25. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
legal encyclopedias
de novo on record
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 Rules of Civil Procedure
26. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
United States Reports
see generally
session laws
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
27. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
court opinion
United States Reports
cf.
28. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
to update the status of a particular statute
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
separation of powers
correct legal encyclopedia citation
29. Official publication
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
unofficial publication of law
correct standard case citation
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
30. 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
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
components of law review citation
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
31. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
correct law review citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
contra
caption
32. At the close of each legislative term
U.S. Reports contains
cf.
Statutes are published as session laws...
The record of a court case includes
33. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
contra
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
common law
34. Primary authority
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
decision
majority opinion
35. Published by West
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
correct citation of a Constitutional article
36. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
contra
digests typically
rationale
F.R.D. contains...
37. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
TARP method
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
38. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
official publication of law
An unofficial publication is any publication
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
to update the status of a particular statute
39. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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40. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
substantive 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.
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
41. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
per curiam opinion
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
components of a standard case citation
42. State and federal
These represent secondary authority
constitutional law
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
United States Code is
43. United States Reports
court decision
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
_____________ is an official publication
legal encyclopedias
44. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
parallel citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
TARP method
legal encyclopedias
45. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
46. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct A.L.R. citation
restatements of law
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
47. Shepard's Citations is used
to update the status of a particular case
stare decisis
U.S. Reports contains
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
48. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
constitutional law
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Statutes at Large is
49. Infra
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50. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
components of and A.L.R. citation
memorandum opinion
constitutional law
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