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1. 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
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
West Publishing Company (West)
correct standard case citation
2. An index
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
United States Reports is cited as
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
3. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
incorrect case citation
National Reporter System
An annotation is
4. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Shepard's Citations
contra
incorrect legal dictionary citation
5. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
The record of a court case includes
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
6. Infra
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7. What federal session laws are published in
concurring opinion
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
These represent secondary authority
court opinion
8. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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9. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
common law
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
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
correct citation of United States Code
10. 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)
components of and A.L.R. citation
unofficial publication of law
correct A.L.R. citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
11. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
common law
rationale
An annotation is
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
12. Shepard's Citations is used
to update the status of a particular case
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
statutory law
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
13. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
TARP method
incorrect United States Code citation
constitutional law
correct Federal Register citation
14. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
A.L.R. is filled with...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Supreme Court Reporter
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
15. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
These represent secondary authority
correct Federal Register citation
see generally
16. Seven
incorrect legal dictionary citation
de novo on record
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
A.L.R. is filled with...
17. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
bill
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Federal rules and procedures are...
components of and A.L.R. citation
18. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
American Law Reports
legal encyclopedias
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
American Jurisprudence is a...
19. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
per curiam opinion
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
advance sheets
20. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
to update the status of a particular case
court opinion
court decision
de novo
21. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
opinion
session laws
official publication of law
22. Official publication
National Reporter System
separation of powers
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
23. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
correct law review citation
legal dictionaries
24. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
25. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
dicta
concurring opinion
components of and A.L.R. citation
F.R.D. contains...
26. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
separation of powers
headnote or syllabus
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
West Publishing Company (West)
27. 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
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
American Law Reports
United States Reports
The record of a court case includes
28. 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
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
en banc
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
29. Legal encyclopedia published by West
statutory law
The record of a court case includes
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
30. Secondary authority
slip opinion
Federal Rules of Evidence
_____________ is an official publication
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
31. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
common law
components of Statutes at Large citation
32. As session laws
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
incorrect United States Code citation
33. 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
de novo
incorrect case citation
cf.
sequence of citations
34. Statutory law
correct legal encyclopedia citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Executive orders are...
35. 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.
sequence of citations
A.L.R. is filled with...
de novo on record
constitutional law
36. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
correct A.L.R. citation
restatements of law
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
37. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
Supreme Court Reporter
TARP method
correct citation of Statutes at Large
An unofficial publication is any publication
38. Compiled chronologically
digests typically
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Statutes at Large is
39. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
TARP method
procedural law
components of and A.L.R. citation
on the record
40. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
U.S. Law Week
The record of a court case includes
correct citation of a Constitutional article
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
41. Summarized statute topics
An unofficial publication is any publication
slip opinion
indexes typically
Supreme Court Reporter
42. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
court opinion
West Publishing Company (West)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
43. Decennial Digest
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
American Law Reports
44. The date upon which the decision was rendered
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
date of decision
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
45. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
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.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
An annotation is
46. Supra
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47. State and federal
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
components of Statutes at Large citation
48. A syllabus of the court
correct Federal Register citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
see - e.g.
U.S. Reports contains
49. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
en banc
correct law review citation
court opinion
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
50. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
correct standard case citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...