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1. A proposed legislative measure
unofficial publication of law
incorrect case citation
to update the status of a particular case
bill

2. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
West Publishing Company (West)
headnote or syllabus
U.S. Law Week
annotations

3. Federal Rules Decisions
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
correct A.L.R. citation

4. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
incorrect legal dictionary citation
The record of a court case includes
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
sequence of citations

5. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
incorrect citation of a law review article
United States Reports is cited as
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation

6. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
unofficial publication of law
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

7. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
primary authority
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
dissenting opinion

8. Statutory law
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
West Publishing Company (West)
Federal rules and procedures are...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

9. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
codified
to update the status of a particular case
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

10. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
indexes typically
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
incorrect legal dictionary citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

11. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
indexes typically
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
see generally
Executive orders are...

12. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
American Law Reports
A.L.R. is filled with...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
see generally

13. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
en banc
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
digests typically
per curiam opinion

14. 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
on the record
statutory law
the signal infra
de novo on record

15. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
slip law
key number system
stare decisis
sequence of citations

16. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
official publication of law
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
correct A.L.R. citation

17. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
Supreme Court Reporter
codified
correct citation of United States Code
headnote or syllabus

18. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
United States Reports
memorandum opinion
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)

19. Explanation of the subject
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Federal rules and procedures are...
incorrect United States Code citation

20. 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
Supreme Court Reporter
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

21. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
holding
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
primary authority
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

22. Case law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

23. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
dissenting opinion
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.
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

24. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
Statutes are published as session laws...
separation of powers
stare decisis
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

25. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
_____________ is an official publication
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
opinion
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

26. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
West Publishing Company (West)
precedent
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

27. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication
indexes typically
majority opinion
Supreme Court Reporter
components of and A.L.R. citation

28. Summarize judicial opinions
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.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
digests typically
majority opinion

29. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
Supreme Court Reporter
see - e.g.
rationale
A.L.R. is filled with...

30. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
advance sheets
legal encyclopedias
West Publishing Company (West)
see generally

31. Federal Cases
Federal session laws may be found in...
caption
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
primary authority

32. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
de novo on record
codified

33. 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.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
constitutional law
holding
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

34. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
slip law
treatise
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
correct citation of Statutes at Large

35. American Digest System
annotations
statutory law
elements of a reported case
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

36. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
United States Reports
treatise
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

37. Official publication
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 Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
TARP method
Statutes are published as session laws...

38. Shepard's Citations is used
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
to update the status of a particular case
incorrect legal dictionary citation
incorrect United States Code citation

39. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

40. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
United States District Courts case reporters
procedural law
constitutional law
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

41. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
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.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
to update the status of a particular case

42. F.Supp
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
components of Statutes at Large citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

43. Published by Lawyers Co-op
United States Code is
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
en banc

44. The date upon which the decision was rendered
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
official publication of law
date of decision
de novo on record

45. An explanatory note
statutory law
An annotation is
restatements of law
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

46. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
star paging
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.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

47. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

48. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
components of United States Code citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
primary authority
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

49. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

50. Seven
secondary authority
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
sequence of citations
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.