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1. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
Federal session laws may be found in...
Statutes at Large is
components of law review citation
most correct definition of star paging
2. 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.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
concurring opinion
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.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
3. 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
star paging
dissenting opinion
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
TARP method
4. 1. case name 2. case reporter in which the case is published (include volume number - abbreviation of case reporter - and page where case begins); 3. identity of court issuing the opinion 4. year in which the decision was issued; and 5. subsequent hi
statement of facts
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
official publication of law
components of a standard case citation
5. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
dissenting opinion
common law
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
incorrect legal dictionary citation
6. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
headnote or syllabus
correct citation of United States Code
per curiam opinion
7. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
An annotation is
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
8. Supra
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9. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
common law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
10. 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
U.S. Reports contains
official publication of law
the signal infra
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
11. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
U.S. Reports contains
correct citation of United States Code
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
12. The date upon which the decision was rendered
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
per curiam opinion
date of decision
13. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
F.R.D. contains...
see generally
official publication of law
statutory law
14. Reported selectively
the signal infra
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
United States District Courts case reporters
15. At the close of each legislative term
incorrect citation of a law review article
U.S. Reports contains
American Law Reports
Statutes are published as session laws...
16. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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17. Federal Cases
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
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.
TARP method
18. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
components of United States Code citation
U.S. Reports contains
The record of a court case includes
U.S. Law Week
19. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
primary authority
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
opinion
20. 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.
National Reporter System
advance sheets
correct citation of Statutes at Large
United States District Courts case reporters
21. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States District Courts case reporters
legal encyclopedias
An annotation is
secondary authority
22. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
incorrect United States Code citation
contra
caption
23. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
bill
see - e.g.
slip opinion
24. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
court decision
en banc
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
U.S. Law Week
25. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
common law
cf.
American Jurisprudence is a...
26. Anew - from the beginning - the case is tried in the appellate court as if it had not been tried previously - and witness are allowed to testify.
Statutes at Large is
correct citation of a Constitutional article
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
de novo
27. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Executive orders are...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
stare decisis
28. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
United States District Courts case reporters
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
29. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
codified
These represent secondary authority
C.J.S uses...
statement of facts
30. Legal encyclopedia published by West
Executive orders are...
Statutes are published as session laws...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
31. What federal session laws are codified and published in
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
United States Code (U.S.C.)
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
procedural law
32. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
session laws
33. U.S.
common law
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
The record of a court case includes
United States Reports is cited as
34. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
legal dictionaries
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
correct law review citation
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
35. Case law
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
incorrect case citation
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
36. 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
de novo on record
sequence of citations
restatements of law
United States Reports
37. Explanation of the subject
digests typically
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
West Publishing Company (West)
38. Official publication
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
correct standard case citation
slip law
39. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
F.R.D. contains...
correct standard case citation
de novo on record
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
40. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
41. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
components of a Federal Register citation
court decision
United States Reports
42. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
indexes typically
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
43. Summarize judicial opinions
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct standard case citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
digests typically
44. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
rationale
substantive law
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
45. An index
elements of a reported case
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
to update the status of a particular case
U.S. Law Week
46. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
Statutes at Large is
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
TARP method
47. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
primary authority
star paging
National Reporter System
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
48. 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
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
United States Code is
components of and A.L.R. citation
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
49. Statutes at Large
digests typically
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
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.
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
50. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
court 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.
memorandum opinion
dicta