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1. 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
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.
components of a standard case citation
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
opinion
2. Federal Rules Decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
court decision
These represent secondary authority
key number system
3. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
The record of a court case includes
correct A.L.R. citation
treatise
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
4. 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
_____________ is an official publication
precedent
These represent secondary authority
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
5. United States Reports
U.S. Law Week
_____________ is an official publication
see generally
concurring opinion
6. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
bill
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
holding
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
7. An explanatory note
components of United States Code citation
An annotation is
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
United States Code is
8. 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
cf.
secondary authority
de novo
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
9. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
Shepard's Citations
U.S. Reports contains
West Publishing Company (West)
star paging
10. Infra
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11. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
digests typically
incorrect United States Code citation
to update the status of a particular statute
decision
12. Presidential proclamations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
An unofficial publication is any publication
primary authority
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
13. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
correct citation of a Constitutional article
An unofficial publication is any publication
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
14. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
15. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
to update the status of a particular statute
caption
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
These represent secondary authority
16. American Digest System
legal dictionaries
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
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.
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
17. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
United States Reports
dissenting opinion
per curiam opinion
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
18. 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
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
United States Reports is cited as
substantive law
de novo on record
19. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
slip law
legal encyclopedias
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
components of a Federal Register citation
20. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
parallel citation
An unofficial publication is any publication
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
21. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
star paging
These represent secondary authority
National Reporter System
22. Summarized statute topics
incorrect citation of a law review article
unofficial publication of law
stare decisis
indexes typically
23. At the close of each legislative term
procedural law
Statutes are published as session laws...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
components of Statutes at Large citation
24. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
slip opinion
memorandum opinion
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
U.S. Law Week
25. 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.
constitutional law
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
26. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
statement of facts
statutory law
incorrect legal dictionary citation
27. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
per curiam opinion
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
28. 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
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
substantive law
American Jurisprudence is a...
Federal Rules of Evidence
29. Reported selectively
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
per curiam opinion
30. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
Statutes are published as session laws...
correct citation of United States Code
codified
most correct definition of star paging
31. An index
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
slip law
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
_____________ is an official publication
32. Secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Executive orders are...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
rationale
33. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
de novo on record
majority opinion
Federal rules and procedures are...
parallel citation
34. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
rationale
separation of powers
Statutes are published as session laws...
35. U.S.
United States Reports is cited as
legal encyclopedias
correct law review citation
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
36. Summarize judicial opinions
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
digests typically
incorrect legal dictionary citation
37. Supra
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38. The process used to synthesize legal principles from all prior cases with similar facts and similar issues of law to arrive at a decision in a specific case
rationale
stare decisis
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
United States District Courts case reporters
39. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The record of a court case includes
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of a standard case citation
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
40. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
U.S. Law Week
correct citation of Statutes at Large
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
41. Explanation of the subject
majority opinion
procedural law
F.R.D. contains...
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
42. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
correct citation of a Constitutional article
43. 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.
holding
Federal rules and procedures are...
de novo
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
44. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
slip law
en banc
45. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
secondary authority
procedural law
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
46. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
codified
the signal infra
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
47. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
correct law review citation
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
see generally
48. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
Executive orders are...
restatements of law
statement of facts
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
49. 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
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
50. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
correct law review citation
de novo on record
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
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