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1. Law that establishes and defines the basic rights and duties that govern a society. It consists of constitutions - legislative enactments - common law - and certain executive actions.
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
substantive law
cf.
2. 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
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
An unofficial publication is any publication
U.S. Law Week
3. Statutes at Large
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Federal session laws may be found in...
components of Statutes at Large citation
elements of a reported case
4. 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
rationale
de novo
components of law review citation
United States District Courts case reporters
5. 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
Supreme Court Reporter
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
en banc
6. 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
components of a standard case citation
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
digests typically
slip opinion
7. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
Supreme Court Reporter
Statutes are published as session laws...
components of a standard case citation
treatise
8. Statutory law
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Federal rules and procedures are...
digests typically
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
9. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
opinion
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
official publication of 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.
10. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
see generally
digests typically
A.L.R. is filled with...
dissenting opinion
11. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
American Jurisprudence is a...
correct Federal Register citation
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
12. Statutory law
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Executive orders are...
see generally
en banc
13. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
restatements of law
14. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
stare decisis
American Jurisprudence is a...
slip opinion
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
15. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
majority opinion
see - e.g.
16. American Digest System
TARP method
restatements of law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
17. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
_____________ is an official publication
restatements of law
These represent secondary authority
An annotation is
18. Federal Rules Decisions
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
de novo
U.S. Reports contains
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
19. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
components of a Federal Register citation
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
sequence of citations
20. Shepard's Citators
F.R.D. contains...
United States Reports is cited as
elements of a reported case
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
21. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
dicta
decision
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
22. Seven
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
cf.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
23. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
American Law Reports
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
legal dictionaries
substantive law
24. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Executive orders are...
see generally
Supreme Court Reporter
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
25. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
rationale
indexes typically
incorrect legal dictionary citation
dissenting opinion
26. The West key number system
C.J.S uses...
precedent
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
cf.
27. Restatement (of law)
see - e.g.
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
bill
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
28. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
holding
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
constitutional law
the signal infra
29. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
U.S. Law Week
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
restatements of law
opinion
30. 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
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...
U.S. Law Week
Federal Rules of Evidence
31. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
legal encyclopedias
F.R.D. contains...
32. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'
A.L.R. is filled with...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
National Reporter System
on the record
33. 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
procedural law
restatements of law
correct Federal Register citation
primary authority
34. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
United States Code (U.S.C.)
elements of a reported case
treatise
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
35. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
de novo on record
components of Statutes at Large citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
incorrect United States Code citation
36. 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
stare decisis
TARP method
statutory law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
37. United States Reports
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
_____________ is an official publication
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
38. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
These represent secondary authority
39. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
An unofficial publication is any publication
on the record
session laws
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
40. At the close of each legislative term
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Statutes are published as session laws...
TARP method
cf.
41. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
U.S. Law Week
the signal infra
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
substantive law
42. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
date of decision
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
memorandum opinion
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
43. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
memorandum opinion
slip 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.
44. The date upon which the decision was rendered
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
components of a Federal Register citation
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
date of decision
45. Supra
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46. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
common law
de novo on record
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
rationale
47. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
statement of facts
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
48. Digest topic
procedural law
to update the status of a particular case
correct law review citation
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
49. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
components of a Federal Register 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
procedural law
caption
50. Explanation of the subject
An annotation is
substantive law
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...