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Subject : law
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1. 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






2. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






3. An index






4. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).






5. The Federal Reporter






6. Case law






7. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.






8. Federal Cases






9. S.Ct.






10. 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






11. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures






12. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio






13. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






14. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






15. Infra

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16. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication






17. State and federal






18. 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






19. Federal Reporter - Third Series (F.3d) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






20. Digest topic






21. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming






22. Compiled chronologically






23. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law






24. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






25. What federal session laws are published in






26. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown






27. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication






28. Statutes at Large






29. Statutory law






30. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court






31. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies






32. Shepard's Citators






33. Published by West






34. 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






35. Name of the appellant






36. 1. number of the Code title 2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and 4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found






37. 1. name of the act 2. abbreviation of Public Law and the public law number 3. volume number of the Statutes at Large 4. abbreviation for Statutes at Large 5. page number where the statutes begins; and 6. the year when the statute was passed as law.






38. Precedent






39. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






40. An explanatory note






41. 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






42. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






43. 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






44. Published by Lawyers Co-op






45. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case






46. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






47. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs






48. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






49. Compiled by topic






50. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7