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Subject : law
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1. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs






2. 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.






3. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.






4. Typical case reporter






5. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge






6. 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






7. An explanatory note






8. Case law






9. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders






10. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia






11. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime






12. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum






13. 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






14. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws






15. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).






16. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties






17. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture






18. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.






19. An index






20. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






21. Digest topic






22. 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.






23. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher






24. The Federal Reporter






25. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent






26. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).






27. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West






28. 1. volume number of encyclopedia 2. abbreviated name of encyclopedia 3. title of article (underscored or in italics) 4. section symbol and section number within the article; 5. specific page within section; and 6. date of publication






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






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






31. State and federal






32. A proposed legislative measure






33. 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






34. Products of West Legal Studies






35. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin






36. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






37. U.S.






38. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta






39. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute






40. Federal Rules Decisions






41. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






42. S.Ct.






43. A syllabus of the court






44. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






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






46. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






47. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






48. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)






49. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






50. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter