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1. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
incorrect case citation
C.J.S uses...
key number system
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
2. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
on the record
legal dictionaries
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
3. Supra
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4. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
procedural law
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
5. A publication of law that is not specifically authorized or sanctioned by an official body but - rather - is compiled by a private publisher i.e. West Publishing Company (West) and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
unofficial publication of law
legal dictionaries
slip opinion
C.J.S uses...
6. Encyclopedia
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
American Jurisprudence is a...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
7. A proposed legislative measure
star paging
de novo
bill
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
8. What federal session laws are published in
contra
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
9. Precedent
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
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.
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
annotations
10. 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.
stare decisis
incorrect United States Code citation
de novo
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
11. At the close of each legislative term
the signal infra
These represent secondary authority
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Statutes are published as session laws...
12. 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
components of law review citation
correct law review citation
de novo
United States Reports is cited as
13. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
the signal infra
to update the status of a particular statute
advance sheets
substantive law
14. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
to update the status of a particular case
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
15. Official publication
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Supreme Court Reporter
correct citation of Statutes at Large
16. 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.
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
cf.
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.
17. 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.
Federal session laws may be found in...
bill
components of Statutes at Large citation
West Publishing Company (West)
18. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
These represent secondary authority
U.S. Law Week
codified
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
19. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
West Publishing Company (West)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
TARP method
20. Statutes at Large
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Federal session laws may be found in...
21. Seven
sequence of citations
to update the status of a particular statute
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
22. S.Ct.
United States Reports is cited as
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
digests typically
most correct definition of star paging
23. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
correct standard case citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
unofficial publication of law
24. 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
components of United States Code citation
see generally
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
25. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
slip law
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
26. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
to update the status of a particular statute
correct A.L.R. citation
court decision
star paging
27. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
advance sheets
common law
Shepard's Citations
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
28. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
court opinion
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
29. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
most correct definition of star paging
see generally
components of and A.L.R. citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
30. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
on the record
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
bill
elements of a reported case
31. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
components of and A.L.R. citation
codified
star paging
32. The West key number system
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.
C.J.S uses...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
33. Decennial Digest
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
United States District Courts case reporters
de novo on record
incorrect legal dictionary citation
34. 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
incorrect citation of a law review article
components of and A.L.R. citation
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
The record of a court case includes
35. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
Executive orders are...
see - e.g.
legal dictionaries
dicta
36. 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
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
codified
components of law review citation
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
37. 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
opinion
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
precedent
parallel citation
38. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
TARP method
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
39. Shepard's Citators
West Publishing Company (West)
correct citation of Statutes at Large
substantive law
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
40. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
An unofficial publication is any publication
United States Reports
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
41. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
most correct definition of star paging
correct citation of United States Code
see generally
An unofficial publication is any publication
42. Result or disposition of the case
Statutes are published as session laws...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
annotations
decision
43. Published by Lawyers Co-op
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
common law
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
American Jurisprudence is a...
44. State and federal
incorrect legal dictionary citation
These represent secondary authority
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
45. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
statutory law
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
United States District Courts case reporters
separation of powers
46. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
rationale
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
secondary authority
47. Summarize statute topics
incorrect legal dictionary citation
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
West Publishing Company (West)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
48. Selected decisions
secondary authority
majority opinion
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
treatise
49. Case law
parallel citation
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
stare decisis
50. Federal Rules Decisions
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)