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1. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
legal dictionaries
most correct definition of star paging
contra
per curiam opinion
2. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
elements of a reported case
decision
3. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
procedural law
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct standard case citation
holding
4. What federal session laws are codified and published in
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
The record of a court case includes
United States Code (U.S.C.)
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.
5. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
components of Statutes at Large citation
precedent
correct A.L.R. citation
separation of powers
6. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
see - e.g.
United States Code (U.S.C.)
session laws
7. Supra
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8. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
slip opinion
Federal session laws may be found in...
United States Code is
9. 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
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
the signal infra
to update the status of a particular statute
10. Shepard's Citators
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
National Reporter System
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
11. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
These represent secondary authority
incorrect citation of a law review article
incorrect case citation
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
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
components of law review citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
statutory law
13. 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.
components of Statutes at Large citation
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
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
advance sheets
14. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
dissenting opinion
Supreme Court Reporter
15. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
codified
components of a standard case citation
Supreme Court Reporter
16. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
precedent
The record of a court case includes
parallel citation
17. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
correct citation of United States Code
contra
18. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
memorandum opinion
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
19. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
F.R.D. contains...
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
20. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
per curiam opinion
substantive law
separation of powers
see - e.g.
21. Result or disposition of the case
decision
C.J.S uses...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
22. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
dicta
majority opinion
parallel citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
23. 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
official publication of law
Statutes are published as session laws...
majority opinion
components of a standard case citation
24. Reported selectively
The record of a court case includes
correct A.L.R. citation
treatise
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
25. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
statement of facts
incorrect legal dictionary citation
The record of a court case includes
annotations
26. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
see - e.g.
substantive law
27. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
An unofficial publication is any publication
key number system
opinion
U.S. Reports contains
28. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
de novo
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
memorandum opinion
dicta
29. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
annotations
to update the status of a particular statute
to update the status of a particular case
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
An annotation is
correct Federal Register citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
components of and A.L.R. citation
31. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
These represent secondary authority
West Publishing Company (West)
common law
32. Official publication
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
33. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
see - e.g.
court opinion
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
correct A.L.R. citation
34. A syllabus of the court
rationale
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
U.S. Reports contains
These represent secondary authority
35. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
constitutional law
correct legal encyclopedia citation
slip opinion
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
correct Federal Register citation
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
United States Reports is cited as
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
37. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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38. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
United States District Courts case reporters
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
components of and A.L.R. citation
39. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
correct citation of a Constitutional article
correct legal encyclopedia citation
elements of a reported case
incorrect legal dictionary citation
40. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
statement of facts
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
41. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Supreme Court Reporter
correct citation of a Constitutional article
42. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
star paging
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
TARP method
43. 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
memorandum opinion
constitutional law
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
statement of facts
44. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
dissenting opinion
components of a Federal Register citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
45. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
slip opinion
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
rationale
most correct definition of star paging
46. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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47. Presidential proclamations
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
legal encyclopedias
correct citation of United States Code
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
48. The date upon which the decision was rendered
precedent
cf.
see generally
date of decision
49. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
court opinion
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of a standard case citation
50. 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
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
legal encyclopedias
stare decisis
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