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






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






3. 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






4. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






5. United States Reports






6. Presidential proclamations






7. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).






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






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






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






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






12. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter






13. Federal Rules Decisions






14. Summarize judicial opinions






15. Seven






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






17. Typical case reporter






18. 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.






19. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






20. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).






21. Shepard's Citators






22. U.S.






23. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta






24. Restatement (of law)






25. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






26. Reported selectively






27. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment






28. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.






29. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.






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






31. Federal Cases






32. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.






33. Infra

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34. An explanatory note






35. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






36. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






37. Precedent






38. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.






39. Summarize statute topics






40. Statutory law






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






42. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






43. Compiled by topic






44. Result or disposition of the case






45. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).






46. Decennial Digest






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






48. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).






49. The date upon which the decision was rendered






50. 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