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






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






3. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






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






5. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

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6. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations






7. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case






8. S.Ct.






9. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






10. An explanatory note






11. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






12. Published by West






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






14. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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15. Shepard's Citations is used






16. Compiled by topic






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






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






19. 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






20. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive






21. Statutes at Large






22. 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






23. Digest topic






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






25. 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.






26. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






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






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






29. Extensive selected annotations






30. Infra

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31. Decennial Digest






32. Primary authority






33. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions






34. The date upon which the decision was rendered






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






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






37. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op






38. What federal session laws are codified and published in






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






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






41. 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






42. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication






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






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






45. State and federal






46. An index






47. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'






48. Secondary authority that is leading annotated law reporter published by Lawyers Co-op. Distinguishing feature not the cases that it reports - but the extensive editorial commentary that follows each reported case






49. As session laws






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