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1. An index
Statutes at Large is
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
components of United States Code citation
TARP method
2. 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.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
common law
statement of facts
constitutional law
3. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
star paging
components of Statutes at Large citation
_____________ is an official publication
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
4. 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
American Law Reports
see generally
rationale
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
5. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
the signal infra
correct law review citation
advance sheets
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
6. 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
holding
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
U.S. Law Week
7. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
components of a Federal Register citation
United States Reports
to update the status of a particular statute
stare decisis
8. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
correct Federal Register citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
American Jurisprudence is a...
9. Federal Cases
correct citation of a Constitutional article
indexes typically
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
10. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
_____________ is an official publication
11. 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.
de novo
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
substantive law
12. Precedent
concurring opinion
United States District Courts case reporters
opinion
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
13. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
incorrect United States Code citation
National Reporter System
bill
14. Reported selectively
A.L.R. is filled with...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Reports
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
15. 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
rationale
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
16. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
National Reporter System
Shepard's Citations
Supreme Court Reporter
West Publishing Company (West)
17. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
correct citation of United States Code
unofficial publication of law
18. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
components of a Federal Register citation
components of law review citation
dissenting opinion
memorandum opinion
19. Infra
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20. 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
West Publishing Company (West)
precedent
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
components of Statutes at Large citation
21. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
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.
primary authority
court decision
bill
22. Summarized statute topics
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
substantive law
components of law review citation
indexes typically
23. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
statutory law
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
The record of a court case includes
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
24. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
memorandum opinion
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
25. 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
statement of facts
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
components of United States Code citation
American Law Reports
26. At the close of each legislative term
Statutes are published as session laws...
Executive orders are...
majority opinion
bill
27. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
star paging
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
An annotation is
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
28. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
key number system
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
holding
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
29. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
procedural law
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
30. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
session laws
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
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.
advance sheets
31. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
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.
32. Presidential proclamations
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
restatements of law
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
33. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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34. Opinion issued by the majority of the judges of the appellate court; the holding of this opinion may be cited as precedent if all other criteria are met. There is only one in a case
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
official publication of law
majority opinion
court decision
35. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
components of a standard case citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
TARP method
_____________ is an official publication
36. Federal Rules Decisions
An annotation is
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
the signal infra
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
37. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
per curiam opinion
An unofficial publication is any publication
caption
see generally
38. Decennial Digest
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
U.S. Reports contains
correct standard case citation
39. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
advance sheets
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
star paging
40. Result or disposition of the case
Statutes are published as session laws...
decision
correct A.L.R. citation
bill
41. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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42. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
separation of powers
dicta
elements of a reported case
session laws
43. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
headnote or syllabus
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
44. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
_____________ is an official publication
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
rationale
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
45. S.Ct.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
opinion
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
46. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
47. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
holding
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
A.L.R. is filled with...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
48. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
on the record
correct citation of Statutes at Large
see generally
49. 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
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
parallel citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
holding
50. Official publication
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Federal rules and procedures are...
legal dictionaries
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...