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Subject : law
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1. Case law






2. As session laws






3. Typical case reporter






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






5. 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






6. Statutory law






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






8. Name of the appellant






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






10. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.






11. Encyclopedia






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






13. 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






14. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






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






16. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic






17. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge






18. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law






19. Products of West Legal Studies






20. 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'






21. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.






22. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






23. 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.






24. Extensive selected annotations






25. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






26. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures






27. Statutes at Large






28. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






29. 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






30. Selected decisions






31. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






32. 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






33. An index






34. An explanatory note






35. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition






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






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






38. Published by West






39. Shepard's Citations is used






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






41. Summarize statute topics






42. State and federal






43. 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






44. Result or disposition of the case






45. Restatement (of law)






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






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






48. 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.






49. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






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