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1. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
date of decision
2. An index
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
correct A.L.R. citation
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
3. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
per curiam opinion
see - e.g.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
components of a Federal Register citation
4. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
components of a Federal Register citation
star paging
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
digests typically
5. 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
advance sheets
components of United States Code citation
holding
correct Federal Register citation
6. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
restatements of law
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
7. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
official publication of law
_____________ is an official publication
correct Federal Register citation
8. 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
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
These represent secondary authority
restatements of law
majority opinion
9. A proposed legislative measure
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
An unofficial publication is any publication
bill
United States District Courts case reporters
10. The Federal Reporter
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
11. 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
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
court decision
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
components of a standard case citation
12. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
These represent secondary authority
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
slip law
correct law review citation
13. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
most correct definition of star paging
legal dictionaries
contra
14. Official publication
Until 1932 - 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...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
slip opinion
15. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
the signal infra
United States Code is
Statutes at Large is
16. Infra
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17. Statutory law
de novo on record
concurring opinion
dissenting opinion
Executive orders are...
18. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
see generally
correct Federal Register citation
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
19. United States Reports
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
F.R.D. contains...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
20. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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21. Explanation of the subject
components of law review citation
These represent secondary authority
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Federal rules and procedures are...
22. What federal session laws are codified and published in
Federal Rules of Evidence
United States Code (U.S.C.)
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.
statutory law
23. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
court opinion
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
_____________ is an official publication
incorrect case citation
24. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.
primary authority
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
National Reporter System
indexes typically
25. Statutory law
correct legal encyclopedia citation
official publication of law
The record of a court case includes
Federal rules and procedures are...
26. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
correct A.L.R. citation
incorrect legal dictionary citation
official publication of law
holding
27. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
majority opinion
correct citation of Statutes at Large
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
28. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
caption
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
official publication of law
memorandum opinion
29. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
see - e.g.
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
components of a Federal Register citation
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
30. Reported selectively
components of Statutes at Large citation
caption
Statutes are published as session laws...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
31. Result or disposition of the case
decision
statement of facts
bill
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
32. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
correct Federal Register citation
key number system
West Publishing Company (West)
legal encyclopedias
33. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
opinion
Executive orders are...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
annotations
34. Digests
components of law review citation
cf.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
incorrect United States Code citation
35. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7
sequence of citations
components of a standard case citation
legal encyclopedias
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
36. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
see generally
to update the status of a particular case
incorrect citation of a law review article
codified
37. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
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
U.S. Reports contains
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
incorrect legal dictionary citation
38. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
United States Code (U.S.C.)
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of law review citation
39. 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
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
de novo
U.S. Reports contains
40. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
substantive law
United States District Courts case reporters
memorandum opinion
41. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
sequence of citations
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
C.J.S uses...
incorrect United States Code citation
42. At the close of each legislative term
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
United States Code is
correct standard case citation
Statutes are published as session laws...
43. Selected decisions
correct citation of a Constitutional article
bill
_____________ is an official publication
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
44. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
A.L.R. is filled with...
incorrect United States Code citation
holding
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
45. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
U.S. Law Week
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
West Publishing Company (West)
46. Published by West
dicta
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Federal Rules of Evidence
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
47. Supra
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48. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
components of Statutes at Large citation
F.R.D. contains...
slip law
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
49. 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
slip opinion
These represent secondary authority
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
components of and A.L.R. citation
50. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
en banc
sequence of citations
These represent secondary authority
United States Reports