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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition






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






3. Case law






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






5. 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






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






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






8. An explanatory note






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

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






11. Products of West Legal Studies






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






13. What federal session laws are codified and published in






14. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).






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






16. F.Supp






17. U.S.






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






19. United States Reports






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






21. The date upon which the decision was rendered






22. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






23. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West






24. A proposed legislative measure






25. Compiled chronologically






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






27. Selected decisions






28. Shepard's Citations is used






29. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.






30. American Digest System






31. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all






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






33. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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34. Secondary authority






35. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






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






37. Official publication






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






39. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






40. 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






41. 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






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






43. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.






44. 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






45. The Federal Reporter






46. 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.






47. Presidential proclamations






48. As session laws






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






50. Result or disposition of the case