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Subject : law
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1. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






2. The date upon which the decision was rendered






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






4. Precedent






5. Govern the types of evidence that are admissible in criminal and civil trials and - in some situations - the manner in which the evidence can be presented during trial






6. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher






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






8. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






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

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






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






12. What federal session laws are published in






13. 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






14. 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






15. Statutes at Large






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






17. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






18. Shepard's Citators






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






20. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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21. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs






22. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.






23. Products of West Legal Studies






24. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






25. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies






26. Name of the appellant






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. 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






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. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals






34. 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.






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






36. Encyclopedia






37. Decennial Digest






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






39. Published by West






40. Result or disposition of the case






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. A proposed legislative measure






47. 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






48. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






49. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders






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