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1. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






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






3. American Digest System






4. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which agrees with the result reached by the majority but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one.






5. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.






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






7. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






8. 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'






9. Restatement (of law)






10. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






11. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






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






13. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






14. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition






15. Summarize statute topics






16. S.Ct.






17. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






18. 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






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






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






21. A publication of law that is not specifically authorized or sanctioned by an official body but - rather - is compiled by a private publisher i.e. West Publishing Company (West) and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)






22. Federal Reporter - Third Series (F.3d) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






23. 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






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






25. Products of West Legal Studies






26. Digests






27. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






28. Published by West






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






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






31. 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






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






33. Statutes at Large






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






35. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






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






37. United States Reports






38. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case






39. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication






40. Encyclopedia






41. 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






42. A proposed legislative measure






43. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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44. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






45. 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.






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






47. U.S.






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






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






50. The West key number system






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