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1. Selected decisions






2. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment






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






4. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime






5. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






6. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






7. Seven






8. Shepard's Citations is used






9. 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






10. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).






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






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






13. 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






14. Presidential proclamations






15. Result or disposition of the case






16. 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






17. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number






18. Anew on the record - the appellate court must base its decision on the record (no new testimony can be received) but may reach an independent factual finding if the facts from the trial court are 'clearly erroneous' based on the record as a whole






19. Published by West






20. S.Ct.






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






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






23. 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






24. Primary authority






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






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






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






28. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta






29. What federal session laws are codified and published in






30. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






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

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32. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






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






34. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






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






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






37. Statutes at Large






38. Typical case reporter






39. Precedent






40. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






41. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






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






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






44. 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






45. A proposed legislative measure






46. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming






47. 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






48. Compiled chronologically






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






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







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