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1. Legal encyclopedia published by West
incorrect citation of a law review article
C.J.S uses...
correct citation of United States Code
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
2. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
statutory law
components of a Federal Register citation
statement of facts
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
3. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
court opinion
decision
incorrect legal dictionary citation
contra
4. State and federal
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
treatise
slip opinion
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
5. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
bill
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
incorrect case citation
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
6. S.Ct.
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
components of law review citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
7. United States Reports
United States Code is
correct citation of United States Code
TARP method
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
8. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
Statutes are published as session laws...
TARP method
incorrect case citation
key number system
9. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
incorrect legal dictionary citation
correct standard case citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
10. Shepard's Citators
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
U.S. Law Week
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
elements of a reported case
11. 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
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
components of law review citation
dicta
de novo on record
12. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
holding
West Publishing Company (West)
An unofficial publication is any publication
elements of a reported case
13. As session laws
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
sequence of citations
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
14. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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15. American Digest System
components of a standard case citation
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
the signal infra
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
16. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
procedural law
United States Code is
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
to update the status of a particular statute
17. The date upon which the decision was rendered
Statutes are published as session laws...
slip law
date of decision
constitutional law
18. 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
the signal infra
court decision
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
19. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
parallel citation
contra
20. Precedent
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
annotations
constitutional law
21. Statutes at Large
Statutes at Large is
correct standard case citation
indexes typically
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
22. Typical case reporter
Federal session laws may be found in...
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
incorrect citation of a law review article
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
23. An index
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
advance sheets
legal dictionaries
stare decisis
24. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
rationale
incorrect case citation
majority opinion
sequence of citations
25. 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
components of United States Code citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
court decision
C.J.S uses...
26. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large
27. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
dicta
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
dissenting opinion
28. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
correct Federal Register citation
to update the status of a particular statute
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
29. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
memorandum opinion
see generally
en banc
incorrect case citation
30. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
de novo on record
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
31. Products of West Legal Studies
per curiam opinion
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
32. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
per curiam opinion
components of United States Code citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Statutes are published as session laws...
33. An explanatory note
correct citation of Statutes at Large
advance sheets
An annotation is
An unofficial publication is any publication
34. United States Reports
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Shepard's Citations
_____________ is an official publication
United States Reports is cited as
35. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
TARP method
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
36. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Reports
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
American Law Reports
37. Summarize statute topics
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
unofficial publication of law
components of and A.L.R. citation
bill
38. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Reports
The record of a court case includes
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
39. Statutory law
contra
Federal rules and procedures are...
unofficial publication of law
components of law review citation
40. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
star paging
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of a Federal Register citation
opinion
41. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
restatements of law
42. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
procedural law
secondary authority
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
43. Shepard's Citations is used
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
to update the status of a particular case
Executive orders are...
precedent
44. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
C.J.S uses...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Supreme Court Reporter
45. Restatement (of law)
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
constitutional law
components of a standard case citation
46. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
see generally
correct citation of Statutes at Large
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
47. What federal session laws are codified and published in
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
legal encyclopedias
American Law Reports
United States Code (U.S.C.)
48. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
memorandum opinion
stare decisis
opinion
49. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
slip opinion
50. 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
United States Reports
cf.
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
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