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






2. Presidential proclamations






3. A proposed legislative measure






4. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent






5. 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






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






7. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






8. An index






9. 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






10. Seven






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

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12. Summarized statute topics






13. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia






14. Summarize statute topics






15. Summarize judicial opinions






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






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






18. Statutes at Large






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






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






21. American Digest System






22. 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






23. Legal encyclopedia published by West






24. The West key number system






25. 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






26. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






27. As session laws






28. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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29. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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






31. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont






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






33. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. Compiled by topic






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






44. An explanatory note






45. What federal session laws are published in






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






47. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta






48. 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






49. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






50. 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'