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1. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
2. Restatement (of law)
opinion
de novo
correct Federal Register citation
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
3. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
incorrect case citation
The record of a court case includes
U.S. Reports contains
key number system
4. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
correct standard case citation
statement of facts
Executive orders are...
common law
5. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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6. S.Ct.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
contra
components of a standard case citation
7. Encyclopedia
court opinion
correct citation of Statutes at Large
the signal infra
American Jurisprudence is a...
8. Presidential proclamations
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
key number system
correct legal encyclopedia citation
9. State and federal
to update the status of a particular case
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
10. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
slip law
treatise
correct standard case citation
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
11. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
incorrect United States Code citation
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
correct law review citation
12. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
components of a standard case citation
Statutes at Large is
13. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
decision
The signal '_____' 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.
United States Reports
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
14. The West key number system
parallel citation
indexes typically
C.J.S uses...
precedent
15. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
contra
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
The record of a court case includes
substantive law
16. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
key number system
incorrect case citation
legal dictionaries
17. 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.
annotations
components of Statutes at Large citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
secondary authority
18. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
headnote or syllabus
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
19. 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)
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
legal encyclopedias
unofficial publication of law
United States Reports
20. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
correct citation of United States Code
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the _______________ appears first in the case caption - regardless of how the caption may have been shown in the lower courts.
21. Seven
correct citation of Statutes at Large
dicta
headnote or syllabus
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
22. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
memorandum opinion
dissenting opinion
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
23. Statutes at Large
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
_____________ is an official publication
24. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
incorrect citation of a law review article
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
25. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States District Courts case reporters
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
rationale
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
26. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
procedural law
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
27. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
United States District Courts case reporters
elements of a reported case
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
28. 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
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
29. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
parallel citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
precedent
A.L.R. is filled with...
30. Primary authority
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
decision
31. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
to update the status of a particular case
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
correct Federal Register citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
32. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
statutory law
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
33. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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34. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
holding
correct legal encyclopedia citation
United States Reports is cited as
35. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
Statutes at Large is
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
memorandum opinion
substantive law
36. The date upon which the decision was rendered
star paging
date of decision
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
37. Summarize statute topics
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
common law
38. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.
precedent
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
constitutional law
The signal '_____' 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.
39. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
elements of a reported case
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
unofficial publication of law
40. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
sequence of citations
components of a Federal Register citation
court opinion
correct citation of United States Code
41. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
legal encyclopedias
42. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
advance sheets
Federal rules and procedures are...
National Reporter System
43. 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
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
session laws
components of Statutes at Large citation
components of a standard case citation
44. 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
West Publishing Company (West)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
elements of a reported case
precedent
45. 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
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
annotations
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Code is
46. Extensive selected annotations
A.L.R. is filled with...
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
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
headnote or syllabus
47. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
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
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
correct standard case citation
48. 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
dissenting opinion
substantive law
parallel citation
statutory law
49. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
caption
U.S. Law Week
50. 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
majority opinion
components of Statutes at Large citation
holding
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as