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1. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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2. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
key number system
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
sequence of citations
3. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
contra
dicta
United States Code is
4. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
incorrect legal dictionary citation
court decision
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
5. A proposed legislative measure
parallel citation
concurring opinion
bill
Statutes at Large is
6. Summarize statute topics
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
court decision
see - e.g.
7. 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
cf.
Statutes are published as session laws...
American Jurisprudence is a...
correct citation of United States Code
8. Presidential proclamations
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
United States Reports is cited as
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
9. An index
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
see - e.g.
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
secondary authority
10. Legal encyclopedia published by West
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
most correct definition of star paging
bill
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
11. 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
F.R.D. contains...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Federal Rules of Evidence
precedent
12. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
indexes typically
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Shepard's Citations
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
13. The West key number system
sequence of citations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
concurring opinion
C.J.S uses...
14. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
substantive law
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
15. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
statement of facts
treatise
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
most correct definition of star paging
16. Extensive selected annotations
Executive orders are...
_____________ is an official publication
A.L.R. is filled with...
Federal rules and procedures are...
17. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
sequence of citations
correct Federal Register citation
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
18. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
An annotation is
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
correct citation of Statutes at Large
19. Official publication
opinion
U.S. Law Week
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
An unofficial publication is any publication
20. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
to update the status of a particular statute
Statutes are published as session laws...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
21. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct citation of United States Code
statutory law
American Law Reports
22. What federal session laws are codified and published in
holding
components of United States Code citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
see - e.g.
23. F.Supp
concurring opinion
incorrect United States Code citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
en banc
24. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
rationale
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
correct A.L.R. citation
correct citation of United States Code
25. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
substantive law
official publication of law
en banc
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
26. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
court opinion
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
correct citation of United States Code
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
27. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
correct citation of United States Code
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
to update the status of a particular statute
28. The Federal Reporter
precedent
de novo on record
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
legal dictionaries
29. Summarize judicial opinions
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct Federal Register citation
digests typically
30. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
components of and A.L.R. citation
C.J.S uses...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
slip opinion
31. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
majority opinion
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
32. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
Shepard's Citations
per curiam opinion
components of Statutes at Large citation
statement of facts
33. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
An annotation is
codified
components of and A.L.R. citation
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
34. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
35. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
stare decisis
opinion
procedural law
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
36. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
C.J.S uses...
headnote or syllabus
37. Precedent
correct legal encyclopedia citation
primary authority
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
38. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
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
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
date of decision
slip law
39. Explanation of the subject
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
precedent
key number system
Statutes are published as session laws...
40. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
decision
F.R.D. contains...
date of decision
41. 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
correct standard case citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
components of and A.L.R. citation
statement of facts
42. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
date of decision
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
per curiam opinion
43. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
sequence of citations
incorrect citation of a law review article
44. 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.
cf.
concurring opinion
correct citation of a Constitutional article
primary authority
45. Compiled by topic
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
United States Code is
decision
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
46. A syllabus of the court
U.S. Reports contains
correct legal encyclopedia citation
indexes typically
court decision
47. 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'
on the record
U.S. Law Week
Statutes at Large is
incorrect United States Code citation
48. Name of the appellant
A.L.R. is filled with...
Federal Rules of Evidence
constitutional law
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.
49. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
substantive law
correct law review citation
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
50. The date upon which the decision was rendered
date of decision
Executive orders are...
correct standard case citation
Statutes at Large (Stat.)