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1. State and federal
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.
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
components of and A.L.R. citation
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

2. Summarized statute topics
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
indexes typically
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
correct Federal Register citation

3. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
de novo on record
correct legal encyclopedia citation
National Reporter System
Federal Rules of Evidence

4. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
The record of a court case includes
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

5. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
court opinion
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
official publication of law
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

6. Presidential proclamations
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
indexes typically
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
codified

7. What federal session laws are codified and published in
sequence of citations
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.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
United States Code (U.S.C.)

8. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
headnote or syllabus
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

9. Summarize statute topics
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
annotations
American Jurisprudence is a...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

10. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
star paging
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
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.

11. Products of West Legal Studies
United States Reports is cited as
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
to update the status of a particular case
Federal session laws may be found in...

12. The Federal Reporter
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

13. Explanation of the subject
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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

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15. 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.
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.
National Reporter System
incorrect citation of a law review article
components of a Federal Register citation

16. Primary authority
correct citation of United States Code
correct standard case citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
correct citation of Statutes at Large

17. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
legal dictionaries
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Federal Rules of Evidence
incorrect citation of a law review article

18. 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
statutory law
contra
National Reporter System

19. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
procedural law
sequence of citations

20. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
The record of a court case includes

21. Seven
precedent
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
rationale

22. Official publication
correct Federal Register citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
restatements of law
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

23. Anew - from the beginning - the case is tried in the appellate court as if it had not been tried previously - and witness are allowed to testify.
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
holding
de novo

24. 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.
TARP method
parallel citation
concurring opinion
correct legal encyclopedia citation

25. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
headnote or syllabus
correct standard case citation
West Publishing Company (West)
F.R.D. contains...

26. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
incorrect citation of a law review article
slip law

27. Decennial Digest
United States Code is
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
parallel citation
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

28. Extensive selected annotations
restatements of law
A.L.R. is filled with...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
unofficial publication of law

29. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
National Reporter System
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
U.S. Law Week

30. Precedent
official publication of law
session laws
majority opinion
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called

31. Result or disposition of the case
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
components of and A.L.R. citation
decision
correct standard case citation

32. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
court opinion
headnote or syllabus
caption

33. Selected decisions
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
dissenting opinion

34. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
rationale
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
incorrect legal dictionary citation
key number system

35. Govern the types of evidence that are admissible in criminal and civil trials and - in some situations - the manner in which the evidence can be presented during trial
Federal Rules of Evidence
sequence of citations
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
correct citation of a Constitutional article

36. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
court decision
slip opinion
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
components of United States Code citation

37. Federal Rules Decisions
indexes typically
court decision
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of law review citation

38. United States Reports
components of United States Code citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
_____________ is an official publication
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)

39. 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)
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
to update the status of a particular case
unofficial publication of law
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

40. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7
sequence of citations
dicta
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
incorrect citation of a law review article

41. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
holding
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
components of a standard case citation
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

42. 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.
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
constitutional law
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

43. U.S.
United States Reports is cited as
incorrect case citation
Supreme Court Reporter
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

44. Published by West
on the record
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Supreme Court Reporter
incorrect United States Code citation

45. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
codified
per curiam opinion
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States Supreme Court Bulletin

46. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
United States Code (U.S.C.)
primary authority
annotations
United States Code is

47. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
advance sheets

48. Statutory law
incorrect case citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Federal rules and procedures are...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.

49. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
incorrect United States Code citation
see - e.g.
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

50. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
treatise
de novo