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1. 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






2. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






3. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive






4. What federal session laws are published in






5. Name of the appellant






6. United States Reports






7. Encyclopedia






8. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta






9. 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






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






11. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)






12. Statutory law






13. 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






14. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication






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






16. What federal session laws are codified and published in






17. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






18. Law that establishes and defines the basic rights and duties that govern a society. It consists of constitutions - legislative enactments - common law - and certain executive actions.






19. Summarized statute topics






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






21. 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






22. Supra

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23. 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






24. Products of West Legal Studies






25. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.






26. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






27. Statutes at Large






28. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West






29. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications






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






31. 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






32. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






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






34. A syllabus of the court






35. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime






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






37. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






38. The date upon which the decision was rendered






39. A proposed legislative measure






40. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






41. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties






42. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






43. Precedent






44. 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






45. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case






46. Reported selectively






47. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders






48. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.






49. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






50. At the close of each legislative term







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