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Subject : law
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1. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






2. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






3. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






4. An explanatory note






5. Explanation of the subject






6. United States Reports






7. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio






8. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).






9. Primary authority






10. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations






11. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies






12. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






13. F.Supp






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






15. An index






16. Statutes at Large






17. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication






18. Shepard's Citators






19. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






20. 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






21. Restatement (of law)






22. Infra

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23. 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






24. The West key number system






25. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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






27. 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)






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






29. Encyclopedia






30. 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.






31. Digests






32. A proposed legislative measure






33. 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






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. Published by the American Law Institute - it collects and distills the primary - general rules in a given legal topic area- what the rules are and sometime what the committee believes they ought to be. It also provides explanations of the rules and g






38. 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






39. Summarized statute topics






40. A syllabus of the court






41. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures






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






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






44. Compiled by topic






45. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






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






47. The date upon which the decision was rendered






48. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.






49. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






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