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1. Typical case reporter






2. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic






3. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown






4. Shepard's Citators






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

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






7. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law






8. Selected decisions






9. Published by Lawyers Co-op






10. A proposed legislative measure






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






12. 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






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






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






15. Compiled by topic






16. An index






17. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






18. 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.






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)






20. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia






21. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






22. 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.






23. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






24. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






25. What federal session laws are published in






26. 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.






27. Official publication






28. 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






29. 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






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






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






32. 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.






33. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont






34. Result or disposition of the case






35. 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






36. 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






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






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






39. Precedent






40. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






41. Infra

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42. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






43. 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.






44. Statutes at Large






45. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture






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






47. Supra

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48. American Digest System






49. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area






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