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1. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






2. Typical case reporter






3. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






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






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






6. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.






7. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






8. United States Reports






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






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






11. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter






12. Published by West






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






14. Anew on the record - the appellate court must base its decision on the record (no new testimony can be received) but may reach an independent factual finding if the facts from the trial court are 'clearly erroneous' based on the record as a whole






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






16. Statutes at Large






17. Shepard's Citators






18. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






19. A syllabus of the court






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






23. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






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






25. What federal session laws are codified and published in






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






27. Digests






28. Primary authority






29. Selected decisions






30. 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.






31. Federal Cases






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






33. S.Ct.






34. Digest topic






35. 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






36. United States Reports






37. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.






38. State and federal






39. Summarize statute topics






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






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






42. Encyclopedia






43. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






44. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.






45. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






46. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all






47. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).






48. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition






49. F.Supp






50. 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







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