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1. Summarized statute topics
elements of a reported case
indexes typically
components of Statutes at Large citation
majority opinion
2. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
correct citation of United States Code
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Supreme Court Reporter
majority opinion
3. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
components of and A.L.R. citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
A.L.R. is filled with...
correct Federal Register citation
4. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
The record of a court case includes
5. U.S.
annotations
United States Reports is cited as
Supreme Court Reporter
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
6. Precedent
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
7. 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
incorrect case citation
majority opinion
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
8. 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
correct citation of Statutes at Large
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Federal Rules of Evidence
statutory law
9. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
substantive law
components of a Federal Register citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
annotations
10. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
rationale
key number system
per curiam opinion
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
11. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
primary authority
incorrect citation of a law review article
most correct definition of star paging
indexes typically
12. Restatement (of law)
a secondary authority which is not the law itself but is - rather - a persuasive presentation by legal scholars of what the law is or what it should be in a particular topic are
caption
dissenting opinion
concurring opinion
13. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
correct citation of Statutes at Large
see - e.g.
American Law Reports
14. 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
The record of a court case includes
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
separation of powers
annotations
15. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
correct A.L.R. citation
16. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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17. Summarize statute topics
statement of facts
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
components of Statutes at Large citation
18. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
contra
per curiam opinion
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Federal session laws may be found in...
19. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
de novo on record
parallel citation
TARP method
20. Shepard's Citations is used
to update the status of a particular case
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
21. 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
concurring opinion
de novo on record
Federal session laws may be found in...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
22. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
en banc
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
23. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
These represent secondary authority
star paging
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
24. Statutory law
on the record
Federal rules and procedures are...
de novo
primary authority
25. Published by West
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
correct law review citation
26. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
United States District Courts case reporters
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
C.J.S uses...
27. Digests
The record of a court case includes
stare decisis
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
to update the status of a particular case
28. 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.
concurring opinion
court decision
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
legal dictionaries
29. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
U.S. Law Week
most correct definition of star paging
de novo
key number system
30. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
separation of powers
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
31. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
statutory law
holding
common law
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
32. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
_____________ is an official publication
on the record
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
33. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
components of and A.L.R. citation
TARP method
rationale
holding
34. 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.
Shepard's Citations
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
components of Statutes at Large citation
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
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.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
substantive law
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
de novo
36. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
United States District Courts case reporters
incorrect case citation
F.R.D. contains...
37. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
primary authority
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
American Law Reports
contra
38. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
TARP method
date of decision
headnote or syllabus
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
39. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
sequence of citations
dissenting opinion
legal dictionaries
Shepard's Citations
40. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
41. 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
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
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.
42. Summarize judicial opinions
contra
indexes typically
digests typically
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
43. Name of the appellant
U.S. Law Week
stare decisis
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.
incorrect case citation
44. 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
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.
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
45. What federal session laws are codified and published in
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
United States Code (U.S.C.)
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
46. 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
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
restatements of law
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.
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
47. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
legal encyclopedias
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
correct law review citation
correct standard case citation
48. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
cf.
F.R.D. contains...
common law
substantive law
49. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
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.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
West Publishing Company (West)
50. Explanation of the subject
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...