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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. 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






2. Infra

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3. Presidential proclamations






4. Statutes at Large






5. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






6. 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.






7. Name of the appellant






8. Summarize statute topics






9. 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)






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






11. Encyclopedia






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






13. U.S.






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






15. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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16. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number






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






18. F.Supp






19. What federal session laws are published in






20. Compiled chronologically






21. A syllabus of the court






22. Published by Lawyers Co-op






23. An explanatory note






24. Supra

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25. 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






26. 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






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






28. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta






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






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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






35. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'






36. The process used to synthesize legal principles from all prior cases with similar facts and similar issues of law to arrive at a decision in a specific case






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






38. Shepard's Citations is used






39. Extensive selected annotations






40. 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






41. United States Reports






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






43. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.






44. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum






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






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






47. Published by West






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






49. United States Reports






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