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1. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
per curiam opinion
components of law review citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
2. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
correct Federal Register citation
U.S. Reports contains
The record of a court case includes
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
3. Seven
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
de novo on record
4. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
The record of a court case includes
United States Reports
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Federal Rules of Evidence
5. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
rationale
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
6. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
de novo
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
to update the status of a particular statute
7. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
F.R.D. contains...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
slip law
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
8. Compiled chronologically
Statutes at Large is
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
U.S. Reports contains
9. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
rationale
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
unofficial publication of law
10. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States District Courts case reporters
contra
slip law
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
11. 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.
components of law review citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
constitutional law
de novo
12. 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
Federal Rules of Evidence
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
F.R.D. contains...
elements of a reported case
13. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
Supreme Court Reporter
unofficial publication of law
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
14. 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)
official publication of law
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
unofficial publication of law
restatements of law
15. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
contra
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
16. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
court decision
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
17. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
rationale
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
18. Restatement (of law)
United States Reports
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
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
19. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
procedural law
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
20. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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21. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
treatise
statement of facts
The record of a court case includes
correct legal encyclopedia citation
22. Statutory law
components of United States Code citation
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Executive orders are...
23. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
elements of a reported case
concurring opinion
West Publishing Company (West)
F.R.D. contains...
24. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
official publication of law
slip opinion
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
incorrect legal dictionary citation
25. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
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.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
slip law
26. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States Reports
27. 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
F.R.D. contains...
sequence of citations
see - e.g.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
28. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
opinion
star paging
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
correct citation of United States Code
29. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
F.R.D. contains...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
statutory law
30. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
components of a Federal Register citation
31. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
United States Reports is cited as
headnote or syllabus
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
32. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
C.J.S uses...
legal dictionaries
components of United States Code citation
correct citation of United States Code
33. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
elements of a reported case
sequence of citations
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
34. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Federal rules and procedures are...
correct A.L.R. citation
star paging
35. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
official publication of law
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
36. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
F.R.D. contains...
37. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
sequence of citations
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.
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
38. Published by Lawyers Co-op
Federal rules and procedures are...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
39. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
see - e.g.
de novo on record
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
majority opinion
40. 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
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
opinion
annotations
en banc
41. 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
de novo on record
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
An unofficial publication is any publication
correct citation of United States Code
42. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
star paging
precedent
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
holding
43. Result or disposition of the case
correct Federal Register citation
decision
Federal session laws may be found in...
holding
44. Official publication
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
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.
45. Products of West Legal Studies
dicta
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
46. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
U.S. Law Week
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
incorrect United States Code citation
session laws
47. The date upon which the decision was rendered
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
date of decision
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
48. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
common law
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
TARP method
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
49. 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
American Law Reports
Executive orders are...
statement of facts
legal encyclopedias
50. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
U.S. Law Week