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1. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






2. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






3. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






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






5. Statutes at Large






6. Shepard's Citators






7. The West key number system






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






9. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication






16. United States Reports






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






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

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19. 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






20. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






21. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






22. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






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






24. 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






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






26. U.S.






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






28. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).






29. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






30. 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.






31. American Digest System






32. Supra

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33. Summarized statute topics






34. 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'






35. Selected decisions






36. Statutory law






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






38. 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






39. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).






40. F.Supp






41. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op






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






43. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






44. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties






45. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






46. What federal session laws are codified and published in






47. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio






48. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






49. 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






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







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