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






2. The West key number system






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






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






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






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






7. Extensive selected annotations






8. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher






9. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






10. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures






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






12. What federal session laws are published in






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






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)






15. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






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






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






18. 1. case name 2. case reporter in which the case is published (include volume number - abbreviation of case reporter - and page where case begins); 3. identity of court issuing the opinion 4. year in which the decision was issued; and 5. subsequent hi






19. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge






20. Published by West






21. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and






22. Supra

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23. 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






24. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming






25. 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.






26. A syllabus of the court






27. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






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






29. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






30. Anew - from the beginning - the case is tried in the appellate court as if it had not been tried previously - and witness are allowed to testify.






31. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






32. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia






33. At the close of each legislative term






34. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court






35. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin






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






37. Digests






38. Decennial Digest






39. Legal encyclopedia published by West






40. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent






41. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs






42. 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.






43. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)






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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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






49. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






50. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West







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