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1. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown






2. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).






3. Restatement (of law)






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






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






13. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law






14. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.






15. Compiled chronologically






16. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication






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






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






19. Statutory law






20. 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






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






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






23. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






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






25. Shepard's Citations is used






26. Summarized statute topics






27. Published by Lawyers Co-op






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






29. Decennial Digest






30. 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






31. The date upon which the decision was rendered






32. Case law






33. 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






34. 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.






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






36. As session laws






37. 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






38. Primary authority






39. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






40. Summarize judicial opinions






41. 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.






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






43. Presidential proclamations






44. An explanatory note






45. Precedent






46. F.Supp






47. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.






48. 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






49. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






50. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op







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