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Subject : law
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1. 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






2. 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.






3. The date upon which the decision was rendered






4. Digests






5. Official publication






6. Federal Cases






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






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






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






10. 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






11. American Digest System






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






13. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






14. The West key number system






15. United States Reports






16. Summarized statute topics






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






18. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which agrees with the result reached by the majority but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one.






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






20. 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






21. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






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






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






24. Supra

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25. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one






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






27. 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






28. Compiled by topic






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






30. F.Supp






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






32. 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






33. Presidential proclamations






34. Name of the appellant






35. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






36. 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)






37. Products of West Legal Studies






38. Infra

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39. Statutory law






40. 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






41. 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.






42. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






43. An index






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






45. U.S.






46. Published by West






47. Typical case reporter






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






49. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






50. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area