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1. 1. name of the act 2. abbreviation of Public Law and the public law number 3. volume number of the Statutes at Large 4. abbreviation for Statutes at Large 5. page number where the statutes begins; and 6. the year when the statute was passed as law.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
common law
components of Statutes at Large citation
en banc
2. Name of the appellant
incorrect citation of a law review article
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
on the record
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.
3. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
official publication of law
en banc
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
4. U.S.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
United States Reports is cited as
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
5. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
The record of a court case includes
These represent secondary authority
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
correct legal encyclopedia citation
6. 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
C.J.S uses...
de novo on record
correct legal encyclopedia citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
7. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
A.L.R. is filled with...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
statutory law
8. Statutory law
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Federal rules and procedures are...
United States Code is
U.S. Law Week
9. 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
treatise
correct legal encyclopedia citation
dissenting opinion
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
10. Restatement (of law)
legal dictionaries
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
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
United States District Courts case reporters
11. 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
U.S. Reports contains
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
cf.
incorrect United States Code citation
12. 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
contra
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
on the record
incorrect case citation
13. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
correct A.L.R. citation
Supreme Court Reporter
components of a Federal Register citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
14. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
Executive orders are...
majority opinion
secondary authority
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
15. An index
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
slip opinion
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
16. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
dissenting opinion
unofficial publication of law
Federal rules and procedures are...
17. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
Executive orders are...
precedent
legal dictionaries
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
18. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
United States Code is
treatise
advance sheets
components of law review citation
19. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
common law
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
20. Selected decisions
West Publishing Company (West)
most correct definition of star paging
court decision
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
21. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
annotations
C.J.S uses...
TARP method
F.R.D. contains...
22. 1. number of the Code title 2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and 4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found
Federal Rules of Evidence
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
components of United States Code citation
codified
23. Statutory law
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Executive orders are...
de novo on record
correct citation of United States Code
24. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
on the record
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
to update the status of a particular case
Federal Rules of Evidence
25. Legal encyclopedia published by West
incorrect citation of a law review article
components of a Federal Register citation
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
26. Federal Cases
constitutional law
per curiam opinion
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
West Publishing Company (West)
27. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
incorrect case citation
correct citation of United States Code
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
common law
28. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
slip opinion
F.R.D. contains...
statutory law
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
29. 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
codified
United States Code is
annotations
TARP method
30. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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31. Extensive selected annotations
A.L.R. is filled with...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
components of a Federal Register citation
slip opinion
32. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
restatements of law
correct A.L.R. citation
elements of a reported case
components of a standard case citation
33. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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34. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
incorrect citation of a law review article
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
35. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
codified
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
memorandum opinion
36. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
components of Statutes at Large citation
correct A.L.R. citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
session laws
37. Primary authority
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
National Reporter System
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
A.L.R. is filled with...
38. Published by West
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
legal encyclopedias
The record of a court case includes
39. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
session laws
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
caption
40. 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.
common law
These represent secondary authority
United States Reports
concurring opinion
41. As session laws
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
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.
to update the status of a particular statute
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
42. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Federal rules and procedures are...
official publication of law
Supreme Court Reporter
43. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
U.S. Reports contains
dicta
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
court opinion
44. Digest topic
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
45. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
dissenting opinion
bill
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
46. Summarize judicial opinions
Federal rules and procedures are...
These represent secondary authority
unofficial publication of law
digests typically
47. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
correct Federal Register citation
The record of a court case includes
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
48. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
incorrect United States Code citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
correct standard case citation
49. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
see - e.g.
most correct definition of star paging
United States Reports is cited as
50. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
statement of facts
key number system
codified
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...