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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. 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






2. An index






3. The Federal Reporter






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






5. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






6. Infra

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7. What federal session laws are published in






8. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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9. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






10. 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)






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






12. Shepard's Citations is used






13. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).






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






15. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






16. Seven






17. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






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






19. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






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






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






22. Official publication






23. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






24. Digests






25. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. Legal encyclopedia published by West






30. Secondary authority






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






32. As session laws






33. 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






34. Statutory law






35. 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.






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






37. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).






38. Compiled chronologically






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






40. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






41. Summarized statute topics






42. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.






43. Decennial Digest






44. The date upon which the decision was rendered






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






46. Supra

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47. State and federal






48. A syllabus of the court






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






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