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1. 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.






2. Supra

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3. Selected decisions






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






5. Name of the appellant






6. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






7. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






8. 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






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






10. Products of West Legal Studies






11. S.Ct.






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






13. 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






14. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.






15. 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






16. Secondary authority






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






18. Statutory law






19. Precedent






20. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case






21. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






22. Extensive selected annotations






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






24. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case






25. What federal session laws are codified and published in






26. 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.






27. The date upon which the decision was rendered






28. Statutes at Large






29. Compiled chronologically






30. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






31. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions






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






33. Shepard's Citators






34. Presidential proclamations






35. Restatement (of law)






36. A prior case within a particular jurisdiction that has 1. facts and legal issues substantially similar to the facts of the case before the court and 2. it was decided by a majority decision of a higher court of that jurisdiction and 3. the case was r






37. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.






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






39. United States Reports






40. The West key number system






41. Primary authority






42. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






43. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






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






45. Shepard's Citations is used






46. 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.






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






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






49. Govern the types of evidence that are admissible in criminal and civil trials and - in some situations - the manner in which the evidence can be presented during trial






50. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.







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