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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. Digest topic






3. Supra

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






5. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.






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






7. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio






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






9. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia






10. 1. volume number of encyclopedia 2. abbreviated name of encyclopedia 3. title of article (underscored or in italics) 4. section symbol and section number within the article; 5. specific page within section; and 6. date of publication






11. Infra

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12. 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






13. United States Reports






14. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders






15. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive






16. 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






17. Is used in legal memoranda and briefs to indicate the full citation for the case follows at a later point in the memorandum or brief






18. 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.






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






20. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta






21. A syllabus of the court






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






23. 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






24. Restatement (of law)






25. 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.






26. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






27. The Federal Reporter






28. 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






29. Official publication






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






31. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






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






33. Name of the appellant






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






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






36. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






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






38. Selected decisions






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






40. Compiled chronologically






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






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






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






44. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






45. What federal session laws are codified and published in






46. Primary authority






47. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations






48. Result or disposition of the case






49. As session laws






50. Explanation of the subject







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