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1. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
components of and A.L.R. citation
U.S. Law Week
opinion
2. 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
majority opinion
to update the status of a particular case
headnote or syllabus
correct A.L.R. citation
3. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
Supreme Court Reporter
Executive orders are...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
An annotation is
4. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
bill
United States Reports is cited as
constitutional law
components of a Federal Register citation
5. 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
Federal Rules of Evidence
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
en banc
Executive orders are...
6. State and federal
Federal rules and procedures are...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
star paging
7. The West key number system
indexes typically
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
C.J.S uses...
8. Reported selectively
United States Reports
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
correct standard case citation
to update the status of a particular statute
9. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
de novo
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
cf.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
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)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
unofficial publication of law
11. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
correct standard case citation
rationale
dissenting opinion
treatise
12. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
TARP method
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
13. 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
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
de novo on record
legal dictionaries
American Law Reports
14. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
These represent secondary authority
incorrect United States Code citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
15. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
legal encyclopedias
slip opinion
procedural law
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
16. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
rationale
concurring opinion
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Federal session laws may be found in...
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
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
the signal infra
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
18. Published by Lawyers Co-op
correct citation of Statutes at Large
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
United States Reports
19. Summarize judicial opinions
correct citation of Statutes at Large
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
codified
digests typically
20. 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
dissenting opinion
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
headnote or syllabus
session laws
21. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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22. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
primary authority
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
key number system
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
23. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
slip opinion
Federal rules and procedures are...
de novo on record
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
24. Primary authority
U.S. Reports contains
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
components of United States Code citation
25. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
TARP method
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
_____________ is an official publication
treatise
26. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
slip opinion
caption
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
unofficial publication of law
27. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
correct citation of Statutes at Large
American Jurisprudence is a...
components of a standard case citation
date of decision
28. Name of the appellant
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.
constitutional law
to update the status of a particular statute
concurring opinion
29. Official publication
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
digests typically
to update the status of a particular statute
30. United States Reports
dicta
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
31. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
concurring opinion
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
caption
32. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
primary authority
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
33. Case law
U.S. Reports contains
parallel citation
F.R.D. contains...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
34. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
bill
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
35. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
to update the status of a particular case
correct Federal Register citation
36. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
slip opinion
U.S. Reports contains
Supreme Court Reporter
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
37. Digest topic
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
constitutional law
rationale
United States Code is
38. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
parallel citation
memorandum opinion
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
39. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
U.S. Reports contains
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
The signal '_____' 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.
40. Published by West
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
decision
bill
41. Products of West Legal Studies
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
parallel citation
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.
42. Explanation of the subject
correct legal encyclopedia citation
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
43. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'
see - e.g.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
official publication of law
on the record
44. An index
dissenting opinion
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
star paging
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
45. U.S.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
United States Reports is cited as
U.S. Reports contains
de novo on record
46. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
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)
key number system
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
47. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
de novo on record
An unofficial publication is any publication
session laws
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
48. 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
_____________ is an official publication
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
components of United States Code citation
49. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
the signal infra
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
50. F.Supp
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
sequence of citations
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...