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1. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute






2. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






3. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties






4. An explanatory note






5. Published by Lawyers Co-op






6. 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.






7. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






8. 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






9. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






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






11. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter






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






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






14. 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






15. Primary authority






16. Shepard's Citations is used






17. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin






18. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

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19. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






20. 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






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






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






23. Infra

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24. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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25. Statutes at Large






26. Digests






27. 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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Reported selectively






31. American Digest System






32. 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






33. As session laws






34. 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.






35. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals






36. 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.






37. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.






38. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication






39. A proposed legislative measure






40. Seven






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






42. Summarize judicial opinions






43. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






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






45. 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






46. Legal encyclopedia published by West






47. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






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






49. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication






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