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1. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
treatise
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
statutory law
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
2. Summarize statute topics
correct citation of United States Code
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
U.S. Reports contains
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
3. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
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.
slip law
components of a Federal Register citation
dicta
4. 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
restatements of law
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
_____________ is an official publication
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
5. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
correct Federal Register citation
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
The record of a court case includes
restatements of law
6. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
stare decisis
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
components of a Federal Register citation
statutory law
7. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
legal dictionaries
session laws
U.S. Reports contains
United States Reports
8. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
separation of powers
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
9. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
indexes typically
The record of a court case includes
10. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
components of law review citation
incorrect citation of a law review article
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
11. Shepard's Citations is used
to update the status of a particular case
opinion
official publication of law
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
12. 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.
components of Statutes at Large citation
dissenting opinion
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
incorrect case citation
13. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
concurring opinion
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
secondary authority
official publication of law
14. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
parallel citation
session laws
incorrect citation of a law review article
official publication of law
15. Presidential proclamations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
National Reporter System
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
F.R.D. contains...
16. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
17. An index
components of a standard case citation
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
digests typically
star paging
18. Digests
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Shepard's Citations
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
19. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
bill
West Publishing Company (West)
20. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
correct law review citation
session laws
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
headnote or syllabus
21. Extensive selected annotations
A.L.R. is filled with...
to update the status of a particular case
see generally
on the record
22. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
sequence of citations
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
23. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
correct legal encyclopedia citation
American Jurisprudence is a...
24. The West key number system
slip law
C.J.S uses...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
incorrect United States Code citation
25. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
sequence of citations
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.
separation of powers
contra
26. Statutes at Large
holding
An unofficial publication is any publication
TARP method
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
27. Compiled by topic
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
unofficial publication of law
codified
United States Code is
28. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
secondary authority
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
components of and A.L.R. citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
29. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The record of a court case includes
Federal Rules of Evidence
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
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
30. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
concurring opinion
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
31. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
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.
stare decisis
components of and A.L.R. citation
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
32. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
court opinion
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
incorrect case citation
33. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
Supreme Court Reporter
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
34. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
rationale
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
court opinion
35. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
United States Reports is cited as
separation of powers
elements of a reported case
en banc
36. A syllabus of the court
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
U.S. Reports contains
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
components of and A.L.R. citation
37. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
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.
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
correct citation of a Constitutional article
38. What federal session laws are codified and published in
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States District Courts case reporters
United States Code (U.S.C.)
39. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
correct A.L.R. citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
correct citation of a Constitutional article
separation of powers
40. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
slip opinion
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
41. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
the signal infra
secondary authority
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
42. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
43. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
separation of powers
Supreme Court Reporter
Federal Rules of Evidence
incorrect legal dictionary citation
44. American Digest System
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
45. Selected decisions
United States Reports is cited as
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
substantive law
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
46. Official publication
star paging
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
constitutional law
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
47. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
United States District Courts case reporters
common law
memorandum opinion
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
48. An explanatory note
An annotation is
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
unofficial publication of law
United States Reports is cited as
49. 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'
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
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.
headnote or syllabus
on the record
50. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
sequence of citations
incorrect citation of a law review article
separation of powers
TARP method
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