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






2. 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






3. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and






4. Name of the appellant






5. Explanation of the subject






6. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






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. Published by West






10. Primary authority






11. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area






12. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).






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






14. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






15. 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






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






17. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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18. 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






19. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against






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






21. 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






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






23. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime






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






25. A proposed legislative measure






26. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs






27. Selected decisions






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






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






30. Restatement (of law)






31. Decennial Digest






32. Encyclopedia






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






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






35. Supra

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36. The Federal Reporter






37. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






38. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






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






40. 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.






41. Secondary authority that is leading annotated law reporter published by Lawyers Co-op. Distinguishing feature not the cases that it reports - but the extensive editorial commentary that follows each reported case






42. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter






43. The date upon which the decision was rendered






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






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






46. Statutory law






47. Typical case reporter






48. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






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






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