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1. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
correct Constitutional amendment citation
official publication of law
General Digest
2. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg.2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
components of a Federal Register citation
General Digest
annotations
common law
3. Is issued when a federal case first decides a case. This is a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
Federal Register is an
Supreme Court Reporter
slip opinion
A.L.R.Fed.
4. West publishes separate digests for nearly every state plus the District of Columbia - as well as digests tied to five of its seven regional case reporters.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
key number system
United States Code is
State Courts
5. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
See generally
holding
West's Federal Practice Digest 3d
Case citation - individuals
6. Case law
to update the status of a particular statute
slip opinion
Federal session laws are published in
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
7. F.Supp
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
A.L.R.4th
codified
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
8. 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
sequence of citations
Code of Federal Regulations is an
United States Constitution
star paging
9. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Infra
dicta
court opinion
10. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
precedent
The signal 'infra' is used in legal memoranda and briefs
id.
11. (Dallas - Cranch - Wheaton - Peters - Howard - Black - and Wallace) - which were cited - for example - 1 Dall. 233.
The first ninety volumes of United States Reports originally were compiled by seven successive - private reporters
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Index
substantive law
12. A syllabus of the court
United States Reports is an
Periodicals
A.L.R.3d
U.S. Reports contains
13. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
Supreme Court Reporter
correct Statutes at Large citation
dicta
bill
14. A proposed legislative measure
components of an A.L.R. citation
Statutes are published as session laws
codified
bill
15. 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.
decision
A.L.R. (sometimes called A.L.R. First)
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
substantive law
16. For a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
session laws
components of law review citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Digests are compilations of case law
17. Compiled by topic
United States Code is
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
most correct definition of star paging
The first ninety volumes of United States Reports originally were compiled by seven successive - private reporters
18. The process used to synthesize legal principles from all prior cases with similar facts and similar issues of law to arrive at a decision in a specific case
de novo
Supra
stare decisis
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
19. Refers to a previously cited authority. May not be used to refer to constitutions - statutes - or cases previously cited in full in legal memoranda and briefs; however - it may be used in genearl text - in books - and in law review articles.
Supra
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
memorandum opinion
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
20. 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)
Shepard's Citations
U.S. Reports contains
unofficial publication of law
components of an A.L.R. citation
21. Supplemented by an individual - cumulative pocket part found at the back of each volume in the series.
U.S. Supreme Court Case Reporters
U.S. Reports contains
on the record
A.L.R.4th
22. Is a finding tool ONLY - usually compiled by the publisher of the case reporter to which it relates. NEVER cite as legal authority for any purpose.
bill
digest
caption
elements of a reported case
23. Issued by a private - non-government publisher (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other).
Administrative Law
National Reporter System
Procedural Rules - Rule 401 of the Federal Rules of Evidence
An unofficial publication is any publication
24. Which reports only federal cases and is supplemented by an individual - cumulative pocket found at the back of each volume.
de novo
Citation
A.L.R.Fed.
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
25. U.S.
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Statutes are published as
United States Reports is cited as...
26. 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
legal encyclopedias
components of a Federal Register citation
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
components of an A.L.R. citation
27. Products of West Legal Studies
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the name of the appellant appears first in the case caption
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
What legal dictionaries provide case citations upon which a definition is based?
dicta
28. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Federal rules and procedures are
The first ninety volumes of United States Reports originally were compiled by seven successive - private reporters
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Procedural Rules - Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
29. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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30. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
U.S. Law Week
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) selects and publishes
secondary authority
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
31. American Digest System
Decennial Digest is part of the...
per curiam opinion
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
32. Combined digest to access all federal courts.
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33. A reference to a legal authority - such as a constitution - statute - case - administrative rule - or other authority.
Citation
General Digest
on the record
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
34. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
rationale
State Courts
Index
See - e.g. -
35. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
annotations
summarize statute topics
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
36. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
Federal Rules of Evidence
parallel citation
bill
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
37. Result or disposition of the case
secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent
precedent
decision
38. Is used to check the current status of a case
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39. There are 3 case reporters for the U.S. Supreme Court - United States Reports (U.S.) Official - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) Unofficial - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d) Unofficial
U.S. Supreme Court Case Reporters
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Statutes at Large is
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
40. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for its holding and decision
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
American Law Reports (A.L.R.)
rationale
legal encyclopedias
41. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
dissenting opinion
signal infra
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
correct Constitutional article citation
42. Omit initials in unless the initial is part of the widely recognzied name (B.J. Hollis Corp. becomes Hollis Corp. - but initials are retained for J.C. Penney Co.). Omit Ltd. - Inc. - and similar terms if the party's name also contains R.R. - Co. - Br
The signal 'supra' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs)
Case citation - business names
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Procedural Rules - Rule 401 of the Federal Rules of Evidence
43. 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
components of a standard case citation
precedent
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
correct United States Code citation
44. Official publication
Cf.
separation of powers
United States Code is an
Statutes are published as
45. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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46. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) selects and publishes
correct law review citation
common law
restatement (of law)
47. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
treatise
correct Statutes at Large citation
Case citation - Internal Revenue Service
Decennial Digest is part of the...
48. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
correct Federal Register citation
Case citation - state
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
49. While indexes summarize statute topics
most correct definition of star paging
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions
bill
50. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
elements of a reported case
U.S. Law Week
Headnotes in the American Digest System
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)