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1. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg.2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
concurring opinion
parallel citation
correct Federal Register citation
components of a Federal Register citation
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
headnote or syllabus
majority opinion
West Publishing Company (West)
on the record
3. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
star paging
on the record
correct standard case citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
4. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for its holding and decision
rationale
dicta
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
Access U.S. Supreme Court cases only
5. West key number system
C.J.S. uses the
Federal Register is an
Executive orders are
Decennial Digest is part of the...
6. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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7. Both legal and nonlegal - may proide persuasive authority in a given case and should not be overlooked as a research source.
Periodicals
Case citation - business names
Federal session laws are published in
Case citation - state
8. (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 National Reporter System divides the country
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Contra
9. The digest for the current period.
To locate Cases
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Case citation - state
General Digest
10. 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.
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
digest
11. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
correct Statutes at Large citation
most correct definition of star paging
common law
See - e.g. -
12. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
All statutory codes are updated by...
correct Constitutional article citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
A.L.R.4th
13. Federal Reporter - Third Series (F.3d) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
Federal session laws are codified and published in
Infra
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
F.R.D. contains...
14. Published by West
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
State Courts
summarize judicial opinions
slip law
15. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
Periodicals
Secondary authorities are those that
United States Reports
slip law
16. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
Statutes are published as
U.S. Reports contains
court decision
signal infra
17. Indicates that the full citation appears later in the memorandum - brief - or other work.
Decennial Digest is part of the...
Infra
Executive orders are
Code of Federal Regulations is an
18. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
To locate Statutes and Constitutions
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it
correct Statutes at Large citation
correct A.L.R. citation
19. Shepard's Citations is used
U.S. Reports contains
What legal dictionaries provide case citations upon which a definition is based?
to update the status of a particular case
date of decision
20. Official publication
Infra
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
treatise
United States Reports is an
21. Supplemented by an individual - cumulative pocket part found at the back of each volume in the series.
Shepardizing
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular
U.S. Supreme Court Reporting
A.L.R.3d
22. Federal district courts across the country.
The Federal Supplement contains only selected decisions of
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular
slip opinion
Annotation
23. Which reports only federal cases and is supplemented by an individual - cumulative pocket found at the back of each volume.
primary authority
restatement (of law)
treatise
A.L.R.Fed.
24. Are catalogued under topics and subtopics assigned to key numbers - using the TARP method. T - thing or subject matter involved in the case; A - Action (cause of action) or ground for defense to an action; R - Relief sought; P - parties - meaning the
Supreme Court Reporter
Presidential proclamations are published in...
C.J.S. uses the
Headnotes in the American Digest System
25. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
correct law review citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
en banc
Digests summarize judicial decisions
26. American Digest System
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
U.S. Supreme Court Case Reporters
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) is the leading
Decennial Digest is part of the...
27. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
separation of powers
United States Code is
Federal session laws are codified and published in
28. Devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
en banc
statement of facts
Digests are compilations of case law
The typical case reporter contains either a separate section or a separate volume
29. 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
restatement (of law)
United States District Courts case reporters
bill
A.L.R. (sometimes called A.L.R. First)
30. Federal Cases
A.L.R. Quick Index
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
opinion
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
31. To indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
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32. Remark - note - or commentary intended to illustrate or explain.
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Annotation
State Courts
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
33. Published by Lawyers Co-op
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
unofficial publication of law
correct Federal Register citation
34. Supplemented by the A.L.R. Blue Book of Supplemental Decisions - which is kept current with a semi-annual supplement pamphlet.
A.L.R. (sometimes called A.L.R. First)
National Reporter System
correct Statutes at Large citation
en banc
35. Used to find annotations on a particular topic which covers A.L.R.3d and A.L.R.4th and the series comes in five parts. Can check the Historicdal Table at the back of A.L.R. Index to find ouit whether an A.L.R. series annotation has been superseded (r
Statutes at Large
A.L.R. Quick Index
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the name of the appellant appears first in the case caption
36. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
These represent secondary authority
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
National Reporter System
A.L.R. (sometimes called A.L.R. First)
37. 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
precedent
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
The signal 'supra' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs)
Administrative Law
38. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.
National Reporter System
U.S. Law Week
correct Constitutional amendment citation
summarize statute topics
39. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
dicta
A.L.R.2d
National Reporter System
40. 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
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular
sequence of citations
41. Fed. R. Crim. P. 42
components of United States Code citation
secondary authority
Procedural Rules - Rule 42 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Parallel citations
42. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
session laws
Federal Register is an
U.S. Supreme Court Case Reporters
Procedural Rules - Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
43. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
F.R.D. contains...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
American Law Reports (A.L.R.)
signal infra
44. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
A.L.R. Quick Index
de novo on record
caption
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
45. Fed. R. App. P. 2.
Procedural Rules - Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
constitutional law
To locate Cases
46. Indexes
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
A.L.R.4th
summarize statute topics
47. Primary authority
to update the status of a particular statute
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent
48. Year the Court began using official reporters and its current numbering system
correct United States Code citation
1817
id.
The record of a court case includes
49. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent
The record of a court case includes
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
United States District Courts case reporters
50. Is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Statutes at Large
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent
secondary authority
Case citation - Internal Revenue Service