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1. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
procedural law
date of decision
Infra
To locate Cases
2. 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
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) is the leading
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
precedent
sequence of citations
3. 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 a Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct Constitutional article citation
Statutes at Large is
components of Statutes at Large citation
4. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
de novo
most correct definition of star paging
5. Compiled chronologically
Statutes at Large is
Digests are compilations of case law
session laws
components of a standard case citation
6. 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.
Index
Shepard's Citators
United States Code is an
digest
7. Supplemented by an individual - cumulative pocket part found at the back of each volume in the series.
stare decisis
A.L.R.4th
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
8. U.S. Const. amend. XIV -
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent
correct Constitutional amendment citation
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the name of the appellant appears first in the case caption
correct law review citation
9. Which reports only federal cases and is supplemented by an individual - cumulative pocket found at the back of each volume.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Procedural Rules - Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
most correct definition of star paging
A.L.R.Fed.
10. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
precedent
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Statutes at Large
11. Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Federal session laws are published in
Federal session laws are codified and published in
Case citation - Internal Revenue Service
concurring opinion
12. Official publication
legal encyclopedias
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
The signal 'infra' is used in legal memoranda and briefs
Federal Register is an
13. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
session laws
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
majority opinion
treatise
14. Official publication
Supra
United States Code is an
court decision
A.L.R. Quick Index
15. Regardless of how it may have been shown in the lower courts.
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent
Decennial Digest is part of the...
A Uniform System of Citation
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the name of the appellant appears first in the case caption
16. West key number system
C.J.S. uses the
memorandum opinion
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Shepard's Citations
17. Both legal and nonlegal - may proide persuasive authority in a given case and should not be overlooked as a research source.
Periodicals
Cf.
Digests summarize judicial decisions
A.L.R.2d
18. Official publication
majority opinion
Presidential proclamations are published in...
West's Federal Practice Digest 3d
Code of Federal Regulations is an
19. Statutory Supplements
All statutory codes are updated by...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Contra
West's Federal Practice Digest 3d
20. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent
U.S. Reports contains
Shepard's Citations
statutory law
21. 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 - Restatements of Law Published by th
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
American Law Reports (A.L.R.)
de novo on record
en banc
22. The digest for each ten-year period.
annotations
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
U.S. Law Week
Dicennial
23. 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
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of an A.L.R. citation
Case citation - business names
dicta
24. Digest topic
Shepard's Citations
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular
stare decisis
Federal rules and procedures are
25. USOC - also known as the Blue Book - is universally accepted authority on legal citations - which is published jointly by the law reviews of Columbia - Harvard - the University of Pennsylvania - and Yale Law Schools.
A Uniform System of Citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States Reports is cited as...
26. Indexes
United States Code is an
A Uniform System of Citation
summarize statute topics
common law
27. Is the primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal.
Index
Shepardizing
elements of a reported case
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
28. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct A.L.R. citation
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Shepard's Citators
29. Surnames are used for individual parties (Watson v. Jones).
codified
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Case citation - individuals
court opinion
30. Result or disposition of the case
decision
correct Federal Register citation
parallel citation
F.R.D. contains...
31. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
The signal 'supra' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
dissenting opinion
Computerized search tools
32. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Case citation - individuals
to update the status of a particular statute
correct Constitutional amendment citation
33. Fed. R. Crim. P. 42
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent
Dicennial
Procedural Rules - Rule 42 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
correct legal encyclopedia citation
34. 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
sequence of citations
signal infra
headnote or syllabus
id.
35. Shepard's Citations is used
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) is filled with
to update the status of a particular case
Contra
components of a standard case citation
36. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
slip law
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
correct Statutes at Large citation
annotations
37. The Federal Reporter
advance sheets
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
A.L.R. Quick Index
Supra
38. 88 C.J.S. Trial
correct legal encyclopedia citation
A.L.R.3d
The National Reporter System divides the country
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
39. Identified as "United States" in the case name (do not abbreviate as U.S. or as U.S.A.)
Cf.
Federal rules and procedures are
Case citation - federal government
unofficial publication of law
40. Is issued when a federal case first decides a case. This is a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
slip opinion
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
legal encyclopedias
memorandum opinion
41. Compiled by topic
United States Code is
To locate Cases
Shepardizing
digest
42. The abbreviation for the agency typically is used in the case name (FCC - SEC - etc.).
most correct definition of star paging
constitutional law
These represent secondary authority
Case citation - all other administrative agencies
43. 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
stare decisis
A.L.R.3d
National Reporter System
Annotation
44. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
court decision
date of decision
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
National Reporter System
45. Is the same case published in more than one case reporter and should not be used when citing to U.S. Supreme Court cases; cite to U.S. Reports ONLY - for state cases must be cited if they exist.
Parallel citations
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
concurring opinion
statement of facts
46. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition
components of an A.L.R. citation
Cf.
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) is the leading
An unofficial publication is any publication
47. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
See generally
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) selects and publishes
components of United States Code citation
48. Contain a general commentary on or explanation of the subject.
common law
Secondary authorities are those that
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular
de novo
49. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
The typical case reporter contains either a separate section or a separate volume
correct law review citation
star paging
50. The Statutes at Large.
American Digest System
components of an A.L.R. citation
Presidential proclamations are published in...
A.L.R.Fed.