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1. 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
To locate Statutes and Constitutions
components of an A.L.R. citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
digest
2. Which reports only federal cases and is supplemented by an individual - cumulative pocket found at the back of each volume.
summarize judicial opinions
Index
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
A.L.R.Fed.
3. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
The record of a court case includes
dicta
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent
4. Case law
Case citation - Internal Revenue Service
Access U.S. Supreme Court cases only
Case citation - individuals
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
5. A syllabus of the court
court decision
Parallel citations
components of a Federal Register citation
U.S. Reports contains
6. Remark - note - or commentary intended to illustrate or explain.
A.L.R.2d
Annotation
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Shepardizing
7. 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
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
digest
signal infra
Case citation - individuals
8. Is issued when a federal case first decides a case. This is a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
General Digest
United States Code is an
Federal session laws are published in
slip opinion
9. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular
United States Code is an
correct standard case citation
10. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
date of decision
All statutory codes are updated by...
caption
11. 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
Federal Register is an
Statutes are published as
memorandum opinion
12. Digest topic
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular
The signal 'supra' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs)
Contra
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
13. The date upon which the decision was rendered
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
date of decision
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
separation of powers
14. United States Supreme Court Digest (West) and United States Supreme Court Digest - Lawyers' Edition (Lawyers Co-op)
The first ninety volumes of United States Reports originally were compiled by seven successive - private reporters
Access U.S. Supreme Court cases only
Cf.
precedent
15. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
correct A.L.R. citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent
16. Fed. R. Evid. 401
restatement (of law)
primary authority
Procedural Rules - Rule 401 of the Federal Rules of Evidence
Shepard's Citations
17. While indexes summarize statute topics
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
Digests summarize judicial decisions
court opinion
18. Year the Court began using official reporters and its current numbering system
1817
session laws
The Federal Supplement contains only selected decisions of
Shepard's Citators
19. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
Decennial Digest is part of the...
correct Statutes at Large citation
Annotation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
20. United States Reports
C.J.S. uses the
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
components of an A.L.R. citation
The first ninety volumes of United States Reports originally were compiled by seven successive - private reporters
21. The rules and regulations of federal administrative agencies are cited either to the Code of Federal Regulations (arranged by topic and cited as C.F.R.) or to the Federal Register (arranged chronologically and cited as Fed. Reg.).
Administrative Law
signal infra
Procedural Rules - Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law
22. 22 C.F.R.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
American Digest System is sometimes called...
Shepard's Citations
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
23. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
American Digest System
correct standard case citation
signal infra
elements of a reported case
24. 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)
United States Code is an
Contra
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as...
unofficial publication of law
25. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent
All statutory codes are updated by...
The Federal Supplement contains only selected decisions of
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
26. The method used to determine whether a case still is good law is to check the citation in the appropriate set of Shepard's Citations.
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the name of the appellant appears first in the case caption
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) selects and publishes
Shepardizing
27. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
components of Statutes at Large citation
to update the status of a particular case
bill
28. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
primary authority
State Courts
sequence of citations
treatise
29. Supplemented by the A.L.R.2d Later Case Service - which is kept current with a semi-annual supplement pamphlet.
U.S. Supreme Court Reporting
The typical case reporter contains either a separate section or a separate volume
id.
A.L.R.2d
30. 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
State Courts
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
United States Reports is an
The record of a court case includes
31. The digest for the current period.
A.L.R.Fed.
General Digest
The first ninety volumes of United States Reports originally were compiled by seven successive - private reporters
most correct definition of star paging
32. Products of West Legal Studies
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
To locate Cases
A.L.R.Fed.
star paging
33. Official publication
American Digest System is sometimes called...
restatement (of law)
The signal 'supra' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs)
United States Reports is an
34. S. Ct.
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
substantive law
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
35. Secondary authority
Cf.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent
separation of powers
36. For a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
substantive law
All statutory codes are updated by...
Digests are compilations of case law
State Courts
37. Digests
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
summarize judicial opinions
components of Statutes at Large citation
38. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
advance sheets
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
on the record
correct law review citation
39. At the close of each legislative term.
caption
bill
Contra
Statutes are published as session laws
40. West key number system
opinion
official publication of law
constitutional law
C.J.S. uses the
41. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
opinion
precedent
most correct definition of star paging
caption
42. Combined digest to access all federal courts.
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43. Extensive selected annotations that follows each reported case.
Contra
elements of a reported case
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) is filled with
correct A.L.R. citation
44. Consists of articles and various amendments
majority opinion
State Courts
United States Constitution
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
45. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
treatise
Procedural Rules - Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
session laws
official publication of law
46. Is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
To locate Cases
elements of a reported case
Statutes at Large
opinion
47. 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
Case citation - all other administrative agencies
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
components of a standard case citation
48. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
C.J.S. uses the
components of law review citation
49. Researcher checks red advance sheets first (most recent); yellow paperback; and finally - the bound volume(s).
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50. Statutes at Large
star paging
Federal session laws may be found in
The National Reporter System divides the country
correct legal encyclopedia citation