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Certified Legal Research

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1. Extensive selected annotations that follows each reported case.






2. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown






3. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






4. Supplemented by the A.L.R.2d Later Case Service - which is kept current with a semi-annual supplement pamphlet.






5. Reported selectively in the Federal Supplement.






6. United States Code (U.S.C.)






7. Statutes at Large (Stat.)






8. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case






9. To indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.


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






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






12. 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






13. 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.).






14. 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






15. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies






16. 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.






17. A proposed legislative measure






18. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






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






20. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg.2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication






21. 1. number of the Code title2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found






22. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






23. A syllabus of the court






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. 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






27. 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.






28. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






29. 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






30. (Dallas - Cranch - Wheaton - Peters - Howard - Black - and Wallace) - which were cited - for example - 1 Dall. 233.






31. 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






32. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for its holding and decision






33. Into seven regions.






34. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






35. Slip opinions collected and published periodically in a softbound or looseleaf format (in advance of the next bound volume of the case reporter series).






36. Published by Lawyers Co-op






37. 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






38. Fed. R. Evid. 401






39. 15 U.S.C.






40. The Federal Reporter






41. Remark - note - or commentary intended to illustrate or explain.






42. 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






43. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






44. Devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.






45. 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.






46. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture






47. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






48. Products of West Legal Studies






49. F.Supp






50. Anew on the record - the appellate court must base its decision on the record (no new testimony can be received) but may reach an independent factual finding if the facts from the trial court are "clearly erroneous" based on the record as a whole