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1. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher






2. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






3. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12






4. Compiled by topic






5. 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






6. West key number system






7. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming






8. 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)






9. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio






10. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.






11. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.






12. 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






13. Only those state appellate court cases which are significant (indicates a change in the law or a new trend in legal thinking).






14. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge






15. Digests






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






17. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






18. 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






19. Federal Rules Decisions






20. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment






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






22. Combined digest to access all federal courts.


23. S. Ct.






24. 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






25. Contain a general commentary on or explanation of the subject.






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






27. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






28. Official publication






29. Published by Lawyers Co-op






30. Researcher checks red advance sheets first (most recent); yellow paperback; and finally - the bound volume(s).


31. Official publication






32. Federal Cases






33. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont






34. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one






35. Used to indicate that the full citation appears immediately above - meaning that no other citations intervene between the full citation and the short form id.






36. 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.






37. Year the Court began using official reporters and its current numbering system






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






39. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






40. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.


41. Sometimes called a hornbook - is a single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area






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






43. When Internal Revenue Service is a party - the term Commissioner is used to identify it (meaning Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service); never use the abbreviation IRS.






44. Official publication






45. Slip laws before they are published as session laws.






46. For a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.






47. Decennial Digest and uses the key number system.






48. 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.






49. Statutes at Large






50. U.S. Const. amend. XIV -