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1. U.S.
United States Reports is cited as...
Annotation
Shepard's Citations
Federal session laws may be found in
2. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
session laws
components of a standard case citation
summarize statute topics
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
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 Statutes at Large citation
American Digest System
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent
key number system
4. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
restatement (of law)
All statutory codes are updated by...
Statutes are published as session laws
correct law review citation
5. 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)
United States Reports is an
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Procedural Rules - Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
6. Legal encyclopedia published by West
substantive law
stare decisis
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
American Digest System is sometimes called...
7. Slip laws before they are published as session laws.
Statutes are published as
Contra
parallel citation
caption
8. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
separation of powers
correct United States Code citation
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
common law
9. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
To locate Cases
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
10. United States Code (U.S.C.)
primary authority
Federal session laws are codified and published in
A Uniform System of Citation
most correct definition of star paging
11. Statutes at Large (Stat.)
elements of a reported case
Federal session laws are published in
Case citation - federal government
Supreme Court Reporter
12. Products of West Legal Studies
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
correct standard case citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
precedent
13. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Shepard's Citations
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
14. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg.2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
United States Code is an
components of an A.L.R. citation
State Courts
components of a Federal Register citation
15. 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
components of law review citation
United States Reports is cited as...
Presidential proclamations are published in...
Shepard's Citators
16. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
primary authority
A.L.R.3d
procedural law
official publication of law
17. 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
American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law
stare decisis
to update the status of a particular case
Administrative Law
18. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
United States District Courts case reporters
dissenting opinion
The first ninety volumes of United States Reports originally were compiled by seven successive - private reporters
Supreme Court Reporter
19. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
Infra
components of a Federal Register citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
United States District Courts case reporters
20. West key number system
correct Constitutional article citation
C.J.S. uses the
sequence of citations
holding
21. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Executive orders are
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
22. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
A.L.R. (sometimes called A.L.R. First)
Annotation
annotations
23. Which reports only federal cases and is supplemented by an individual - cumulative pocket found at the back of each volume.
correct law review citation
Statutes are published as session laws
A.L.R.Fed.
to update the status of a particular statute
24. Published by West
What legal dictionaries provide case citations upon which a definition is based?
sequence of citations
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
majority opinion
25. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
Decennial Digest is part of the...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Digests summarize judicial decisions
memorandum opinion
26. 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.
treatise
Citation
substantive law
rationale
27. Is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
constitutional law
A.L.R.2d
Statutes at Large
correct standard case citation
28. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) selects and publishes
procedural law
de novo
secondary authority
29. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
Statutes at Large
most correct definition of star paging
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Headnotes in the American Digest System
30. WESTLAW - West Publishing Company; and LEXIS - Mead Data Corporation.
court opinion
summarize judicial opinions
primary authority
Computerized search tools
31. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
per curiam opinion
stare decisis
Computerized search tools
Federal session laws are published in
32. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
To locate Cases
U.S. Law Week
decision
33. Slip opinions collected and published periodically in a softbound or looseleaf format (in advance of the next bound volume of the case reporter series).
most correct definition of star paging
advance sheets
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
annotations
34. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as...
American Digest System
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
correct legal encyclopedia citation
35. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
de novo on record
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
United States Reports is cited as...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
36. The Statutes at Large.
Presidential proclamations are published in...
What legal dictionaries provide case citations upon which a definition is based?
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) is the leading
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
37. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
holding
See - e.g. -
components of a Federal Register citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
38. Contain a general commentary on or explanation of the subject.
Secondary authorities are those that
A.L.R.4th
F.R.D. contains...
A.L.R.2d
39. A reference to a legal authority - such as a constitution - statute - case - administrative rule - or other authority.
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent
common law
Citation
components of a standard case citation
40. Only those state appellate court cases which are significant (indicates a change in the law or a new trend in legal thinking).
Infra
Federal session laws may be found in
unofficial publication of law
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) selects and publishes
41. Statutory law
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as...
Federal rules and procedures are
Infra
42. Fed. R. App. P. 2.
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
Procedural Rules - Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Case citation - state
parallel citation
43. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Index
codified
components of United States Code citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
44. Supplemented by an individual - cumulative pocket part found at the back of each volume in the series.
A.L.R.4th
U.S. Law Week
components of law review citation
key number system
45. Supplemented by the A.L.R.2d Later Case Service - which is kept current with a semi-annual supplement pamphlet.
headnote or syllabus
The record of a court case includes
United States Code is an
A.L.R.2d
46. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
session laws
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
star paging
precedent
47. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
slip law
Supra
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
date of decision
48. 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.).
star paging
precedent
Administrative Law
treatise
49. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
U.S. Supreme Court Case Reporters
Case citation - individuals
dicta
en banc
50. Both state and federal.
American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law
The first ninety volumes of United States Reports originally were compiled by seven successive - private reporters
Statutes are published as session laws
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)