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1. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
The signal 'infra' is used in legal memoranda and briefs
court opinion
correct standard case citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
2. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
Decennial Digest is part of the...
Citation
Federal session laws are published in
most correct definition of star paging
3. 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
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are...
F.R.D. contains...
A Uniform System of Citation
components of United States Code citation
4. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Supreme Court Reporter
Headnotes in the American Digest System
unofficial publication of law
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
5. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
to update the status of a particular statute
U.S. Supreme Court Reporting
Case citation - federal government
slip law
6. Result or disposition of the case
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use
decision
annotations
primary authority
7. U.S.
Contra
United States Reports is cited as...
Case citation - federal government
U.S. Reports contains
8. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
components of law review citation
components of United States Code citation
Supra
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
9. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
A.L.R.2d
components of an A.L.R. citation
key number system
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
10. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
primary authority
Statutes are published as session laws
General Digest
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
11. Slip opinions compiled in two different sets of advance sheets: (1) United States Law Week (U.S.L.W) - published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs and (2) United States Supreme Court Bulletin - published by Commerce Clearing House.
common law
U.S. Supreme Court Reporting
American Law Reports (A.L.R.) selects and publishes
to update the status of a particular case
12. Indicates that the full citation appears later in the memorandum - brief - or other work.
Case citation - Internal Revenue Service
A.L.R. Quick Index
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Infra
13. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as...
summarize statute topics
correct law review citation
Shepard's Citators
14. 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.
common law
Digests summarize judicial decisions
digest
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
15. To indicate the full citation for the case follows at a later point in the memorandum or brief.
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16. Case law
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Case citation - Internal Revenue Service
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it
17. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
correct Constitutional article citation
per curiam opinion
correct Statutes at Large citation
Shepard's Citations
18. Statutes at Large
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Federal session laws may be found in
to update the status of a particular case
per curiam opinion
19. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
correct Statutes at Large citation
Federal session laws may be found in
An unofficial publication is any publication
20. 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.).
Shepardizing
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Shepard's Citations
Administrative Law
21. Both state and federal.
United States Constitution
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law
star paging
22. Is used to check the current status of a case
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23. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
opinion
24. Federal district courts across the country.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
The Federal Supplement contains only selected decisions of
most correct definition of star paging
A Uniform System of Citation
25. Fed. R. App. P. 2.
Procedural Rules - Rule 2 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
These represent secondary authority
opinion
most correct definition of star paging
26. The date upon which the decision was rendered
date of decision
Contra
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Supra
27. Supplemented by an individual - cumulative pocket part found at the back of each volume in the series.
parallel citation
U.S. Reports contains
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
A.L.R.4th
28. Fed. R. Crim. P. 42
Federal Register is an
Procedural Rules - Rule 42 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
29. A continuing digest series that collects headnote summaries from all federal and state courts (combined) during consecutive ten-year periods.
correct Statutes at Large citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent
procedural law
American Digest System
30. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
components of a standard case citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
31. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for its holding and decision
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent
rationale
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
32. Holding of a case which guides the decisions in future cases involving similar facts and similar legal issues
session laws
components of United States Code citation
precedent
components of Statutes at Large citation
33. Published by Lawyers Co-op
United States Reports
The typical case reporter contains either a separate section or a separate volume
parallel citation
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
34. Researcher checks red advance sheets first (most recent); yellow paperback; and finally - the bound volume(s).
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35. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
correct Constitutional amendment citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
court decision
A.L.R. Quick Index
36. Which reports only federal cases and is supplemented by an individual - cumulative pocket found at the back of each volume.
Statutes are published as session laws
A.L.R.Fed.
A.L.R.2d
Shepard's Citators
37. Identified as "United States" in the case name (do not abbreviate as U.S. or as U.S.A.)
Case citation - federal government
Executive orders are
to update the status of a particular statute
Computerized search tools
38. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
U.S. Supreme Court Case Reporters
Periodicals
39. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
Case citation - business names
United States Code is an
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Case citation - state
40. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
Shepard's Citators
To locate Statutes and Constitutions
Annotation
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it
41. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication
sequence of citations
A.L.R.Fed.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States District Courts case reporters
42. (Dallas - Cranch - Wheaton - Peters - Howard - Black - and Wallace) - which were cited - for example - 1 Dall. 233.
Access U.S. Supreme Court cases only
court opinion
The first ninety volumes of United States Reports originally were compiled by seven successive - private reporters
Decennial Digest is part of the...
43. The digest for each ten-year period.
U.S. Supreme Court Reporting
Dicennial
A.L.R.4th
components of an A.L.R. citation
44. 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
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
American Law Reports (A.L.R.)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent
A.L.R.2d
45. 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
en banc
A Uniform System of Citation
dissenting opinion
U.S. Reports contains
46. Legal encyclopedia published by West
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Federal Register is an
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
parallel citation
47. 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.
id.
Presidential proclamations are published in...
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the name of the appellant appears first in the case caption
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
48. Is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Shepard's Citations
Statutes at Large
stare decisis
Headnotes in the American Digest System
49. 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)
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
National Reporter System and American Digest System are...
A.L.R.3d
50. Official publication
Decennial Digest is part of the...
Federal Rules of Evidence
Code of Federal Regulations is an
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.