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Certified Legal Research

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1. The Statutes at Large.






2. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.






3. Issued by a private - non-government publisher (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other).






4. 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.






5. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






6. Official publication






7. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia






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






9. United States Reports






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






11. Use index to find statute section; read the statutory section; and check supplements for status.






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






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

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14. 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.






15. 22 C.F.R.






16. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent






17. Published by West






18. 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.






19. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all






20. Omit initials in unless the initial is part of the widely recognzied name (B.J. Hollis Corp. becomes Hollis Corp. - but initials are retained for J.C. Penney Co.). Omit Ltd. - Inc. - and similar terms if the party's name also contains R.R. - Co. - Br






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






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






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






24. F.Supp






25. Statutory law






26. 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






27. Into seven regions.






28. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition






29. Official publication






30. Indexes






31. L. Ed or L. Ed. 2d

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32. The abbreviation for the agency typically is used in the case name (FCC - SEC - etc.).






33. S. Ct.






34. A continuing digest series that collects headnote summaries from all federal and state courts (combined) during consecutive ten-year periods.






35. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






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

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37. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West






38. U.S. Const. amend. XIV -






39. Both legal and nonlegal - may proide persuasive authority in a given case and should not be overlooked as a research source.






40. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are "arbitrary or capricious"






41. American Digest System






42. 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






43. 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






44. Supplemented by an individual - cumulative pocket part found at the back of each volume in the series.






45. Federal Cases






46. 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.).






47. Is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.






48. 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






49. The Federal Reporter






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