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1. 1. volume number of encyclopedia 2. abbreviated name of encyclopedia 3. title of article (underscored or in italics) 4. section symbol and section number within the article; 5. specific page within section; and 6. date of publication
constitutional law
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Supreme Court Reporter
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
2. At the close of each legislative term
Statutes are published as session laws...
rationale
Executive orders are...
annotations
3. Govern the types of evidence that are admissible in criminal and civil trials and - in some situations - the manner in which the evidence can be presented during trial
star paging
Federal Rules of Evidence
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
West Publishing Company (West)
4. Encyclopedia
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
advance sheets
dissenting opinion
American Jurisprudence is a...
5. Published by Lawyers Co-op
Statutes are published as session laws...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
incorrect case citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
6. 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
statement of facts
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
American Law Reports
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
7. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
contra
cf.
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
8. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the _______________ appears first in the case caption - regardless of how the caption may have been shown in the lower courts.
primary authority
components of United States Code citation
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
9. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of United States Code citation
10. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
elements of a reported case
constitutional law
holding
restatements of law
11. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
components of a standard case citation
see - e.g.
12. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
incorrect legal dictionary citation
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
indexes typically
13. 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.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
substantive law
legal dictionaries
sequence of citations
14. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
bill
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
15. Case law
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
concurring opinion
16. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
slip law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
17. 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
United States Reports is cited as
decision
to update the status of a particular case
components of a standard case citation
18. Precedent
components of a Federal Register citation
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
19. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
de novo
correct legal encyclopedia citation
20. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
The signal '_____' 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.
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
21. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
statement of facts
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
22. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
correct citation of Statutes at Large
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
23. 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.
restatements of law
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
constitutional law
24. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
correct standard case citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
opinion
25. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
slip law
secondary authority
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
incorrect citation of a law review article
26. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Reports
de novo
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
most correct definition of star paging
27. Official publication
A.L.R. is filled with...
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
An annotation is
Federal rules and procedures are...
28. Supra
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29. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
United States District Courts case reporters
Supreme Court Reporter
incorrect United States Code citation
A.L.R. is filled with...
30. United States Reports
bill
_____________ is an official publication
incorrect legal dictionary citation
cf.
31. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
to update the status of a particular statute
American Law Reports
The record of a court case includes
indexes typically
32. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
C.J.S uses...
slip opinion
33. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition
components of a Federal Register citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
cf.
United States Code (U.S.C.)
34. 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
annotations
rationale
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
components of and A.L.R. citation
35. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
correct standard case citation
F.R.D. contains...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
headnote or syllabus
36. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
correct Federal Register citation
de novo
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
37. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
on the record
Supreme Court Reporter
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
38. Legal encyclopedia published by West
American Jurisprudence is a...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
cf.
39. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which agrees with the result reached by the majority but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one.
substantive law
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
concurring opinion
see - e.g.
40. A proposed legislative measure
bill
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Federal Rules of Evidence
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
41. U.S.
Shepard's Citations
official publication of law
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
United States Reports is cited as
42. Statutes at Large
These represent secondary authority
Federal session laws may be found in...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
U.S. Law Week
43. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
per curiam opinion
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
_____________ is an official publication
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
44. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
common law
45. Decennial Digest
sequence of citations
statutory law
United States Code is
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
46. Statutes at Large
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
U.S. Law Week
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
47. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
treatise
en banc
slip law
48. United States Reports
advance sheets
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
49. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
most correct definition of star paging
components of and A.L.R. citation
50. 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
date of decision
dissenting opinion
correct standard case citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large