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Subject : law
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1. Compiled by topic






2. Statutory law






3. Products of West Legal Studies






4. 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.






5. Statutes at Large






6. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






7. Digests






8. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.






9. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations






10. United States Reports






11. Explanation of the subject






12. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






13. The Federal Reporter






14. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs






15. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






16. Presidential proclamations






17. Federal Cases






18. Precedent






19. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






20. What federal session laws are published in






21. Anew on the record - the appellate court must base its decision on the record (no new testimony can be received) but may reach an independent factual finding if the facts from the trial court are 'clearly erroneous' based on the record as a whole






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






23. Legal encyclopedia published by West






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






25. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication






26. Decennial Digest






27. Published by the American Law Institute - it collects and distills the primary - general rules in a given legal topic area- what the rules are and sometime what the committee believes they ought to be. It also provides explanations of the rules and g






28. Anew - from the beginning - the case is tried in the appellate court as if it had not been tried previously - and witness are allowed to testify.






29. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






30. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op






31. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.






32. 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'






33. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






34. 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






35. An index






36. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






37. Seven






38. 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






39. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






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






41. Summarize judicial opinions






42. Published by Lawyers Co-op






43. S.Ct.






44. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals






45. Name of the appellant






46. Reported selectively






47. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.






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. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties






50. 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