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Subject : law
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1. What federal session laws are codified and published in






2. 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






3. 1. number of the Code title 2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and 4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found






4. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






5. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






6. Presidential proclamations






7. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive






8. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.






9. Typical case reporter






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






11. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.






12. Published by Lawyers Co-op






13. 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






14. 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






15. Supra

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16. Statutes at Large






17. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






18. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio






19. 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.






20. Restatement (of law)






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






22. Primary authority






23. 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






24. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






25. 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






26. S.Ct.






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






28. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin






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






30. The Federal Reporter






31. Statutory law






32. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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33. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).






34. A proposed legislative measure






35. Federal Cases






36. 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.






37. Compiled by topic






38. Summarized statute topics






39. 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






40. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






41. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.






42. Statutory law






43. 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'






44. Result or disposition of the case






45. The West key number system






46. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta






47. Name of the appellant






48. United States Reports






49. Reported selectively






50. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West