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1. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
National Reporter System
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
correct legal encyclopedia citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
2. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
An unofficial publication is any publication
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
3. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
court opinion
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Statutes are published as session laws...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
4. A proposed legislative measure
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
bill
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
United States Code is
5. Explanation of the subject
West Publishing Company (West)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
slip law
6. An explanatory note
An annotation is
Supreme Court Reporter
F.R.D. contains...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
7. Typical case reporter
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
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.
8. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
procedural law
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
9. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication
Statutes at Large is
key number system
restatements of law
components of and A.L.R. citation
10. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
sequence of citations
components of a standard case citation
see - e.g.
11. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
separation of powers
A.L.R. is filled with...
These represent secondary authority
on the record
12. 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.
Shepard's Citations
National Reporter System
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
West Publishing Company (West)
13. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States District Courts case reporters
opinion
correct legal encyclopedia citation
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
14. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
correct Federal Register citation
TARP method
United States Code is
15. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
dicta
TARP method
incorrect citation of a law review article
secondary authority
16. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
digests typically
United States Reports is cited as
An unofficial publication is any publication
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
17. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
West Publishing Company (West)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
These represent secondary authority
18. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
caption
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
19. S.Ct.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
the signal infra
majority opinion
correct citation of Statutes at Large
20. Name of the appellant
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
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.
United States Code is
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
21. 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
An unofficial publication is any publication
opinion
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
22. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
per curiam opinion
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
23. Statutes at Large
restatements of law
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
correct standard case citation
24. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
F.R.D. contains...
Shepard's Citations
25. 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
substantive law
U.S. Reports contains
the signal infra
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
26. Precedent
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
statutory law
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
27. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
incorrect case citation
incorrect United States Code citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
de novo
28. A publication of law that is not specifically authorized or sanctioned by an official body but - rather - is compiled by a private publisher i.e. West Publishing Company (West) and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
rationale
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 are
unofficial publication of law
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
29. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Shepard's Citations
contra
30. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
opinion
United States Reports is cited as
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
31. Summarized statute topics
indexes typically
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
concurring opinion
cf.
32. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
treatise
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 are
33. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
legal dictionaries
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
court opinion
34. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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35. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
dicta
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
most correct definition of star paging
36. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
statement of facts
separation of powers
37. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
components of United States Code citation
holding
incorrect case citation
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
38. 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.
United States Reports
unofficial publication of law
de novo
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
39. Published by West
components of United States Code citation
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
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.
40. 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
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
statement of facts
components of United States Code citation
41. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
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.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
U.S. Reports contains
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
42. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
memorandum opinion
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
United States Reports
43. Summarize judicial opinions
components of law review citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
digests typically
primary authority
44. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
see - e.g.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
constitutional law
45. The date upon which the decision was rendered
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
slip law
United States Code is
date of decision
46. Selected decisions
annotations
components of Statutes at Large citation
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
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.
47. The West key number system
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
see - e.g.
C.J.S uses...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
48. 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
court opinion
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
components of law review citation
cf.
49. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
statutory law
American Law Reports
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
50. 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.
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 are
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
components of Statutes at Large citation
see - e.g.