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1. Typical case reporter
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained

2. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
legal dictionaries
procedural law
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation

3. Result or disposition of the case
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
decision

4. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
incorrect United States Code citation
to update the status of a particular statute
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
en banc

5. U.S.
en banc
correct citation of Statutes at Large
statement of facts
United States Reports is cited as

6. Infra

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7. 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
incorrect citation of a law review article
slip law
constitutional law
American Law Reports

8. 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
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
elements of a reported case
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
de novo on record

9. Reported selectively
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
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
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called

10. Compiled chronologically
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
procedural law
Statutes at Large is
U.S. Law Week

11. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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12. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
cf.
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal

13. 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.
primary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
components of Statutes at Large citation

14. Summarize judicial opinions
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
American Jurisprudence is a...
constitutional law
digests typically

15. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7
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.
sequence of citations
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

16. Primary authority
concurring opinion
correct Federal Register citation
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.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

17. Published by Lawyers Co-op
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

18. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
Federal rules and procedures are...
rationale
correct A.L.R. citation
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

19. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
indexes typically

20. As session laws
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
constitutional law
to update the status of a particular statute

21. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Executive orders are...

22. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
Executive orders are...
key number system
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

23. Supra

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24. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
to update the status of a particular statute
Federal rules and procedures are...
legal encyclopedias

25. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
advance sheets
correct citation of Statutes at Large
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
primary authority

26. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
dicta
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)

27. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
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.
Statutes at Large is
incorrect citation of a law review article
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

28. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
caption
incorrect United States Code citation
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

29. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
sequence of citations
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
C.J.S uses...
procedural law

30. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
_____________ is an official publication
to update the status of a particular statute
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
most correct definition of star paging

31. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
components of a standard case citation
incorrect legal dictionary citation

32. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
TARP method
correct Federal Register citation
dissenting opinion

33. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
correct legal encyclopedia citation
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
slip law

34. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
These represent secondary authority
star paging
National Reporter System
correct Federal Register citation

35. Official publication
incorrect United States Code citation
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
the signal infra
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

36. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
statement of facts
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
see generally
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

37. 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.
de novo
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct law review citation

38. A proposed legislative measure
American Law Reports
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
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
bill

39. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
session laws

40. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
components of law review citation
components of a standard case citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
see - e.g.

41. Statutory law
C.J.S uses...
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

42. 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
decision
annotations
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

43. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
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.
correct law review citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

44. Statutes at Large
Federal session laws may be found in...
legal encyclopedias
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
components of and A.L.R. citation

45. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
legal encyclopedias
correct Federal Register citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

46. An index
annotations
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
National Reporter System
U.S. Law Week

47. The West key number system
U.S. Law Week
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
C.J.S uses...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)

48. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
key number system
unofficial publication of law
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
F.R.D. contains...

49. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
An annotation is
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
American Jurisprudence is a...

50. What federal session laws are codified and published in
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
A.L.R. is filled with...
caption
United States Code (U.S.C.)