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1. 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)
unofficial publication of law
constitutional law
digests typically
stare decisis
2. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
contra
most correct definition of star paging
opinion
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
3. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
star paging
stare decisis
C.J.S uses...
headnote or syllabus
4. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
court decision
TARP method
United States Code (U.S.C.)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
5. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
key number system
headnote or syllabus
holding
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
6. Secondary authority
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
primary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
A.L.R. is filled with...
7. United States Reports
F.R.D. contains...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
components of a Federal Register citation
8. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
court opinion
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.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
en banc
9. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
de novo on record
primary authority
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
10. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
Statutes are published as session laws...
de novo on record
contra
correct legal encyclopedia citation
11. Published by West
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
bill
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
12. Infra
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13. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
correct law review citation
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
statutory law
unofficial publication of law
14. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
An unofficial publication is any publication
majority opinion
stare decisis
15. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
date of decision
annotations
components of law review citation
16. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
statutory law
digests typically
Executive orders are...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
17. The process used to synthesize legal principles from all prior cases with similar facts and similar issues of law to arrive at a decision in a specific case
incorrect case citation
United States Code is
stare decisis
annotations
18. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
digests typically
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
legal encyclopedias
19. 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
components of and A.L.R. citation
F.R.D. contains...
restatements of law
constitutional law
20. An index
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
constitutional law
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
21. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
de novo
The record of a court case includes
22. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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23. 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
The record of a court case includes
dissenting opinion
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
24. 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
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
court decision
components of United States Code citation
en banc
25. 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.
concurring opinion
correct standard case citation
session laws
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
26. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of a standard case citation
components of and A.L.R. citation
star paging
27. Products of West Legal Studies
digests typically
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States Reports
constitutional law
28. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
components of a standard case citation
codified
correct legal encyclopedia citation
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.
29. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
Federal rules and procedures are...
session laws
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
30. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
see generally
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
majority opinion
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
31. 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
American Law Reports
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
on the record
32. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
the signal infra
components of United States Code citation
incorrect United States Code citation
Statutes are published as session laws...
33. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
F.R.D. contains...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
34. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
concurring opinion
slip opinion
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
en banc
35. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
United States District Courts case reporters
components of Statutes at Large citation
cf.
36. 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
United States Reports
correct law review citation
indexes typically
precedent
37. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
holding
contra
per curiam opinion
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
38. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
statement of facts
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
United States Code is
39. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
components of law review citation
incorrect case citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
40. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
procedural law
American Jurisprudence is a...
Statutes are published as session laws...
41. Shepard's Citators
United States Reports
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
An unofficial publication is any publication
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
42. State and federal
Federal rules and procedures are...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
U.S. Reports contains
43. Federal Cases
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
These represent secondary authority
Statutes are published as session laws...
rationale
44. 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
incorrect legal dictionary citation
primary authority
components of a standard case citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
45. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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46. 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
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
majority opinion
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
47. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
The record of a court case includes
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
48. Case law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
49. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
holding
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
slip law
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
50. 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
cf.
statutory law
indexes typically
C.J.S uses...
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