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1. Federal Rules Decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
de novo on record
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
2. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
parallel citation
rationale
incorrect case citation
slip opinion
3. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
components of a Federal Register citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
official publication of law
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
4. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
incorrect legal dictionary citation
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
5. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
dicta
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
caption
6. 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.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
National Reporter System
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
American Law Reports
7. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
restatements of law
Federal Rules of Evidence
statutory law
rationale
8. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
slip opinion
headnote or syllabus
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
majority opinion
9. Secondary authority
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
slip law
10. United States Reports
correct A.L.R. citation
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
11. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
unofficial publication of law
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
12. A syllabus of the court
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
to update the status of a particular case
key number system
U.S. Reports contains
13. American Digest System
elements of a reported case
separation of powers
procedural law
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
14. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
legal encyclopedias
incorrect United States Code citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
15. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
see generally
key number system
correct standard case citation
16. 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
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
annotations
digests typically
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
17. 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
to update the status of a particular case
U.S. Law Week
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
legal dictionaries
18. 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.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
constitutional law
separation of powers
19. Federal Cases
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
statutory law
correct standard case citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
20. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
see generally
headnote or syllabus
codified
United States Code (U.S.C.)
21. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
concurring opinion
22. 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
en banc
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
A.L.R. is filled with...
23. United States Reports
United States Code is
_____________ is an official publication
restatements of law
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
24. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
correct Federal Register citation
A.L.R. is filled with...
25. Statutes at Large
Federal session laws may be found in...
substantive law
Statutes at Large is
court opinion
26. 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
incorrect citation of a law review article
majority opinion
components of Statutes at Large citation
National Reporter System
27. Supra
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28. 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
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
American Law Reports
court opinion
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
29. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
components of United States Code citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
court opinion
30. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
most correct definition of star paging
These represent secondary authority
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
31. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
codified
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
32. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
memorandum opinion
caption
Statutes at Large is
legal encyclopedias
33. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
star paging
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
34. Summarize judicial opinions
digests typically
correct standard case citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
A.L.R. is filled with...
35. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
on the record
headnote or syllabus
36. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
de novo
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 citation of a Constitutional amendment
procedural law
37. Result or disposition of the case
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
bill
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
decision
38. 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
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
components of United States Code citation
39. 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
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
restatements of law
secondary authority
40. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
key number system
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
stare decisis
41. 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
stare decisis
United States Reports
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 citation of a Constitutional amendment
42. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
dicta
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Federal rules and procedures are...
43. Case law
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
44. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
TARP method
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
correct citation of Statutes at Large
45. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
An unofficial publication is any publication
constitutional law
en banc
46. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
advance sheets
These represent secondary authority
secondary authority
legal encyclopedias
47. Presidential proclamations
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
date of decision
statutory law
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
48. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
_____________ is an official publication
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
court opinion
49. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
incorrect case citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
50. Shepard's Citators
codified
to update the status of a particular case
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
dissenting opinion