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1. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






2. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws






3. At the close of each legislative term






4. 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






5. Seven






6. Name of the appellant






7. United States Reports






8. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.






9. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






10. Published by Lawyers Co-op






11. 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






12. A syllabus of the court






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






14. Statutory law






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






16. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






17. Official publication






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






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






20. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op






21. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






22. Typical case reporter






23. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.






24. Shepard's Citators






25. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent






26. 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






27. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders






28. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






29. The date upon which the decision was rendered






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






31. Encyclopedia






32. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






33. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).






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






35. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






36. The West key number system






37. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






38. Supra

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39. 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






40. 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






41. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area






42. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta






43. Decennial Digest






44. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






45. 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






46. 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.






47. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum






48. S.Ct.






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






50. 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