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1. 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
the signal infra
components of a Federal Register citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
An unofficial publication is any publication
2. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
indexes typically
per curiam opinion
slip opinion
advance sheets
3. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
primary authority
headnote or syllabus
treatise
4. Legal encyclopedia published by West
U.S. Law Week
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
correct citation of a Constitutional article
correct citation of United States Code
5. Summarized statute topics
indexes typically
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
correct citation of a Constitutional article
cf.
6. 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
correct citation of Statutes at Large
dissenting opinion
majority opinion
official publication of law
7. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
correct standard case citation
An annotation is
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
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
de novo on record
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
on the record
9. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
digests typically
correct citation of United States Code
correct law review citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
10. 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
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
components of and A.L.R. citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
Statutes at Large is
11. 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
components of law review citation
memorandum opinion
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
contra
12. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
slip opinion
correct standard case citation
incorrect case citation
13. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
majority opinion
correct citation of Statutes at Large
secondary authority
14. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Supreme Court Reporter
to update the status of a particular statute
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
15. Summarize statute topics
separation of powers
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
headnote or syllabus
16. A syllabus of the court
procedural law
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
U.S. Reports contains
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.
17. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Statutes are published as session laws...
correct citation of United States Code
18. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
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.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
incorrect case citation
secondary authority
19. Statutes at Large
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Federal session laws may be found in...
opinion
20. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
treatise
opinion
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
American Law Reports
21. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
official publication of law
codified
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
The record of a court case includes
22. A proposed legislative measure
bill
U.S. Reports contains
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
parallel citation
23. 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)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
unofficial publication of law
correct citation of Statutes at Large
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
24. 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
most correct definition of star paging
incorrect legal dictionary citation
legal encyclopedias
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
25. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
en banc
26. United States Reports
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
Statutes are published as session laws...
_____________ is an official publication
27. The Federal Reporter
official publication of law
United States Code is
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
28. Federal Reporter - Third Series (F.3d) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
separation of powers
parallel citation
Statutes at Large is
29. Shepard's Citations is used
to update the status of a particular case
to update the status of a particular statute
_____________ is an official publication
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
30. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
correct standard case citation
to update the status of a particular statute
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
31. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
most correct definition of star paging
components of United States Code citation
annotations
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
32. 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
American Law Reports
holding
stare decisis
annotations
33. Precedent
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Shepard's Citations
34. 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
American Jurisprudence is a...
primary authority
components of United States Code citation
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
35. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
rationale
de novo
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of a standard case citation
36. S.Ct.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
cf.
sequence of citations
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
37. F.Supp
legal encyclopedias
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
C.J.S uses...
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.
38. Statutory law
Executive orders are...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
the signal infra
digests typically
39. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
sequence of citations
40. Result or disposition of the case
United States Reports
decision
slip law
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
41. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
bill
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
West Publishing Company (West)
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
42. The West key number system
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
An annotation is
C.J.S uses...
incorrect case citation
43. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
unofficial publication of law
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
44. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
Statutes at Large is
statement of facts
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
45. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
legal dictionaries
dissenting opinion
Executive orders are...
United States District Courts case reporters
46. Statutory law
American Law Reports
Supreme Court Reporter
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Federal rules and procedures are...
47. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
components of a Federal Register citation
Federal session laws may be found in...
session laws
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
48. Official publication
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.
headnote or syllabus
U.S. Reports contains
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
49. 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
restatements of law
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
stare decisis
50. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
rationale
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
de novo on record
key number system