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1. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
correct citation of Statutes at Large
majority opinion
see generally

2. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
sequence of citations
correct legal encyclopedia citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

3. Digest topic
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

4. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
contra
National Reporter System
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as

5. A proposed legislative measure
Statutes at Large is
secondary authority
bill
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

6. Federal Cases
substantive law
to update the status of a particular case
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

7. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
C.J.S uses...
slip opinion
memorandum opinion
The record of a court case includes

8. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
statutory law
correct citation of United States Code
Shepard's Citations
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

9. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
An annotation is
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
de novo on record

10. Summarize judicial opinions
United States District Courts case reporters
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
digests typically
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

11. 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
West Publishing Company (West)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
The record of a court case includes
American Law Reports

12. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
slip opinion
rationale
date of decision

13. 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.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
slip law
concurring opinion

14. Typical case reporter
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States Reports
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

15. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
secondary authority
components of a 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.

16. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
incorrect United States Code citation
to update the status of a particular statute
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

17. A syllabus of the court
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
United States District Courts case reporters
U.S. Reports contains
components of a standard case citation

18. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
procedural law
memorandum opinion
components of a Federal Register citation

19. 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
American Jurisprudence is a...
cf.
elements of a reported case
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

20. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
An annotation is
see generally
to update the status of a particular statute
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

21. U.S.
United States Reports is cited as
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
parallel citation
most correct definition of star paging

22. Compiled by topic
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
United States Code is
primary authority

23. American Digest System
en banc
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
components of United States Code citation
see generally

24. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
holding
court opinion
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)

25. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
key number system
National Reporter System
incorrect case citation
secondary authority

26. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
correct standard case citation
advance sheets
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.
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

27. 1. case name 2. case reporter in which the case is published (include volume number - abbreviation of case reporter - and page where case begins); 3. identity of court issuing the opinion 4. year in which the decision was issued; and 5. subsequent hi
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of a standard case citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
components of a Federal Register citation

28. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
see - e.g.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
session laws

29. 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
restatements of law
slip law
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
correct citation of Statutes at Large

30. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
correct law review citation
incorrect United States Code citation
primary authority
correct citation of Statutes at Large

31. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
secondary authority
official publication of law
incorrect citation of a law review article
Statutes at Large is

32. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
rationale
Statutes are published as session laws...
headnote or syllabus

33. Statutory law
Executive orders are...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
cf.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

34. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
de novo
common law
incorrect legal dictionary citation
most correct definition of star paging

35. An explanatory note
An annotation is
session laws
statutory law
These represent secondary authority

36. Products of West Legal Studies
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
West Publishing Company (West)

37. Statutes at Large
statutory law
sequence of citations
Federal session laws may be found in...
correct citation of Statutes at Large

38. S.Ct.
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
dissenting opinion
correct law review citation

39. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
key number system
on the record
dicta

40. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
official publication of law
session laws
United States Reports
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

41. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
cf.
An unofficial publication is any publication
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
elements of a reported case

42. 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
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
de novo on record

43. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
decision
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Statutes at Large is

44. Primary authority
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
correct legal encyclopedia citation
An annotation is

45. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
en banc

46. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
session laws
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained

47. Reported selectively
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
bill
memorandum opinion
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

48. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
_____________ is an official publication
star paging
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
components of Statutes at Large citation

49. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
to update the status of a particular statute
most correct definition of star paging
cf.
see - e.g.

50. Presidential proclamations
components of Statutes at Large citation
United States Reports is cited as
correct Federal Register citation
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.