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1. 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
American Law Reports
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
United States District Courts case reporters
components of and A.L.R. citation

2. Decennial Digest
annotations
precedent
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)

3. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
correct Federal Register citation
Federal session laws may be found in...
dissenting opinion
separation of powers

4. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
opinion
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
court opinion
National Reporter System

5. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
An unofficial publication is any publication
correct Federal Register citation
_____________ is an official publication

6. The West key number system
C.J.S uses...
common law
the signal infra
Statutes at Large is

7. Published by West
procedural law
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
stare decisis
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)

8. A proposed legislative measure
correct citation of United States Code
U.S. Reports contains
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
bill

9. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
codified
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
These represent secondary authority

10. An index
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)

11. The Federal Reporter
components of law review citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
advance sheets

12. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
common law
court decision
U.S. Reports contains

13. F.Supp
correct legal encyclopedia citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

14. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Shepard's Citations
West Publishing Company (West)
incorrect legal dictionary citation

15. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
per curiam opinion
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
United States Reports
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

16. 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
precedent
slip law
legal encyclopedias
incorrect United States Code citation

17. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
see generally
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
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
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

18. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
parallel citation
secondary authority
Federal Rules of Evidence
incorrect citation of a law review article

19. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
F.R.D. contains...
memorandum opinion
stare decisis
to update the status of a particular statute

20. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Executive orders are...
memorandum opinion

21. Products of West Legal Studies
components of and A.L.R. citation
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

22. Selected decisions
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
primary authority
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

23. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
holding
These represent secondary authority
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

24. Published by Lawyers Co-op
United States Code is
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
slip law

25. Shepard's Citators
correct citation of Statutes at Large
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
secondary authority

26. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
to update the status of a particular case
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
key number system
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation

27. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
statement of facts
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

28. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
correct law review citation
stare decisis

29. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
cf.
slip opinion
secondary authority

30. Compiled by topic
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.
United States Code is
Supreme Court Reporter
restatements of law

31. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
codified
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
memorandum opinion
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition

32. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
caption
The record of a court case includes
court opinion
These represent secondary authority

33. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
correct standard case citation
concurring opinion
correct citation of Statutes at Large
correct Federal Register citation

34. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
stare decisis
caption
advance sheets
These represent secondary authority

35. Statutory law
Federal rules and procedures are...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Federal session laws may be found in...
components of a Federal Register citation

36. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
correct standard case citation
parallel citation
on the record

37. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
parallel citation
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
codified

38. Secondary authority
separation of powers
dissenting opinion
codified
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

39. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
date of decision
incorrect citation of a law review article

40. The date upon which the decision was rendered
de novo on record
date of decision
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large

41. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
session laws
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

42. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
slip law
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 legal encyclopedia citation
West Publishing Company (West)

43. U.S.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
United States Reports is cited as
The record of a court case includes

44. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

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45. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
treatise
court decision
incorrect United States Code citation
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

46. 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
dicta
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Statutes are published as session laws...
American Law Reports

47. Reported selectively
incorrect United States Code citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

48. State and federal
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
codified
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

49. Digest topic
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
en banc
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...

50. At the close of each legislative term
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
substantive law
legal dictionaries
Statutes are published as session laws...