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1. Secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
components of law review citation
codified
2. 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.
C.J.S uses...
correct law review citation
concurring opinion
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
3. An explanatory note
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
opinion
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
An annotation is
4. American Digest System
restatements of law
legal dictionaries
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
contra
5. The date upon which the decision was rendered
components of a Federal Register citation
date of decision
Executive orders are...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
6. Federal Rules Decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
7. 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
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
components of a standard case citation
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
8. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
secondary authority
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
9. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
incorrect case citation
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
legal dictionaries
holding
10. Federal Cases
components of and A.L.R. citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
American Law Reports
components of a Federal Register citation
11. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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12. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
procedural law
secondary authority
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
indexes typically
13. 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
Statutes at Large is
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
14. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
court opinion
holding
precedent
correct citation of Statutes at Large
15. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
U.S. Reports contains
per curiam opinion
to update the status of a particular case
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
16. Decennial Digest
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
correct A.L.R. citation
treatise
An unofficial publication is any publication
17. 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.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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 District Courts case reporters
National Reporter System
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.
rationale
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.
constitutional law
on the record
19. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
Federal session laws may be found in...
U.S. Law Week
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
20. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
incorrect case citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
21. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
components of a Federal Register citation
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
caption
Federal session laws may be found in...
22. Supra
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23. Extensive selected annotations
star paging
bill
A.L.R. is filled with...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
24. Restatement (of law)
slip opinion
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
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
25. A syllabus of the court
procedural law
correct citation of Statutes at Large
contra
U.S. Reports contains
26. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
de novo
components of law review citation
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
common law
27. 1. name of the act 2. abbreviation of Public Law and the public law number 3. volume number of the Statutes at Large 4. abbreviation for Statutes at Large 5. page number where the statutes begins; and 6. the year when the statute was passed as law.
slip law
components of Statutes at Large citation
advance sheets
caption
28. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
United States Reports
slip law
dicta
session laws
29. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
memorandum opinion
United States Reports
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
30. 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
components of a standard case citation
components of and A.L.R. citation
correct Federal Register citation
bill
31. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
key number system
incorrect United States Code citation
the signal infra
32. Legal encyclopedia published by West
en banc
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
official publication of law
33. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
sequence of citations
date of decision
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
majority opinion
34. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
caption
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.
cf.
U.S. Law Week
35. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
incorrect citation of a law review article
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
36. Official publication
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
37. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
38. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
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.
incorrect case citation
incorrect legal dictionary citation
39. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
40. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
de novo on record
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
An annotation is
per curiam opinion
41. Compiled chronologically
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Statutes at Large is
de novo
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
42. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
American Jurisprudence is a...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
43. Result or disposition of the case
Shepard's Citations
decision
digests typically
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
44. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
opinion
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
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
45. Seven
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
per curiam opinion
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
46. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
opinion
court decision
correct Federal Register citation
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.
47. An index
codified
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
indexes typically
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
48. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
components of a Federal Register citation
see - e.g.
memorandum opinion
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.
49. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
legal dictionaries
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
codified
Federal session laws may be found in...
50. Infra
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