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1. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
_____________ is an official publication
date of decision
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
correct law review citation

2. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
American Jurisprudence is a...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Statutes at Large (Stat.)

3. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
incorrect United States Code citation
West Publishing Company (West)
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Federal rules and procedures are...

4. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
contra

5. 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
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
unofficial publication of law
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

6. 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 Code is
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
correct citation of a Constitutional article
de novo on record

7. 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
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
sequence of citations
The record of a court case includes
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called

8. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
to update the status of a particular statute
see - e.g.
parallel citation
Shepard's Citations

9. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
United States District Courts case reporters
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

10. 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
digests typically
parallel citation
American Law Reports
Executive orders are...

11. Products of West Legal Studies
to update the status of a particular case
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
caption
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

12. U.S.
restatements of law
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
U.S. Law Week
United States Reports is cited as

13. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
correct citation of Statutes at Large
American Law Reports
A.L.R. is filled with...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

14. An index
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
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
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

15. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
_____________ is an official publication
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
TARP method
secondary authority

16. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
en banc

17. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
official publication of 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.
session laws
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition

18. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
on the record
components of a Federal Register citation
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
United States Reports

19. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
court decision
Federal session laws may be found in...
secondary authority
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

20. Summarize judicial opinions
digests typically
components of United States Code citation
components of a standard case citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

21. Precedent
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
to update the status of a particular statute
precedent

22. Selected decisions
star paging
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
American Jurisprudence is a...
dicta

23. The West key number system
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
TARP method
C.J.S uses...

24. 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
common law
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
dissenting opinion
date of decision

25. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
An annotation is
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
to update the status of a particular case
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)

26. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
TARP method
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
slip opinion
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

27. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
to update the status of a particular statute

28. 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.
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
National Reporter System
United States Code is
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

29. Federal Cases
legal dictionaries
stare decisis
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
opinion

30. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
correct law review citation
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)

31. Summarize statute topics
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
National Reporter System
indexes typically

32. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
court opinion
_____________ is an official publication
see - e.g.
unofficial publication of law

33. The date upon which the decision was rendered
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.
to update the status of a particular statute
date of decision
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

34. Seven
key number system
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
components of United States Code citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

35. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
The record of a court case includes
correct citation of a Constitutional article

36. Statutes at Large
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
correct citation of United States Code
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

37. 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
Executive orders are...
United States District Courts case reporters
annotations
substantive law

38. Extensive selected annotations
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
correct legal encyclopedia citation
A.L.R. is filled with...

39. 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
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
restatements of law
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

40. 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
en banc
incorrect legal dictionary citation
components of a standard case citation
elements of a reported case

41. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
correct citation of Statutes at Large
unofficial publication of law
session laws
per curiam opinion

42. Compiled chronologically
holding
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
opinion
Statutes at Large is

43. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
to update the status of a particular case
en banc
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

44. United States Reports
C.J.S uses...
separation of powers
U.S. Law Week
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...

45. United States Reports
components of United States Code citation
concurring opinion
_____________ is an official publication
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...

46. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
incorrect case 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.
key number system

47. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
see generally
to update the status of a particular case
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
court decision

48. F.Supp
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
bill

49. 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
treatise
secondary authority
the signal infra
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)

50. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
caption
treatise