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1. 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






2. At the close of each legislative term






3. 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






4. Encyclopedia






5. Published by Lawyers Co-op






6. 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






7. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum






8. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders






9. As session laws






10. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case






11. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont






12. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).






13. Law that establishes and defines the basic rights and duties that govern a society. It consists of constitutions - legislative enactments - common law - and certain executive actions.






14. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






15. Case law






16. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws






17. 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






18. Precedent






19. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.






20. The Federal Reporter






21. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.






22. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).






23. 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.






24. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






25. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals






26. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court






27. Official publication






28. Supra

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29. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West






30. United States Reports






31. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






32. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






33. 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






34. 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






35. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications






36. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






37. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)






38. Legal encyclopedia published by West






39. 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.






40. A proposed legislative measure






41. U.S.






42. Statutes at Large






43. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime






44. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






45. Decennial Digest






46. Statutes at Large






47. Digests






48. United States Reports






49. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter






50. 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