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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. 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






2. The West key number system






3. 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






4. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta






5. Summarized statute topics






6. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia






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






8. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






9. An index






10. Explanation of the subject






11. 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






12. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher






13. Statutes at Large






14. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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15. Case law






16. 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






17. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic






18. American Digest System






19. 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






20. 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






21. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






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






23. U.S.






24. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






25. Encyclopedia






26. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






27. 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.






28. A proposed legislative measure






29. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






30. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming






31. At the close of each legislative term






32. United States Reports






33. Primary authority






34. 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






35. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






36. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent






37. 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






38. United States Reports






39. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).






40. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and






41. S.Ct.






42. Published by Lawyers Co-op






43. State and federal






44. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






45. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition






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






47. F.Supp






48. An explanatory note






49. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'






50. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case