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1. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
primary authority
United States Reports is cited as
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
2. Seven
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
precedent
These represent secondary authority
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
3. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
dicta
correct Federal Register citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article
4. S.Ct.
correct citation of United States Code
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
primary authority
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
5. Compiled by topic
Federal Rules of Evidence
slip law
United States Code is
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
6. 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.
most correct definition of star paging
caption
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
National Reporter System
7. American Digest System
cf.
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
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.
precedent
8. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
incorrect citation of a law review article
components of United States Code citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
9. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
legal encyclopedias
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
de novo
10. 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
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
the signal infra
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
sequence of citations
11. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
session laws
digests typically
An unofficial publication is any publication
per curiam opinion
12. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
session laws
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
13. Official publication
Statutes at Large is
National Reporter System
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
session laws
14. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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15. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
United States Code (U.S.C.)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
the signal infra
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
16. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
Supreme Court Reporter
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
unofficial publication of law
17. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
correct citation of United States Code
incorrect case citation
constitutional law
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
18. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
court decision
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
on the record
19. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
20. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
rationale
Federal Rules of Evidence
21. 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.
Statutes at Large is
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
concurring opinion
22. The date upon which the decision was rendered
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
date of decision
concurring opinion
U.S. Law Week
23. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
opinion
The record of a court case includes
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
24. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
correct citation of a Constitutional article
The record of a court case includes
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States Reports is cited as
25. 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
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
the signal infra
to update the status of a particular case
incorrect United States Code citation
26. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
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.
substantive law
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
27. An index
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
star paging
indexes typically
see generally
28. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
components of a Federal Register citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
C.J.S uses...
29. Case law
bill
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
30. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
headnote or syllabus
majority opinion
31. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
holding
parallel citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
constitutional law
32. 1. number of the Code title 2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and 4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
components of United States Code citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
date of decision
33. Legal encyclopedia published by West
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
dissenting opinion
34. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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35. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
An annotation is
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
36. 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
incorrect United States Code citation
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
de novo
37. 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
elements of a reported case
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
components of and A.L.R. citation
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
38. Published by Lawyers Co-op
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
slip opinion
most correct definition of star paging
39. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
holding
American Jurisprudence is a...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
40. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
components of a Federal Register citation
legal dictionaries
stare decisis
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
41. 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
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
restatements of law
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
indexes typically
42. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
National Reporter System
correct citation of Statutes at Large
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
43. Summarize statute topics
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
treatise
44. Explanation of the subject
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
headnote or syllabus
45. 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 Courts of Appeals case reporters
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
bill
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
46. 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.
advance sheets
Statutes at Large is
constitutional law
dicta
47. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct A.L.R. citation
common law
sequence of citations
date of decision
48. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
The record of a court case includes
components of a Federal Register citation
sequence of citations
49. 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 opinion
legal encyclopedias
American Jurisprudence is a...
components of Statutes at Large citation
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
F.R.D. contains...
majority opinion
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
dissenting opinion