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1. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
elements of a reported case
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
These represent secondary authority
2. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
legal dictionaries
American Law Reports
_____________ is an official publication
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
3. 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.
components of Statutes at Large citation
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
dicta
Federal Rules of Evidence
4. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
the signal infra
West Publishing Company (West)
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
5. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
court decision
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
6. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
see generally
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
7. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Executive orders are...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
8. Supra
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9. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
statutory law
These represent secondary authority
de novo
10. Federal Cases
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Executive orders are...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
A.L.R. is filled with...
11. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
components of a standard case citation
These represent secondary authority
correct Federal Register citation
annotations
12. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
dissenting opinion
majority opinion
components of and A.L.R. citation
13. Statutes at Large
Statutes at Large is
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
separation of powers
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
14. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
most correct definition of star paging
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Statutes are published as session laws...
memorandum opinion
15. 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.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
official publication of law
constitutional law
16. 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
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Federal Rules of Evidence
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
date of decision
17. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
statement of facts
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
components of United States Code citation
Supreme Court Reporter
18. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
most correct definition of star paging
see generally
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
19. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
concurring opinion
key number system
United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
20. 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
slip opinion
components of law review citation
holding
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
21. Typical case reporter
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
These represent secondary authority
22. S.Ct.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted 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.
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
23. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
24. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
majority opinion
star paging
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
25. Compiled by topic
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
United States Code is
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
26. Products of West Legal Studies
correct citation of a Constitutional article
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
27. 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'
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
annotations
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
on the record
28. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
unofficial publication of law
dissenting opinion
29. Encyclopedia
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
American Jurisprudence is a...
holding
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
30. American Digest System
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
en banc
United States Code is
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
31. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
substantive law
precedent
incorrect citation of a law review article
32. 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
An unofficial publication is any publication
official publication of law
slip law
33. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
Supreme Court Reporter
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
memorandum opinion
see - e.g.
34. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
An unofficial publication is any publication
caption
35. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Statutes are published as session laws...
headnote or syllabus
36. Summarize judicial opinions
restatements of law
Statutes are published as session laws...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
digests typically
37. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
cf.
components of Statutes at Large citation
38. 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
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.
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
incorrect United States Code citation
components of United States Code citation
39. Summarized statute topics
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
West Publishing Company (West)
indexes typically
secondary authority
40. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
correct citation of a Constitutional article
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
41. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
constitutional law
contra
per curiam opinion
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
42. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
components of and A.L.R. citation
caption
43. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
primary authority
44. 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
C.J.S uses...
de novo
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
dissenting opinion
45. A syllabus of the court
_____________ is an official publication
constitutional law
majority opinion
U.S. Reports contains
46. Shepard's Citators
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
majority opinion
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
47. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
slip opinion
on the record
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
48. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
to update the status of a particular statute
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
procedural law
49. U.S.
_____________ is an official publication
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
United States Reports is cited as
rationale
50. Digests
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
on the record
caption
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.