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1. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
_____________ is an official publication
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.
de novo on record
2. The West key number system
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
dissenting opinion
C.J.S uses...
Federal rules and procedures are...
3. 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
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
headnote or syllabus
primary authority
the signal infra
4. Published by West
dissenting opinion
star paging
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
5. 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.
TARP method
National Reporter System
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
6. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
F.R.D. contains...
correct A.L.R. citation
U.S. Law Week
holding
7. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
statutory law
substantive law
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
correct A.L.R. citation
8. Statutes at Large
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Federal session laws may be found in...
correct standard case citation
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
9. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
American Jurisprudence is a...
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Supreme Court Reporter
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
10. 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
codified
slip law
dicta
dissenting opinion
11. At the close of each legislative term
on the record
restatements of law
session laws
Statutes are published as session laws...
12. The date upon which the decision was rendered
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
bill
date of decision
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
13. State and federal
American Law Reports
United States Code is
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
statutory law
14. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
15. 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
Supreme Court Reporter
West Publishing Company (West)
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
16. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
An unofficial publication is any publication
stare decisis
court opinion
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.
17. Statutes at Large
the signal infra
substantive law
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
18. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
United States Code is
United States Code (U.S.C.)
correct citation of United States Code
United States Reports
19. The Federal Reporter
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
incorrect United States Code citation
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
20. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
incorrect case citation
21. 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
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
annotations
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
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
22. Result or disposition of the case
decision
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
correct standard case citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
23. Primary authority
American Law Reports
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
components of Statutes at Large citation
court decision
24. 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
sequence of citations
An annotation is
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
to update the status of a particular statute
25. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
see - e.g.
26. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
treatise
27. S.Ct.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
28. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
National Reporter System
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
correct legal encyclopedia citation
29. Seven
see - e.g.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
30. 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.
treatise
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
constitutional law
slip opinion
31. Explanation of the subject
incorrect citation of a law review article
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
rationale
32. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
A.L.R. is filled with...
opinion
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
treatise
33. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
slip opinion
34. 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.
to update the status of a particular case
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
dissenting opinion
concurring opinion
35. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
per curiam opinion
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
court decision
slip opinion
36. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
West Publishing Company (West)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
The record of a court case includes
37. Digests
headnote or syllabus
components of United States Code citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
38. Published by Lawyers Co-op
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
39. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
The record of a court case includes
correct standard case citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
40. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
An annotation is
components of law review citation
majority opinion
41. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
key number system
C.J.S uses...
_____________ is an official publication
Supreme Court Reporter
42. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
procedural law
correct citation of United States Code
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
43. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
correct citation of Statutes at Large
decision
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
common law
44. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
45. Extensive selected annotations
United States Code is
dicta
A.L.R. is filled with...
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
46. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
procedural law
47. Statutory law
The record of a court case includes
These represent secondary authority
Executive orders are...
treatise
48. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
separation of powers
C.J.S uses...
49. 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
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
precedent
correct law review citation
restatements of law
50. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
dicta
United States Reports is cited as
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
legal encyclopedias