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1. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication






2. U.S.






3. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






4. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






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






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






7. 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






8. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

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9. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin






10. S.Ct.






11. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law






12. Statutes at Large






13. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






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






15. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






16. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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






18. 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






19. 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






20. Name of the appellant






21. Official publication






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






23. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.






24. Federal Rules Decisions






25. Summarize statute topics






26. Restatement (of law)






27. As session laws






28. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).






29. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






30. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.






31. Extensive selected annotations






32. 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.






33. 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






34. A syllabus of the court






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






36. 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'






37. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.






38. 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






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






40. What federal session laws are published in






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






42. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties






43. Statutory law






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






45. Compiled chronologically






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






47. An index






48. At the close of each legislative term






49. Statutes at Large






50. Published by Lawyers Co-op