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1. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
statement of facts
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
2. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
C.J.S uses...
F.R.D. contains...
3. 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
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
components of United States Code citation
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
4. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
advance sheets
Statutes at Large is
statutory law
legal dictionaries
5. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
correct standard case citation
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
6. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
correct citation of a Constitutional article
components of Statutes at Large citation
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
7. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
to update the status of a particular statute
8. The date upon which the decision was rendered
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
statutory law
date of decision
bill
9. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
Federal rules and procedures are...
the signal infra
TARP method
codified
10. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
de novo
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
West Publishing Company (West)
11. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
secondary authority
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Executive orders are...
12. Secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
legal encyclopedias
13. Seven
concurring opinion
official publication of law
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Federal rules and procedures are...
14. 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
see - e.g.
incorrect United States Code citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
15. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
opinion
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
memorandum opinion
16. An explanatory note
An annotation is
slip opinion
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
17. Secondary authority that is leading annotated law reporter published by Lawyers Co-op. Distinguishing feature not the cases that it reports - but the extensive editorial commentary that follows each reported case
Federal session laws may be found in...
constitutional law
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
American Law Reports
18. Digests
American Jurisprudence is a...
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
U.S. Reports contains
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
19. At the close of each legislative term
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Statutes are published as session laws...
C.J.S uses...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
20. Shepard's Citations is used
cf.
Federal Rules of Evidence
date of decision
to update the status of a particular case
21. Statutory law
de novo
Executive orders are...
A.L.R. is filled with...
United States Reports
22. Result or disposition of the case
session laws
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
decision
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
23. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
components of and A.L.R. citation
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
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
components of Statutes at Large citation
dicta
These represent secondary authority
sequence of citations
25. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
26. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
date of decision
incorrect case citation
constitutional law
27. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
American Law Reports
separation of powers
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
28. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
These represent secondary authority
An unofficial publication is any publication
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
dicta
29. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
slip opinion
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
court decision
30. An index
per curiam opinion
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
31. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
Federal rules and procedures are...
stare decisis
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
32. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
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
correct citation of a Constitutional article
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
common law
33. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
correct citation of a Constitutional article
U.S. Reports contains
official publication of law
34. Summarize judicial opinions
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
digests typically
elements of a reported case
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
35. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
per curiam opinion
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
substantive law
36. Supra
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37. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
correct law review citation
The record of a court case includes
substantive law
incorrect United States Code citation
38. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
on the record
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
the signal infra
39. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
unofficial publication of law
Shepard's Citations
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
40. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
An unofficial publication is any publication
substantive law
correct legal encyclopedia citation
41. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
correct Federal Register citation
American Law Reports
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
42. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
components of and A.L.R. citation
digests typically
43. The West key number system
Federal rules and procedures are...
contra
official publication of law
C.J.S uses...
44. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
These represent secondary authority
components of a Federal Register citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
components of and A.L.R. citation
45. Name of the appellant
correct legal encyclopedia citation
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.
dicta
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
46. Selected decisions
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Statutes are published as session laws...
primary authority
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
47. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
to update the status of a particular case
legal encyclopedias
dicta
restatements of law
48. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
procedural law
dicta
49. Legal encyclopedia published by West
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
restatements of law
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
slip opinion
50. F.Supp
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Federal Rules of Evidence
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