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1. Restatement (of law)
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
These represent secondary authority
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
2. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
slip law
advance sheets
components of and A.L.R. citation
3. Statutory law
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Executive orders are...
headnote or syllabus
annotations
4. 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
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
American Law Reports
The record of a court case includes
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
5. As session laws
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
National Reporter System
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
6. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
These represent secondary authority
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
memorandum opinion
7. 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
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
American Law Reports
precedent
correct A.L.R. citation
8. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition
cf.
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
the signal infra
components of Statutes at Large citation
9. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
bill
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
10. Anew - from the beginning - the case is tried in the appellate court as if it had not been tried previously - and witness are allowed to testify.
de novo
components of a standard case citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
correct law review citation
11. An index
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
12. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
per curiam opinion
stare decisis
see - e.g.
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
13. Federal Rules Decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
memorandum opinion
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
14. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
correct A.L.R. citation
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
to update the status of a particular case
15. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
most correct definition of star paging
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
An unofficial publication is any publication
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
16. Presidential proclamations
correct legal encyclopedia citation
United States District Courts case reporters
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
17. 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
components of a 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.
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of United States Code citation
18. 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.
memorandum opinion
United States District Courts case reporters
National Reporter System
treatise
19. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
components of and A.L.R. citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
20. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
memorandum opinion
Federal Rules of Evidence
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
21. Precedent
majority opinion
incorrect case citation
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Executive orders are...
22. Secondary authority
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
23. Federal Cases
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
date of decision
24. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
session laws
Supreme Court Reporter
statement of facts
25. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
These represent secondary authority
headnote or syllabus
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
26. American Digest System
incorrect United States Code citation
components of a Federal Register citation
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
27. Summarized statute topics
indexes typically
memorandum opinion
Federal Rules of Evidence
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
28. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
U.S. Reports contains
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
U.S. Law Week
29. U.S.
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
to update the status of a particular case
United States Reports is cited as
legal encyclopedias
30. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
correct Federal Register citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
indexes typically
31. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
secondary authority
American Jurisprudence is a...
legal dictionaries
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
32. Extensive selected annotations
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
precedent
A.L.R. is filled with...
components of Statutes at Large citation
33. 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
slip opinion
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
A.L.R. is filled with...
Federal Rules of Evidence
34. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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35. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
incorrect citation of a law review article
decision
36. 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
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
constitutional law
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
37. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
to update the status of a particular statute
primary authority
incorrect legal dictionary citation
38. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
codified
de novo
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
39. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
digests typically
Shepard's Citations
memorandum opinion
40. 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
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
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.
the signal infra
incorrect United States Code citation
41. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
court opinion
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
memorandum opinion
42. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct law review citation
_____________ is an official publication
constitutional law
43. 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.
holding
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
substantive law
44. 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
annotations
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
elements of a reported case
stare decisis
45. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
correct standard case citation
incorrect United States Code citation
de novo
date of decision
46. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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47. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct legal encyclopedia citation
court decision
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
48. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
U.S. Law Week
de novo on record
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
49. Result or disposition of the case
decision
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Federal rules and procedures are...
incorrect citation of a law review article
50. Decennial Digest
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
primary authority
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
United States Code (U.S.C.)
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