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1. Compiled by topic
Shepard's Citations
United States Code is
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
the signal infra

2. Statutory law
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Executive orders are...
U.S. Reports contains
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

3. Products of West Legal Studies
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States Reports
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
rationale

4. 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.
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.
decision
components of Statutes at Large citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal

5. Statutes at Large
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
primary authority
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct citation of United States Code

6. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
correct standard case citation
substantive law

7. Digests
American Law Reports
components of and A.L.R. citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

8. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
components of law review citation
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
West Publishing Company (West)
legal dictionaries

9. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)

10. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
These represent secondary authority
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
legal encyclopedias

11. Explanation of the subject
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

12. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
most correct definition of star paging
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
U.S. Law Week

13. The Federal Reporter
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
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.

14. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
common law
United States District Courts case reporters
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

15. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
bill
secondary authority
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
The record of a court case includes

16. Presidential proclamations
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
unofficial publication of law
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)

17. Federal Cases
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
contra
procedural law
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

18. Precedent
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
see - e.g.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

19. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
Federal session laws may be found in...
advance sheets
sequence of citations
F.R.D. contains...

20. What federal session laws are published in
An unofficial publication is any publication
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
see - e.g.
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

21. Anew on the record - the appellate court must base its decision on the record (no new testimony can be received) but may reach an independent factual finding if the facts from the trial court are 'clearly erroneous' based on the record as a whole
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
de novo on record
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
substantive law

22. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
memorandum opinion
Supreme Court Reporter
caption
Statutes at Large is

23. Legal encyclopedia published by West
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
per curiam opinion
majority opinion

24. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
components of law review citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
codified
session laws

25. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
see - e.g.
digests typically
correct law review citation

26. Decennial Digest
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
An unofficial publication is any publication
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
restatements of law

27. Published by the American Law Institute - it collects and distills the primary - general rules in a given legal topic area- what the rules are and sometime what the committee believes they ought to be. It also provides explanations of the rules and g
statement of facts
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
restatements of law
cf.

28. 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.
Federal rules and procedures are...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
de novo
Shepard's Citations

29. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
rationale
statement of facts
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

30. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
legal encyclopedias
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
F.R.D. contains...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.

31. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
precedent
see - e.g.
slip opinion
Statutes at Large (Stat.)

32. 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'
constitutional law
per curiam opinion
restatements of law
on the record

33. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
majority opinion
codified
United States Supreme Court Bulletin

34. 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
correct law review citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
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.
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

35. An index
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
star paging
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

36. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
correct A.L.R. citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
to update the status of a particular statute

37. Seven
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
slip opinion
most correct definition of star paging

38. 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
the signal infra
star paging
precedent
United States Supreme Court Bulletin

39. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
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.
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
session laws

40. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Executive orders are...
correct standard case citation
restatements of law

41. Summarize judicial opinions
the signal infra
dicta
advance sheets
digests typically

42. Published by Lawyers Co-op
concurring opinion
statutory law
correct citation of Statutes at Large
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

43. S.Ct.
United States Reports
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
The record of a court case includes
correct citation of Statutes at Large

44. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
secondary authority
decision
restatements of law

45. Name of the appellant
correct A.L.R. citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
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 National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

46. Reported selectively
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...

47. 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.
Shepard's Citations
cf.
National Reporter System
An unofficial publication is any publication

48. 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.
An annotation is
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
sequence of citations
substantive law

49. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
incorrect case citation
TARP method
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Executive orders are...

50. 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
the signal infra
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
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.