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1. Precedent
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
annotations
2. Name of the appellant
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
An annotation is
correct law review 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.
3. Primary authority
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
court decision
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
4. 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
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
de novo on record
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
5. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
en banc
U.S. Reports contains
An annotation is
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
6. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of a Constitutional article
correct standard case citation
Statutes are published as session laws...
correct citation of United States Code
7. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
legal encyclopedias
advance sheets
key number system
parallel citation
8. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
Southern Reporter (So. or So.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.
United States District Courts case reporters
9. 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
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Federal Rules of Evidence
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
10. Summarized statute topics
components of law review citation
indexes typically
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
treatise
11. At the close of each legislative term
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Statutes are published as session laws...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
These represent secondary authority
12. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
decision
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Federal rules and procedures are...
13. A syllabus of the court
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
U.S. Reports contains
United States Reports
14. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
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.
per curiam opinion
15. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
caption
National Reporter System
court decision
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
16. Federal Cases
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
correct citation of United States Code
correct legal encyclopedia citation
de novo
17. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
restatements of law
parallel citation
18. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
West Publishing Company (West)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
components of and A.L.R. citation
19. 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'
on the record
de novo on record
common law
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
20. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
decision
statutory law
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
21. Legal encyclopedia published by West
en banc
treatise
advance sheets
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
22. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
date of decision
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
advance sheets
substantive law
23. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
United States Reports is cited as
TARP method
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
24. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
primary authority
memorandum opinion
separation of powers
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
25. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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26. 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.
National Reporter System
Statutes are published as session laws...
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
27. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The record of a court case includes
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
elements of a reported case
advance sheets
28. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
court opinion
correct Federal Register citation
dicta
29. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
star paging
incorrect United States Code citation
dicta
cf.
30. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and
incorrect citation of a law review article
components of law review citation
key number system
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
31. Shepard's Citations is used
statement of facts
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
to update the status of a particular case
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
32. Encyclopedia
procedural law
on the record
treatise
American Jurisprudence is a...
33. What federal session laws are codified and published in
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Code (U.S.C.)
caption
34. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
opinion
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
see generally
Statutes are published as session laws...
35. Extensive selected annotations
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
A.L.R. is filled with...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
slip law
36. Selected decisions
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
United States Reports
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
contra
37. 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
components of United States Code citation
slip law
Federal rules and procedures are...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
38. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
correct standard case citation
see - e.g.
en banc
holding
39. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
primary authority
Federal session laws may be found in...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
components of a Federal Register citation
40. State and federal
sequence of citations
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
41. S.Ct.
West Publishing Company (West)
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
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.
42. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
official publication of law
majority opinion
These represent secondary authority
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
43. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
44. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
key number system
contra
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
caption
45. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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46. Explanation of the subject
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
F.R.D. contains...
Federal session laws may be found in...
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
47. Decennial Digest
session laws
correct citation of United States Code
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
48. The West key number system
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.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
C.J.S uses...
49. 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
correct citation of United States Code
Shepard's Citations
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
50. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
U.S. Reports contains
correct law review citation
court decision
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