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1. Explanation of the subject
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
see generally
correct standard case citation
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

2. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Supreme Court Reporter

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

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4. 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
dicta
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
correct standard case citation

5. Statutes at Large
Federal session laws may be found in...
incorrect case citation
de novo on record
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

6. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
slip law
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
restatements of law
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

7. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
United States Reports is cited as
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
to update the status of a particular statute
treatise

8. Result or disposition of the case
most correct definition of star paging
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
decision
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

9. Shepard's Citations is used
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Executive orders are...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
to update the status of a particular case

10. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
to update the status of a particular case
key number system
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

11. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
The record of a court case includes
dicta
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

12. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
advance sheets
West Publishing Company (West)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
stare decisis

13. Summarize statute topics
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.
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

14. A proposed legislative measure
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
contra
bill

15. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
court decision
official publication of law
key number system
Executive orders are...

16. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
official publication of law
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...

17. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
key number system
official publication of law
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
slip law

18. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
procedural law

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
the signal infra
U.S. Law Week
Federal session laws may be found in...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called

20. Statutory law
Federal rules and procedures are...
U.S. Reports contains
statutory law
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

21. 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
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
components of law review citation
slip law
court opinion

22. At the close of each legislative term
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
statement of facts
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Statutes are published as session laws...

23. Summarized statute topics
dissenting opinion
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
indexes typically

24. S.Ct.
United States Code (U.S.C.)
slip opinion
advance sheets
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as

25. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which agrees with the result reached by the majority but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one.
sequence of citations
components of law review citation
An annotation is
concurring opinion

26. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
correct Federal Register citation
elements of a reported case
digests typically

27. An index
date of decision
star paging
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
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

28. American Digest System
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
correct A.L.R. citation
indexes typically
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.

29. 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
precedent
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
most correct definition of star paging

30. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
United States Code is
sequence of citations
de novo
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

31. United States Reports
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
_____________ is an official publication
United States Code is
opinion

32. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
Executive orders are...
components of a standard case citation
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.
correct citation of a Constitutional article

33. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
TARP method
incorrect case citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
caption

34. Infra

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35. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
session laws
correct legal encyclopedia citation
TARP method

36. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
legal dictionaries
separation of powers
A.L.R. is filled with...
incorrect United States Code citation

37. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
An unofficial publication is any publication
the signal infra
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

38. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
official publication of law
An annotation is
incorrect case citation
bill

39. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
components of a standard case citation

40. 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
bill
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal session laws may be found in...
components of and A.L.R. citation

41. 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.
substantive law
see generally
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
incorrect citation of a law review article

42. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
precedent
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
United States Reports

43. Digest topic
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
bill
legal encyclopedias
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained

44. Encyclopedia
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
unofficial publication of law
precedent
American Jurisprudence is a...

45. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
see - e.g.
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

46. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
sequence of citations
statement of facts
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

47. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
Executive orders are...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
American Jurisprudence is a...
United States Reports

48. Compiled chronologically
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Statutes at Large is
An annotation is
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

49. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
United States District Courts case reporters
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
majority opinion
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

50. Supra

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