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1. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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2. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
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.
Executive orders are...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
headnote or syllabus

3. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
U.S. Law Week
dicta

4. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
American Law Reports
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
correct standard case citation
rationale

5. F.Supp
components of a standard case citation
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

6. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
opinion
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
slip law
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

7. Reported selectively
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as

8. Restatement (of law)
precedent
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
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 United States Code

9. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
slip law
legal encyclopedias
Federal Rules of Evidence
An unofficial publication is any publication

10. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
correct citation of Statutes at Large
_____________ is an official publication
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
dissenting opinion

11. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
codified
F.R.D. contains...

12. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
United States Reports
Executive orders are...

13. Explanation of the subject
incorrect United States Code citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

14. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
to update the status of a particular case
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

15. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
see generally
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)

16. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
annotations
correct legal encyclopedia citation
incorrect case citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

17. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
contra
slip law
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)

18. 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.
Shepard's Citations
substantive law
dissenting opinion
Supreme Court Reporter

19. American Digest System
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
common law
precedent
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

20. Infra

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21. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
incorrect legal dictionary citation
rationale
correct standard case citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as

22. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
components of and A.L.R. citation
the signal infra
United States Reports is cited as
United States Supreme Court Bulletin

23. State and federal
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
components of United States Code citation
de novo
incorrect United States Code citation

24. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
The record of a court case includes
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
F.R.D. contains...
see generally

25. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
session laws
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.

26. A proposed legislative measure
majority opinion
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
bill

27. 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
An unofficial publication is any publication
precedent
components of United States Code citation
components of a standard case citation

28. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
majority opinion

29. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
components of law review citation
components of a standard case citation
common law
official publication of law

30. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Statutes are published as session laws...
correct citation of United States Code
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

31. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
United States District Courts case reporters
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
secondary authority
TARP method

32. S.Ct.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
separation of powers
annotations
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

33. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

34. 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.
elements of a reported case
National Reporter System
decision
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

35. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
correct law review citation
slip opinion
statement of facts

36. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
dicta
slip law

37. Result or disposition of the case
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
decision
Shepard's Citations
C.J.S uses...

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
precedent
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
correct citation of United States Code
annotations

39. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
components of law review citation
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
most correct definition of star paging
restatements of law

40. Products of West Legal Studies
Statutes are published as session laws...
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
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
correct standard case citation

41. Encyclopedia
correct citation of Statutes at Large
slip opinion
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
American Jurisprudence is a...

42. The Federal Reporter
Federal Rules of Evidence
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
statutory law

43. A syllabus of the court
Statutes are published as session laws...
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
U.S. Reports contains

44. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
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.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

45. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
official publication of law
correct legal encyclopedia citation

46. Summarize statute topics
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
sequence of citations
contra
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)

47. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
U.S. Law Week
en banc
components of and A.L.R. citation
Statutes at Large (Stat.)

48. Published by Lawyers Co-op
United States Reports is cited as
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States Code (U.S.C.)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)

49. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
holding
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Statutes at Large (Stat.)

50. Precedent
F.R.D. contains...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
C.J.S uses...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation