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1. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
rationale
components of and A.L.R. citation
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
United States Code is
2. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
F.R.D. contains...
elements of a reported case
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
3. United States Reports
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
to update the status of a particular case
_____________ is an official publication
4. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
United States Reports is cited as
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
incorrect United States Code citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
5. A syllabus of the court
U.S. Reports contains
cf.
United States Code is
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
6. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
National Reporter System
correct legal encyclopedia citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
see generally
7. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
These represent secondary authority
Federal rules and procedures are...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
TARP method
8. 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
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
headnote or syllabus
see - e.g.
9. 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
the signal infra
American Law Reports
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
components of and A.L.R. citation
10. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
common law
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
slip opinion
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
11. 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 legal memoranda and briefs to indicate the full citation for the case follows at a later point in the memorandum or brief.
key number system
components of Statutes at Large citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
12. What federal session laws are published in
American Jurisprudence is a...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
13. 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
session laws
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
cf.
14. 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'
star paging
Federal Rules of Evidence
components of a standard case citation
on the record
15. Infra
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16. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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17. Summarize judicial opinions
slip law
primary authority
digests typically
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
18. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
correct A.L.R. citation
court opinion
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
19. United States Reports
components of United States Code citation
statutory law
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
_____________ is an official publication
20. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
constitutional law
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
21. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
see generally
American Jurisprudence is a...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
contra
22. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
sequence of citations
legal dictionaries
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
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.
23. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
procedural law
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Federal rules and procedures are...
24. Seven
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
restatements of law
National Reporter System
25. Federal Cases
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
26. Summarize statute topics
incorrect United States Code citation
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
precedent
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
27. Statutes at Large
concurring opinion
Federal session laws may be found in...
decision
per curiam opinion
28. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7
sequence of citations
incorrect case citation
treatise
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
29. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
30. 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 Reports
F.R.D. contains...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
31. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
slip law
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
correct law review citation
32. As session laws
National Reporter System
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
en banc
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
33. 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
star paging
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
de novo on record
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
34. The West key number system
C.J.S uses...
unofficial publication of law
slip opinion
headnote or syllabus
35. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
secondary authority
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
on the record
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
36. Compiled by topic
United States Code is
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
37. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Federal session laws may be found in...
slip law
restatements of law
38. 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
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
39. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
decision
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
parallel citation
sequence of citations
40. Products of West Legal Studies
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
on the record
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
41. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Reports
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
F.R.D. contains...
elements of a reported case
42. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
official publication of law
These represent secondary authority
43. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
concurring opinion
contra
see - e.g.
44. 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.
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
Federal session laws may be found in...
These represent secondary authority
de novo
45. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
components of law review citation
elements of a reported case
statutory law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
46. S.Ct.
decision
official publication of law
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
47. At the close of each legislative term
de novo on record
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
constitutional law
Statutes are published as session laws...
48. Summarized statute topics
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
indexes typically
49. 1. case name 2. case reporter in which the case is published (include volume number - abbreviation of case reporter - and page where case begins); 3. identity of court issuing the opinion 4. year in which the decision was issued; and 5. subsequent hi
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
components of a standard case citation
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
majority opinion
50. Statutes at Large
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
to update the status of a particular case
Statutes are published as session laws...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
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