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1. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against






2. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition






3. The Federal Reporter






4. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin






5. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication






6. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders






7. The West key number system






8. Legal encyclopedia published by West






9. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






10. Digests






11. 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






12. A publication of law that is not specifically authorized or sanctioned by an official body but - rather - is compiled by a private publisher i.e. West Publishing Company (West) and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)






13. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).






14. Result or disposition of the case






15. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






16. American Digest System






17. Typical case reporter






18. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






19. Summarize statute topics






20. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.






21. Decennial Digest






22. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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23. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia






24. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures






25. What federal session laws are published in






26. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).






27. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies






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.






29. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.






30. An index






31. 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






32. 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






33. Products of West Legal Studies






34. 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






35. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.






36. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






37. 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






38. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






39. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties






40. 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






41. 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






42. Opinion issued by the majority of the judges of the appellate court; the holding of this opinion may be cited as precedent if all other criteria are met. There is only one in a case






43. Digest topic






44. U.S.






45. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.






46. 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.






47. A proposed legislative measure






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

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49. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute






50. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).