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1. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
annotations
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.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

2. 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
restatements of law
common law
rationale
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

3. S.Ct.
correct A.L.R. citation
United States Reports is cited as
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as

4. F.Supp
correct law review citation
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
sequence of citations

5. United States Reports
correct standard case citation
components of a standard case citation
_____________ is an official publication
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as

6. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
on the record

7. Explanation of the subject
dicta
restatements of law
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...

8. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
memorandum opinion
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
components of a Federal Register citation

9. 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
_____________ is an official publication
annotations
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
primary authority

10. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
concurring opinion
separation of powers
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Federal session laws may be found in...

11. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
headnote or syllabus
advance sheets
court decision

12. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
U.S. Law Week

13. Statutory law
Executive orders are...
see - e.g.
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
decision

14. Shepard's Citations is used
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
TARP method
to update the status of a particular case
per curiam opinion

15. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
Executive orders are...
The record of a court case includes
treatise
United States Supreme Court Bulletin

16. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
An unofficial publication is any publication

17. 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
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
United States Reports
components of Statutes at Large citation
cf.

18. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
holding
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States Reports is cited as
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

19. Typical case reporter
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
headnote or syllabus
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

20. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
elements of a reported case
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

21. Selected decisions
dicta
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
incorrect case citation
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

22. Summarized statute topics
indexes typically
slip law
advance sheets
court opinion

23. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
rationale

24. Name of the appellant
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
slip opinion
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.

25. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
to update the status of a particular statute
elements of a reported case
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
headnote or syllabus

26. Federal Rules Decisions
components of Statutes at Large citation
An annotation is
components of law review citation
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

27. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
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.
majority opinion
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

28. At the close of each legislative term
These represent secondary authority
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
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.
Statutes are published as session laws...

29. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
contra
treatise

30. 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
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
American Law Reports
sequence of citations
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called

31. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Supreme Court Reporter
de novo
digests typically

32. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
United States District Courts case reporters
holding
decision
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

33. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
codified
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

34. Restatement (of law)
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
annotations
decision
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

35. Reported selectively
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
components of a Federal Register citation
_____________ is an official publication
dicta

36. Shepard's Citators
components of a standard case citation
slip opinion
annotations
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

37. A proposed legislative measure
annotations
dissenting opinion
Statutes at Large is
bill

38. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
official publication of law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
parallel citation
An unofficial publication is any publication

39. Case law
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
procedural law
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...

40. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
TARP method
Federal Rules of Evidence
court decision
These represent secondary authority

41. As session laws
correct law review citation
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

42. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
to update the status of a particular statute
treatise
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

43. 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
Federal session laws may be found in...
separation of powers
components of a standard case citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

44. Result or disposition of the case
concurring opinion
decision
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)

45. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
en banc
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
opinion

46. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
legal dictionaries
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
correct Federal Register citation
statement of facts

47. Encyclopedia
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Supreme Court Reporter
decision
American Jurisprudence is a...

48. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
An unofficial publication is any publication
U.S. Reports contains
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

49. American Digest System
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

50. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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