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1. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
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.
per curiam opinion
legal dictionaries
decision
2. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Supreme Court Reporter
primary authority
bill
3. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
headnote or syllabus
separation of powers
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
key number system
4. Infra
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5. Govern the types of evidence that are admissible in criminal and civil trials and - in some situations - the manner in which the evidence can be presented during trial
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Federal Rules of Evidence
see generally
6. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
constitutional law
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
7. 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
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
advance sheets
official publication of law
de novo on record
8. 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.
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
correct legal encyclopedia citation
constitutional law
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
9. A syllabus of the court
components of and A.L.R. citation
rationale
United States Code is
U.S. Reports contains
10. The process used to synthesize legal principles from all prior cases with similar facts and similar issues of law to arrive at a decision in a specific case
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
per curiam opinion
stare decisis
11. 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
concurring opinion
components of and A.L.R. citation
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
components of Statutes at Large citation
12. Primary authority
correct A.L.R. citation
caption
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
United States Code (U.S.C.)
13. 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
incorrect case citation
majority opinion
American Law Reports
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
14. 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
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
unofficial publication of law
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
15. The Federal Reporter
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Statutes are published as session laws...
United States District Courts case reporters
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
16. U.S.
incorrect United States Code citation
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
United States Reports is cited as
incorrect citation of a law review article
17. Published by West
separation of powers
correct law review citation
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
An annotation is
18. F.Supp
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
stare decisis
slip opinion
19. The date upon which the decision was rendered
date of decision
A.L.R. is filled with...
The record of a court case includes
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
20. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
opinion
date of decision
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
21. 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
cf.
substantive law
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
correct citation of a Constitutional article
22. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one
components of law review citation
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
codified
dissenting opinion
23. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Federal Rules of Evidence
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
24. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
25. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
incorrect legal dictionary citation
restatements of law
Shepard's Citations
26. Precedent
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
decision
the signal infra
27. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
en banc
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
28. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
incorrect citation of a law review article
These represent secondary authority
29. As session laws
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
components of Statutes at Large citation
30. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
decision
stare decisis
31. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
legal dictionaries
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
most correct definition of star paging
components of law review citation
32. What federal session laws are published in
substantive law
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Statutes are published as session laws...
Federal session laws may be found in...
33. Federal Cases
United States Code is
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
court opinion
date of decision
34. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
incorrect case citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
An unofficial publication is any publication
35. Digest topic
components of a Federal Register citation
decision
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
components of United States Code citation
36. 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.
National Reporter System
slip opinion
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
F.R.D. contains...
37. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
de novo on record
procedural law
court opinion
rationale
38. 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
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
the signal infra
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
39. Explanation of the subject
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Federal Rules of Evidence
dicta
40. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Supreme Court Reporter
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
caption
41. Compiled chronologically
Statutes at Large is
memorandum opinion
legal encyclopedias
Federal rules and procedures are...
42. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
43. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
44. Secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
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.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
dissenting opinion
45. State and federal
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
key number system
incorrect citation of a law review article
treatise
46. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
separation of powers
stare decisis
court decision
47. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
see - e.g.
separation of powers
court decision
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
48. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
memorandum opinion
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
F.R.D. contains...
49. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
secondary authority
elements of a reported case
50. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
Shepard's Citations
slip law
rationale
en banc
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