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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






2. The Federal Reporter






3. Typical case reporter






4. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






5. Statutory law






6. 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






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






8. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture






9. Result or disposition of the case






10. 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






11. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).






12. 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






13. Summarize statute topics






14. Published by West






15. State and federal






16. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case






17. Selected decisions






18. Explanation of the subject






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






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






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






22. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






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






24. 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






25. Reported selectively






26. Supra

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27. Federal Rules Decisions






28. 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






29. Precedent






30. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws






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






32. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio






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

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34. A syllabus of the court






35. Case law






36. 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.






37. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime






38. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all






39. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






40. Statutes at Large






41. Primary authority






42. American Digest System






43. Digest topic






44. 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






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






46. Shepard's Citators






47. 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.






48. Seven






49. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number






50. United States Reports