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1. Encyclopedia
star paging
slip law
American Jurisprudence is a...
date of decision

2. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
Supreme Court Reporter
on the record
per curiam opinion
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.

3. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
codified
de novo on record
separation of powers
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

4. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
see generally
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

5. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
separation of powers
de novo
statement of facts
session laws

6. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
codified
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
correct law review citation
slip law

7. What federal session laws are published in
en banc
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
per curiam opinion
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

8. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
per curiam opinion
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...

9. 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
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
sequence of citations
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition

10. Precedent
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
contra
on the record
slip law

11. The Federal Reporter
correct citation of a Constitutional article
decision
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States Code is

12. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
date of decision
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
elements of a reported case

13. 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.
Federal rules and procedures are...
indexes typically
de novo
United States Code (U.S.C.)

14. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
key number system
official publication of law
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

15. Name of the appellant
see - e.g.
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.
correct A.L.R. citation
F.R.D. contains...

16. Digests
most correct definition of star paging
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

17. Federal Rules Decisions
United States Reports
caption
Supreme Court Reporter
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

18. U.S.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
United States Reports is cited as

19. 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.
components of Statutes at Large citation
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
per curiam opinion
correct A.L.R. citation

20. Reported selectively
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
treatise
memorandum opinion
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

21. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
substantive law
correct law review citation
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...

22. 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)
United States Code is
unofficial publication of law
procedural law
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

23. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
correct law review citation
correct citation of United States Code
the signal infra
components of a standard case citation

24. 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
stare decisis
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
restatements of law
opinion

25. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
holding
_____________ is an official publication
dicta
The record of a court case includes

26. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
to update the status of a particular case
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)

27. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
West Publishing Company (West)
incorrect citation of a law review article
de novo
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

28. 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
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
to update the status of a particular statute
components of and A.L.R. citation
U.S. Reports contains

29. State and federal
incorrect case citation
incorrect citation of a law review article
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

30. 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
annotations
cf.
constitutional law
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

31. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
incorrect citation of a law review article
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
An unofficial publication is any publication
substantive law

32. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
holding
key number system
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
slip law

33. Law that establishes and defines the basic rights and duties that govern a society. It consists of constitutions - legislative enactments - common law - and certain executive actions.
incorrect citation of a law review article
substantive law
key number system
U.S. Supreme court case reporters

34. Explanation of the subject
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
date of decision
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

35. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
to update the status of a particular case
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
legal dictionaries
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

36. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
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.
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

37. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

38. Published by West
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
United States District Courts case reporters
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

39. Statutes at Large
West Publishing Company (West)
precedent
statutory law
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.

40. F.Supp
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
These represent secondary authority
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
components of a standard case citation

41. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
The record of a court case includes
precedent
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

42. 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
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
correct legal encyclopedia citation

43. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
date of decision
holding
procedural law
session laws

44. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
U.S. Reports contains
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
statutory law

45. As session laws
constitutional law
Statutes at Large is
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
sequence of citations

46. Statutory law
majority opinion
correct standard case citation
Executive orders are...
statement of facts

47. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
most correct definition of star paging
de novo on record
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

48. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
correct citation of a Constitutional article
F.R.D. contains...
court decision
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...

49. Federal Cases
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
court opinion
incorrect United States Code citation
West Publishing Company (West)

50. 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.
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
National Reporter System
incorrect citation of a law review article
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment