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1. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
headnote or syllabus
statement of facts
on the record
Federal session laws may be found in...

2. Summarize judicial opinions
digests typically
An annotation is
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

3. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
en banc
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
slip law

4. Supra

5. 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)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
components of and A.L.R. citation
unofficial publication of law
United States Supreme Court Bulletin

6. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

7. Encyclopedia
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
en banc
American Jurisprudence is a...
court opinion

8. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
to update the status of a particular statute
caption
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

9. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
components of Statutes at Large citation
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
The record of a court case includes
codified

10. Compiled by topic
dissenting opinion
elements of a reported case
United States Code is
contra

11. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
components of a Federal Register citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

12. 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
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
American Law Reports
The signal '_____' 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.
majority opinion

13. 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
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
American Law Reports
components of United States Code citation
annotations

14. Seven
U.S. Law Week
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Shepard's Citations
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.

15. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
see - e.g.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation

16. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
to update the status of a particular case

17. F.Supp
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
procedural law

18. Shepard's Citations is used
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
court decision
Federal rules and procedures are...
to update the status of a particular case

19. 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.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
United States District Courts case reporters
the signal infra
constitutional law

20. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
date of decision
components of and A.L.R. citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)

21. A proposed legislative measure
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
bill
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.

22. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
components of a Federal Register citation
slip law
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
slip opinion

23. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
components of and A.L.R. citation
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)

24. Reported selectively
decision
Statutes at Large is
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

25. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Statutes at Large is
holding

26. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
components of law review citation

27. Case law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
to update the status of a particular statute
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)

28. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
legal dictionaries

29. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
The signal '_____' 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.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

30. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
The signal '_____' 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.
star paging
Executive orders are...

31. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
memorandum opinion
United States Reports is cited as

32. Result or disposition of the case
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
decision

33. Federal Cases
incorrect case citation
statement of facts
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation

34. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
components of Statutes at Large citation
Shepard's Citations
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

35. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
These represent secondary authority
rationale
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
legal encyclopedias

36. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
memorandum opinion
F.R.D. contains...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

37. Explanation of the subject
dicta
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
legal dictionaries
dissenting opinion

38. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
American Law Reports
concurring opinion
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large

39. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
dicta
An annotation is
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
correct standard case citation

40. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
separation of powers
indexes typically

41. 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
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
stare decisis

42. 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
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
common law
stare decisis

43. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
West Publishing Company (West)
correct law review citation
procedural law

44. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
to update the status of a particular statute
Federal rules and procedures are...
_____________ is an official publication
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

45. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
to update the status of a particular statute
key number system
An unofficial publication is any publication

46. 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.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
United States Code (U.S.C.)

47. 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
decision
key number system
majority opinion
United States Reports

48. A syllabus of the court
parallel citation
opinion
U.S. Reports contains
U.S. Law Week

49. 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.
slip opinion
substantive law
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
codified

50. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
American Jurisprudence is a...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
cf.