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1. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Reports
correct A.L.R. citation
see - e.g.
The record of a court case includes

2. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
These represent secondary authority
separation of powers
correct legal encyclopedia citation
date of decision

3. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
cf.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
United States Reports

4. 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
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
the signal infra
These represent secondary authority

5. What federal session laws are codified and published in
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
legal encyclopedias
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Federal rules and procedures are...

6. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
headnote or syllabus
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
en banc

7. Federal Cases
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Federal Rules of Evidence
Supreme Court Reporter

8. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
most correct definition of star paging
incorrect citation of a law review article
components of Statutes at Large citation
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

9. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
majority opinion
holding
United States Code is
de novo

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

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11. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
rationale
precedent
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

12. An index
correct citation of a Constitutional article
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

13. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
see generally
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
correct standard case citation

14. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
majority opinion
These represent secondary authority
parallel citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

15. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
components of a standard case citation
to update the status of a particular statute
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
correct law review citation

16. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
correct standard case citation
headnote or syllabus
An annotation is
dissenting opinion

17. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
separation of powers
correct standard case citation
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

18. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
separation of powers
legal encyclopedias
see - e.g.
primary authority

19. 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
American Law Reports
digests typically
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
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.

20. Typical case reporter
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
treatise
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

21. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
elements of a reported case
legal dictionaries
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

22. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
caption
statement of facts
key number system
memorandum opinion

23. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
advance sheets
correct A.L.R. citation
National Reporter System
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

24. Compiled by topic
Shepard's Citations
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Code is
memorandum opinion

25. 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)
unofficial publication of law
United States Reports
session laws
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

26. 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
sequence of citations
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
components of law review citation
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as

27. An explanatory note
An annotation is
correct legal encyclopedia citation
to update the status of a particular statute
The record of a court case includes

28. The West key number system
C.J.S uses...
_____________ is an official publication
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
U.S. Reports contains

29. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
per curiam opinion
dicta
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

30. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
bill
precedent
codified

31. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

32. Official publication
National Reporter System
contra
key number system
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

33. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
de novo on record
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
legal encyclopedias

34. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
sequence of citations
F.R.D. contains...
to update the status of a particular statute
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

35. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
statement of facts
Statutes at Large is
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
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.

36. The date upon which the decision was rendered
digests typically
date of decision
incorrect United States Code citation
components of and A.L.R. citation

37. Statutes at Large
contra
United States Code is
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
Federal session laws may be found in...

38. Statutory law
holding
Executive orders are...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
components of a legal encyclopedia citation

39. At the close of each legislative term
dicta
Statutes are published as session laws...
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.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained

40. Published by West
restatements of law
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
statutory law

41. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
components of United States Code citation
sequence of citations
An unofficial publication is any publication

42. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
legal dictionaries
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
U.S. Law Week

43. Summarize judicial opinions
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
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
digests typically
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

44. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
correct citation of Statutes at Large
caption
Statutes are published as session laws...

45. 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
date of decision
primary authority
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
cf.

46. Seven
holding
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
session laws
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

47. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
codified
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

48. F.Supp
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
parallel citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

49. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
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.
codified
Statutes at Large is
common law

50. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
U.S. Law Week
see - e.g.
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
common law