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1. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
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.
U.S. Law Week
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
West Publishing Company (West)
2. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
headnote or syllabus
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
see - e.g.
components of and A.L.R. citation
3. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
components of law review citation
statement of facts
4. Restatement (of law)
date of decision
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
constitutional law
The record of a court case includes
5. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
de novo on record
secondary authority
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
session laws
6. United States Reports
_____________ is an official publication
legal encyclopedias
United States Reports is cited as
decision
7. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
TARP method
incorrect case citation
caption
8. 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
dicta
caption
de novo on record
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
9. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
bill
10. Extensive selected annotations
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
A.L.R. is filled with...
Before 1924 - 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.
11. At the close of each legislative term
slip law
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Statutes are published as session laws...
12. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
correct law review citation
de novo on record
A.L.R. is filled with...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
13. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
to update the status of a particular statute
separation of powers
most correct definition of star paging
14. Published by the American Law Institute - it collects and distills the primary - general rules in a given legal topic area- what the rules are and sometime what the committee believes they ought to be. It also provides explanations of the rules and g
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
indexes typically
Federal Rules of Evidence
restatements of law
15. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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16. The date upon which the decision was rendered
key number system
date of decision
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
17. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
cf.
Federal Rules of Evidence
advance sheets
18. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
en banc
official publication of law
per curiam opinion
U.S. Reports contains
19. 1. case name 2. case reporter in which the case is published (include volume number - abbreviation of case reporter - and page where case begins); 3. identity of court issuing the opinion 4. year in which the decision was issued; and 5. subsequent hi
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
components of a standard case citation
slip opinion
20. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
memorandum opinion
TARP method
see generally
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.
21. Primary authority
legal dictionaries
date of decision
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
22. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'
on the record
rationale
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
substantive law
23. 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
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
24. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
de novo
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
most correct definition of star paging
25. Explanation of the subject
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
components of United States Code citation
star paging
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
26. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
separation of powers
An unofficial publication is any publication
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
27. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
to update the status of a particular statute
correct citation of United States Code
TARP method
28. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
dicta
correct standard case citation
sequence of citations
correct legal encyclopedia citation
29. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
U.S. Law Week
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
30. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
statement of facts
correct legal encyclopedia citation
correct A.L.R. citation
de novo on record
31. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
components of a standard case citation
see generally
32. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
incorrect United States Code citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
separation of powers
33. Shepard's Citators
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Statutes at Large is
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.
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
34. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
slip opinion
holding
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
35. 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
sequence of citations
cf.
restatements of law
statement of facts
36. United States Reports
court decision
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
components of law review citation
37. 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
dicta
constitutional law
opinion
38. What federal session laws are published in
statement of facts
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
components of Statutes at Large citation
secondary authority
39. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
incorrect citation of a law review article
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
session laws
40. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and
dissenting opinion
elements of a reported case
digests typically
components of law review citation
41. 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
annotations
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
slip opinion
42. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
annotations
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
date of decision
43. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
holding
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
legal encyclopedias
44. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
legal dictionaries
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
An unofficial publication is any publication
45. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
digests typically
46. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
most correct definition of star paging
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
These represent secondary authority
47. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
en banc
per curiam opinion
common law
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
48. Decennial Digest
correct citation of Statutes at Large
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Supreme Court Reporter
49. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
constitutional law
statement of facts
memorandum opinion
see generally
50. Reported selectively
Supreme Court Reporter
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
Statutes are published as session laws...