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1. 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
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
constitutional law
United States Code is
These represent secondary authority
2. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
slip opinion
incorrect United States Code citation
3. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
_____________ is an official publication
These represent secondary authority
holding
incorrect citation of a law review article
4. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
American Law Reports
statement of facts
West Publishing Company (West)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
5. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
sequence of citations
see - e.g.
6. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
headnote or syllabus
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
components of Statutes at Large citation
incorrect United States Code citation
7. Case law
The record of a court case includes
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
8. 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.
concurring opinion
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
dissenting opinion
9. Statutes at Large
F.R.D. contains...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Statutes are published as session laws...
common law
10. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
precedent
en banc
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
correct standard case citation
11. 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.
substantive law
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
12. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
These represent secondary authority
13. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
correct Federal Register citation
An unofficial publication is any publication
concurring opinion
14. Result or disposition of the case
decision
United States District Courts case reporters
concurring opinion
separation of powers
15. 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.
contra
de novo
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Statutes are published as session laws...
16. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
session laws
components of United States Code citation
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
constitutional law
17. 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
components of a standard case citation
to update the status of a particular statute
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
de novo on record
18. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
majority opinion
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
U.S. Reports contains
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
Supreme Court Reporter
Executive orders are...
American Law Reports
legal dictionaries
20. Compiled chronologically
Statutes are published as session laws...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Statutes at Large is
components of Statutes at Large citation
21. 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
correct legal encyclopedia citation
statement of facts
rationale
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
22. Extensive selected annotations
A.L.R. is filled with...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
codified
correct law review citation
23. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
These represent secondary authority
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
official publication of law
24. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Supreme Court Reporter
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
25. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
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.
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
incorrect case citation
legal encyclopedias
26. State and federal
Statutes are published as session laws...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
advance sheets
American Law Reports
27. Primary authority
Federal session laws may be found in...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
components of a Federal Register citation
Shepard's Citations
28. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
treatise
to update the status of a particular statute
cf.
correct Federal Register citation
29. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
slip opinion
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
the signal infra
sequence of citations
30. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
incorrect citation of a law review article
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
United States District Courts case reporters
31. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
de novo on record
advance sheets
U.S. Law Week
American Jurisprudence is a...
32. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
most correct definition of star paging
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
33. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
majority opinion
caption
components of Statutes at Large citation
Statutes at Large is
34. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
35. Precedent
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
opinion
36. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
common law
en banc
advance sheets
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
37. Federal Reporter - Third Series (F.3d) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
substantive law
American Law Reports
38. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
statement of facts
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
39. United States Reports
_____________ is an official publication
Statutes at Large is
Federal Rules of Evidence
TARP method
40. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
correct legal encyclopedia citation
These represent secondary authority
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Statutes at Large is
41. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
headnote or syllabus
42. 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
Federal session laws may be found in...
Statutes are published as session laws...
components of law review citation
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
43. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
the signal infra
44. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
restatements of law
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
bill
headnote or syllabus
45. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
restatements of law
Federal session laws may be found in...
Federal rules and procedures are...
46. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
incorrect citation of a law review article
47. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
components of United States Code citation
on the record
official publication of law
advance sheets
48. Presidential proclamations
decision
C.J.S uses...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
National Reporter System
49. 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
correct legal encyclopedia citation
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
50. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
An annotation is