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1. 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
slip law
restatements of law
treatise
These represent secondary authority
2. A syllabus of the court
U.S. Reports contains
concurring opinion
decision
incorrect citation of a law review article
3. Products of West Legal Studies
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States Reports
stare decisis
Supreme Court Reporter
4. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
statement of facts
The record of a court case includes
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
holding
5. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
key number system
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
These represent secondary authority
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
6. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
components of United States Code citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
elements of a reported case
7. At the close of each legislative term
Statutes are published as session laws...
National Reporter System
separation of powers
A.L.R. is filled with...
8. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
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.
Statutes at Large is
9. 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
United States Reports
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
10. Official publication
Supreme Court Reporter
incorrect case citation
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
U.S. Reports contains
11. 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
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
sequence of citations
elements of a reported case
12. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
incorrect citation of a law review article
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
rationale
13. 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
correct citation of Statutes at Large
United States Code is
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
components of law review citation
14. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
star paging
common law
The record of a court case includes
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
15. Infra
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16. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
United States District Courts case reporters
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Federal session laws may be found in...
digests typically
17. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
United States Reports
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
18. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
separation of powers
Federal session laws may be found in...
United States Reports
19. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
indexes typically
on the record
correct Federal Register citation
20. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
An annotation is
incorrect legal dictionary citation
correct law review citation
majority opinion
21. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
United States Reports
correct law review citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
caption
22. 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
see - e.g.
Shepard's Citations
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
23. As session laws
primary authority
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
24. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
advance sheets
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Federal session laws may be found in...
substantive law
25. Digests
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
statutory law
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
26. Seven
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
sequence of citations
27. 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
primary authority
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
majority opinion
28. 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)
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Shepard's Citations
unofficial publication of law
slip law
29. Legal encyclopedia published by West
components of Statutes at Large citation
secondary authority
Federal Rules of Evidence
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
30. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
treatise
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
majority opinion
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
31. 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
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
stare decisis
United States Code (U.S.C.)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
32. 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
secondary authority
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
incorrect citation of a law review article
33. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States District Courts case reporters
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
These represent secondary authority
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
34. Restatement (of law)
U.S. Law Week
legal encyclopedias
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
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
35. 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
correct citation of United States Code
components of and A.L.R. citation
Executive orders are...
36. Case law
correct citation of Statutes at Large
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
slip law
components of United States Code citation
37. Summarize judicial opinions
American Jurisprudence is a...
bill
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
digests typically
38. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
correct citation of Statutes at Large
parallel citation
indexes typically
statement of facts
39. Published by Lawyers Co-op
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
concurring opinion
40. United States Reports
to update the status of a particular case
de novo on record
_____________ is an official publication
advance sheets
41. The Federal Reporter
dissenting opinion
correct Federal Register citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
date of decision
42. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
rationale
correct legal encyclopedia citation
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
codified
43. S.Ct.
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Supreme Court Reporter
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
correct citation of a Constitutional article
44. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
primary authority
United States District Courts case reporters
correct legal encyclopedia citation
session laws
45. An index
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
TARP method
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
46. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
unofficial publication of law
on the record
47. 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
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
statutory law
components of and A.L.R. citation
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
48. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
Supreme Court Reporter
on the record
see - e.g.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
49. The date upon which the decision was rendered
F.R.D. contains...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
date of decision
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
50. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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