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1. Decennial Digest






2. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta






3. Statutes at Large






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






5. American Digest System






6. 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






7. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






8. F.Supp






9. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication






10. Infra

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11. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






12. Encyclopedia






13. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law






14. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






15. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.






16. 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






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

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18. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case






19. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






20. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)






21. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute






22. 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






23. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures






24. 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






25. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.






26. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






27. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number






28. United States Reports






29. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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30. Summarize judicial opinions






31. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.






32. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






33. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive






34. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals






35. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations






36. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio






37. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime






38. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






39. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






40. Case law






41. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions






42. Digests






43. Shepard's Citations is used






44. Selected decisions






45. The date upon which the decision was rendered






46. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture






47. 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.






48. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin






49. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.






50. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia







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