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1. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
2. Published by West
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
common law
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
3. 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
components of United States Code citation
components of law review citation
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
United States Code is
4. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one
components of a standard case citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
dissenting opinion
de novo on record
5. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
components of United States Code citation
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
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
6. Summarize judicial opinions
digests typically
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.
separation of powers
incorrect case citation
7. Products of West Legal Studies
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
annotations
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
Statutes are published as session laws...
8. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
procedural law
substantive law
official publication of law
legal dictionaries
9. Decennial Digest
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
elements of a reported case
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
dicta
10. 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
United States Reports is cited as
advance sheets
statutory law
11. Supra
12. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
slip law
de novo on record
United States Code is
13. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
U.S. Reports contains
United States Code is
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
incorrect legal dictionary citation
14. Case law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
caption
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
15. Primary authority
see generally
digests typically
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
holding
16. 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
Executive orders are...
National Reporter System
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
17. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
memorandum opinion
18. What federal session laws are published 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.
American Law Reports
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
parallel citation
19. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
precedent
Statutes are published as session laws...
20. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
incorrect citation of a law review article
see generally
The record of a court case includes
statutory law
21. Secondary authority
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
C.J.S uses...
substantive law
22. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
rationale
annotations
statement of facts
legal encyclopedias
23. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
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
restatements of law
concurring opinion
24. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
substantive law
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
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)
most correct definition of star paging
unofficial publication of law
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
26. The date upon which the decision was rendered
restatements of law
caption
legal encyclopedias
date of decision
27. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
dicta
session laws
An unofficial publication is any publication
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
28. 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
date of decision
caption
majority opinion
digests typically
29. 1. number of the Code title 2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and 4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found
restatements of law
components of and A.L.R. citation
incorrect case citation
components of United States Code citation
30. 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
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
legal encyclopedias
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
constitutional law
31. Infra
32. At the close of each legislative term
bill
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Statutes are published as session laws...
Executive orders are...
33. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
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.
West Publishing Company (West)
procedural law
34. Reported selectively
U.S. Law Week
common law
slip law
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
35. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
components of and A.L.R. citation
components of Statutes at Large citation
star paging
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
36. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
American Jurisprudence is a...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Supreme Court Reporter
de novo on record
37. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
correct law review citation
correct citation of United States Code
per curiam opinion
statutory law
38. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
per curiam opinion
see - e.g.
39. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
constitutional law
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
digests typically
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
40. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
correct citation of a Constitutional article
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
official publication of law
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
41. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
primary authority
42. American Digest System
United States Reports
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
correct standard case citation
43. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
correct citation of United States Code
United States Code (U.S.C.)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
advance sheets
44. An explanatory note
secondary authority
F.R.D. contains...
An annotation is
cf.
45. A prior case within a particular jurisdiction that has 1. facts and legal issues substantially similar to the facts of the case before the court and 2. it was decided by a majority decision of a higher court of that jurisdiction and 3. the case was r
correct Federal Register citation
An unofficial publication is any publication
correct citation of a Constitutional article
precedent
46. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
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.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
correct Federal Register citation
47. Presidential proclamations
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
U.S. Law Week
48. Summarize statute topics
dicta
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
49. 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.
codified
United States District Courts case reporters
substantive law
annotations
50. What federal session laws are codified and published in
Executive orders are...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
legal encyclopedias