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1. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
court opinion
holding
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

2. Result or disposition of the case
decision
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

3. A syllabus of the court
bill
unofficial publication of law
de novo
U.S. Reports contains

4. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
incorrect case citation
primary authority
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.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

5. Case law
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
annotations
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
majority opinion

6. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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7. Shepard's Citations is used
to update the status of a particular case
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
stare decisis

8. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
Supreme Court Reporter
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
star paging
majority opinion

9. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
components of a Federal Register citation
court decision
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

10. 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
digests typically
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
stare decisis
correct standard case citation

11. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
session laws
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
correct citation of United States Code
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment

12. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
holding
correct citation of a Constitutional article
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

13. F.Supp
U.S. Reports contains
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.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

14. 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
An unofficial publication is any publication
the signal infra
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
de novo on record

15. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
incorrect citation of a law review article
C.J.S uses...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)

16. Decennial Digest
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Federal rules and procedures are...
treatise
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.

17. Digest topic
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
West Publishing Company (West)

18. 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
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
components of law review 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
components of and A.L.R. citation

19. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct A.L.R. citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
headnote or syllabus
Executive orders are...

20. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
statutory law
components of Statutes at Large citation

21. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
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
secondary authority
caption
correct citation of Statutes at Large

22. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
common law
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

23. United States Reports
correct legal encyclopedia citation
annotations
contra
_____________ is an official publication

24. Official publication
incorrect legal dictionary citation
procedural law
slip opinion
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

25. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
American Law Reports
unofficial publication of law
indexes typically

26. Products of West Legal Studies
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
correct citation of United States Code
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
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.

27. Selected decisions
substantive law
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
statutory law
United States Reports

28. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
legal encyclopedias
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
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.

29. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
United States Code (U.S.C.)
components of a standard case citation
substantive law

30. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
correct standard case citation
caption
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...

31. 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
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

32. Reported selectively
rationale
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
date of decision
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)

33. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
legal encyclopedias
dicta
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
procedural law

34. 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
precedent
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

35. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
slip law
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
opinion
U.S. Reports contains

36. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
digests typically

37. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
correct standard case citation
West Publishing Company (West)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

38. Digests
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
correct citation of United States Code

39. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in

40. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
American Law Reports
most correct definition of star paging
memorandum opinion
National Reporter System

41. 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
cf.
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
United States District Courts case reporters
de novo on record

42. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
Supreme Court Reporter
concurring opinion
rationale
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure

43. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
opinion
statement of facts

44. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
These represent secondary authority
correct standard case citation

45. An index
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
legal dictionaries

46. Compiled by topic
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
United States Code 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.

47. Name of the appellant
legal dictionaries
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)
annotations

48. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
slip opinion
star paging
correct citation of Statutes at Large
contra

49. Statutes at Large
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
West Publishing Company (West)
memorandum opinion
de novo on record

50. A proposed legislative measure
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
bill
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.