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1. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Shepard's Citations
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
2. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
TARP method
3. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
court opinion
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
4. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
annotations
advance sheets
5. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
caption
6. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
West Publishing Company (West)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
incorrect case citation
dissenting opinion
7. Secondary authority
elements of a reported case
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
procedural law
8. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.
National Reporter System
dissenting opinion
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
components of and A.L.R. citation
9. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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10. An index
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
11. 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
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
caption
Statutes at Large is
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
12. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
de novo
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
opinion
13. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
correct standard case citation
separation of powers
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
14. Shepard's Citators
see generally
correct A.L.R. citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
15. 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
constitutional law
restatements of law
slip law
American Jurisprudence is a...
16. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
incorrect legal dictionary citation
correct law review citation
treatise
West Publishing Company (West)
17. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
U.S. Law Week
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
18. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
decision
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
de novo on record
19. Anew on the record - the appellate court must base its decision on the record (no new testimony can be received) but may reach an independent factual finding if the facts from the trial court are 'clearly erroneous' based on the record as a whole
separation of powers
de novo on record
Federal rules and procedures are...
United States Reports
20. The Federal Reporter
incorrect United States Code citation
indexes typically
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
on the record
21. 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
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
statutory law
22. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against
de novo on record
rationale
codified
annotations
23. 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
common law
components of United States Code citation
components of Statutes at Large citation
United States District Courts case reporters
24. What federal session laws are codified and published in
components of and A.L.R. citation
see generally
United States Code (U.S.C.)
per curiam opinion
25. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
An unofficial publication is any publication
incorrect United States Code citation
F.R.D. contains...
26. Presidential proclamations
decision
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
27. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
court decision
caption
The record of a court case includes
28. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
session laws
U.S. Reports contains
United States District Courts case reporters
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
29. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
separation of powers
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
incorrect United States Code citation
United States Reports
30. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
F.R.D. contains...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
A.L.R. is filled with...
31. Compiled by topic
holding
United States Code is
components of Statutes at Large citation
star paging
32. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
components of a Federal Register citation
date of decision
primary authority
court opinion
33. Name of the appellant
bill
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.
secondary authority
components of a Federal Register citation
34. Shepard's Citations is used
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.
decision
to update the status of a particular case
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
35. A syllabus of the court
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
official publication of law
U.S. Reports contains
36. Summarize judicial opinions
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
digests typically
contra
37. Precedent
dicta
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
38. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
advance sheets
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
unofficial publication of law
procedural law
39. Summarize statute topics
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
40. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
de novo
statutory law
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
41. Statutes at Large
dicta
Federal session laws may be found in...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
42. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
unofficial publication of law
American Jurisprudence is a...
incorrect citation of a law review article
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
43. Published by West
correct citation of United States Code
parallel citation
legal dictionaries
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
44. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
restatements of law
contra
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
annotations
45. An explanatory note
An unofficial publication is any publication
An annotation is
per curiam opinion
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
46. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
A.L.R. is filled with...
de novo on record
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
47. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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48. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
incorrect citation of a law review article
slip opinion
correct legal encyclopedia citation
49. Legal encyclopedia published by West
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
rationale
court opinion
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
50. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
advance sheets
correct legal encyclopedia citation
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal