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Subject : law
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1. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum






2. United States Reports






3. Selected decisions






4. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge






5. 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






6. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






7. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).






8. Govern the types of evidence that are admissible in criminal and civil trials and - in some situations - the manner in which the evidence can be presented during trial






9. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






10. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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11. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






12. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op






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






14. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont






15. Reported selectively






16. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






17. Statutory law






18. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






19. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders






20. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.






21. 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






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






23. Shepard's Citators






24. Decennial Digest






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






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






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






28. Statutory law






29. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






30. The West key number system






31. What federal session laws are codified and published in






32. A syllabus of the court






33. Digests






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

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35. 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






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






37. Summarize judicial opinions






38. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).






39. 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.






40. 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






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






42. Official publication






43. Federal Cases






44. Statutes at Large






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






46. 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






47. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia






48. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta






49. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming






50. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties