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1. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct legal encyclopedia citation
United States District Courts case reporters
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
correct A.L.R. citation
2. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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3. Compiled chronologically
Statutes at Large is
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
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.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
4. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
5. Published by West
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
incorrect citation of a law review article
treatise
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
6. 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
court decision
de novo on record
components of a Federal Register citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article
7. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
correct standard case citation
advance sheets
annotations
8. What federal session laws are published in
en banc
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
American Jurisprudence is a...
9. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
contra
caption
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
10. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
dicta
star paging
legal dictionaries
incorrect citation of a law review article
11. Official publication
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
U.S. Law Week
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
12. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
see generally
These represent secondary authority
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
13. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
dicta
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
14. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which agrees with the result reached by the majority but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one.
en banc
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
15. Encyclopedia
most correct definition of star paging
parallel citation
American Jurisprudence is a...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
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
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
correct citation of Statutes at Large
17. Secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
incorrect United States Code citation
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
18. Primary authority
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
C.J.S uses...
19. Summarize statute topics
elements of a reported case
session laws
holding
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
20. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
see generally
en banc
treatise
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
21. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Federal Rules of Evidence
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
22. Statutory law
incorrect legal dictionary citation
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
slip opinion
Executive orders are...
23. 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
slip law
precedent
codified
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
24. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
primary authority
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
see generally
25. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
legal encyclopedias
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
Shepard's Citations
caption
26. 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)
decision
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
unofficial publication of law
Shepard's Citations
27. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
majority opinion
contra
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
per curiam opinion
28. Compiled by topic
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States Code is
annotations
29. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
unofficial publication of law
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
30. Seven
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
legal encyclopedias
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
31. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
court opinion
majority opinion
components of United States Code citation
32. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
American Law Reports
star paging
TARP method
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
33. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
Federal rules and procedures are...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
codified
star paging
34. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
United States District Courts case reporters
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
components of and A.L.R. citation
slip law
35. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
treatise
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
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.
on the record
36. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
legal dictionaries
correct legal encyclopedia citation
37. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
Supreme Court Reporter
holding
elements of a reported case
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
38. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
These represent secondary authority
United States Code (U.S.C.)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
39. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
components of a Federal Register citation
to update the status of a particular statute
U.S. Law Week
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
40. Shepard's Citators
correct legal encyclopedia citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
on the record
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.
41. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
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.
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
key number system
42. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
United States Reports is cited as
star paging
codified
official publication of law
43. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
on the record
Executive orders are...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
44. Shepard's Citations is used
correct legal encyclopedia citation
to update the status of a particular case
components of a Federal Register citation
most correct definition of star paging
45. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
indexes typically
to update the status of a particular statute
date of decision
46. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
incorrect case citation
secondary authority
statement of facts
statutory law
47. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
components of a Federal Register citation
court decision
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
memorandum opinion
48. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
session laws
United States Reports is cited as
The record of a court case includes
dicta
49. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
correct A.L.R. citation
advance sheets
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
50. 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
American Law Reports
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
incorrect citation of a law review article
components of a standard case citation