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1. F.Supp
legal dictionaries
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained

2. Infra

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3. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
indexes typically
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
cf.
F.R.D. contains...

4. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
star paging
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
contra

5. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
unofficial publication of law
An unofficial publication is any publication

6. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
components of a standard case citation
U.S. Law Week
majority opinion
treatise

7. 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
Federal Rules of Evidence
session laws
bill
A.L.R. is filled with...

8. United States Reports
separation of powers
unofficial publication of law
_____________ is an official publication
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

9. Reported selectively
key number system
F.R.D. contains...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...

10. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
date of decision
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
statement of facts

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

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12. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
legal encyclopedias
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Statutes at Large is
key number system

13. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
procedural law
dissenting opinion
components of a Federal Register citation
unofficial publication of law

14. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
headnote or syllabus
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

15. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
caption
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
correct Federal Register citation

16. Summarized statute topics
indexes typically
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
An unofficial publication is any publication
correct law review citation

17. 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
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
statutory law
key number system

18. 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)
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Statutes are published as session laws...
unofficial publication of law
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)

19. Secondary authority
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
substantive law
An unofficial publication is any publication

20. 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
per curiam opinion
majority opinion
legal encyclopedias
en banc

21. Restatement (of law)
codified
Shepard's Citations
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 citation of a Constitutional article

22. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
United States Code (U.S.C.)
_____________ is an official publication
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
codified

23. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
correct A.L.R. citation
to update the status of a particular statute
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in

24. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
United States Reports
digests typically
advance sheets

25. Statutes at Large
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

26. Statutes at Large
indexes typically
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal session laws may be found in...

27. A proposed legislative measure
F.R.D. contains...
bill
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)

28. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
United States Code (U.S.C.)

29. Case law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
codified
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

30. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
digests typically
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
correct citation of United States Code

31. Seven
court decision
digests typically
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
A Decennial Digest is part of the..

32. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)

33. Encyclopedia
secondary authority
American Jurisprudence is a...
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
incorrect United States Code citation

34. State and federal
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
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.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...

35. 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 signal infra
F.R.D. contains...
en banc
parallel citation

36. What federal session laws are published in
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
session laws
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
elements of a reported case

37. Compiled chronologically
Statutes at Large is
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of and A.L.R. citation

38. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
components of law review citation
constitutional law
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...

39. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
sequence of citations
correct legal encyclopedia citation
court opinion
Federal session laws may be found in...

40. 1. name of the act 2. abbreviation of Public Law and the public law number 3. volume number of the Statutes at Large 4. abbreviation for Statutes at Large 5. page number where the statutes begins; and 6. the year when the statute was passed as law.
to update the status of a particular case
components of law review citation
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.
components of Statutes at Large citation

41. 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
see generally
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
components of and A.L.R. citation
to update the status of a particular case

42. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
de novo
primary authority

43. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
correct legal encyclopedia citation
session laws
treatise
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the

44. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
These represent secondary authority
components of Statutes at Large citation
legal dictionaries
American Jurisprudence is a...

45. A syllabus of the court
U.S. Reports contains
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
see generally
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...

46. 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
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
bill
de novo on record
components of a standard case citation

47. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
official publication of law
correct Federal Register citation
West Publishing Company (West)
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

48. Shepard's Citations is used
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
secondary authority
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
to update the status of a particular case

49. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
decision
statutory law
National Reporter System

50. Digest topic
session laws
components of a standard case citation
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
cf.