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1. Reported selectively
decision
National Reporter System
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
components of a standard case citation
2. Seven
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
3. 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...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
separation of powers
see - e.g.
4. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
legal encyclopedias
5. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
slip opinion
memorandum opinion
6. 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
components of a standard case citation
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
7. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
substantive law
codified
restatements of law
key number system
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
U.S. Law Week
United States Reports is cited as
most correct definition of star paging
Federal Rules of Evidence
9. At the close of each legislative term
statement of facts
unofficial publication of law
Statutes are published as session laws...
de novo
10. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Code (U.S.C.)
separation of powers
Federal Rules of Evidence
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
11. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Statutes are published as session laws...
12. An explanatory note
digests typically
precedent
An annotation is
annotations
13. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
14. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
parallel 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
15. F.Supp
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
cf.
Federal Rules of Evidence
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
16. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
restatements of law
star paging
correct citation of Statutes at Large
bill
17. Case law
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Federal rules and procedures are...
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
18. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
court decision
National Reporter System
United States District Courts case reporters
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
19. Primary authority
correct law review citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
bill
20. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
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.
Federal Rules of Evidence
star paging
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
21. A syllabus of the court
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.
U.S. Reports contains
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
22. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
incorrect legal dictionary citation
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
components of Statutes at Large citation
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
components of United States Code citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
precedent
West Publishing Company (West)
24. Name of the appellant
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
codified
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.
25. Extensive selected annotations
rationale
A.L.R. is filled with...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
en banc
26. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
incorrect United States Code citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
correct citation of Statutes at Large
These represent secondary authority
27. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
treatise
Statutes at Large is
C.J.S uses...
most correct definition of star paging
28. Published by West
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
C.J.S uses...
separation of powers
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
29. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
statement of facts
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
court opinion
30. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
correct Federal Register citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
de novo
court opinion
31. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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32. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
United States District Courts case reporters
U.S. Law Week
concurring opinion
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
33. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
These represent secondary authority
correct citation of Statutes at Large
statutory law
most correct definition of star paging
34. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
stare decisis
correct citation of a Constitutional article
C.J.S uses...
precedent
35. 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
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
An annotation is
36. 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.
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
holding
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
substantive law
37. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
F.R.D. contains...
per curiam opinion
components of a Federal Register citation
38. Shepard's Citators
headnote or syllabus
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
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.
to update the status of a particular statute
39. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
memorandum opinion
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
West Publishing Company (West)
restatements of law
40. Decennial Digest
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
correct law review citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
session laws
41. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
A.L.R. is filled with...
legal dictionaries
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
42. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
Federal Rules of Evidence
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
43. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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44. As session laws
The record of a court case includes
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.
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
to update the status of a particular case
45. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
to update the status of a particular case
correct citation of Statutes at Large
key number system
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
46. 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.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
F.R.D. contains...
constitutional law
contra
47. 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
en banc
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
restatements of law
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
48. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
TARP method
en banc
slip law
49. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
procedural law
An annotation is
court decision
50. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
dicta
correct citation of Statutes at Large
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
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