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1. 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.






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






3. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta






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






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






6. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one






7. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






8. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






9. At the close of each legislative term






10. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.






11. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher






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






13. Legal encyclopedia published by West






14. Seven






15. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.






16. Statutory law






17. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case






18. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations






19. United States Reports






20. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute






21. Infra

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22. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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23. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all






24. United States Reports






25. The West key number system






26. Decennial Digest






27. Case law






28. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






29. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






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






31. Statutory law






32. Digest topic






33. 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






34. 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






35. F.Supp






36. Encyclopedia






37. 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






38. Compiled chronologically






39. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum






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






41. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






42. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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43. 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






44. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.






45. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






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






47. Shepard's Citations is used






48. American Digest System






49. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






50. Federal Cases







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