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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






2. Extensive selected annotations






3. American Digest System






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






5. U.S.






6. 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






7. Digests






8. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West






9. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






10. Infra

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11. Presidential proclamations






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






13. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






14. Anew - from the beginning - the case is tried in the appellate court as if it had not been tried previously - and witness are allowed to testify.






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






16. What federal session laws are published in






17. At the close of each legislative term






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






19. Shepard's Citations is used






20. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication






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






22. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






23. Statutes at Large






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






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






26. 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






27. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






28. Statutory law






29. Compiled by topic






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






31. Primary authority






32. A syllabus of the court






33. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






34. An explanatory note






35. The Federal Reporter






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.






37. 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






38. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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39. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic






40. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.






41. Statutory law






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






43. Official publication






44. Explanation of the subject






45. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition






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






47. Restatement (of law)






48. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






49. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions






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