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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. United States Reports






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






3. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime






4. U.S.






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






6. Supra

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7. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






8. What federal session laws are published in






9. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






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






11. What federal session laws are codified and published in






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






13. Case law






14. Digest topic






15. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia






16. 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






17. Primary authority






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






19. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).






20. Result or disposition of the case






21. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive






22. 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'






23. Explanation of the subject






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






25. 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.






26. Published by West






27. 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.






28. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs






29. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






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






31. Compiled chronologically






32. Digests






33. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






34. At the close of each legislative term






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






36. Federal Cases






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






38. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






39. Summarize judicial opinions






40. 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.






41. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






42. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area






43. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number






44. 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






45. Statutory law






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






47. Statutes at Large






48. Presidential proclamations






49. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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50. Statutory law