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






2. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).






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






4. Federal Rules Decisions






5. Legal encyclopedia published by West






6. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






11. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition






12. A proposed legislative measure






13. 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.






14. Published by Lawyers Co-op






15. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown






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






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






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






19. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






20. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






21. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case






22. United States Reports






23. F.Supp






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






25. Published by West






26. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.






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






28. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).






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






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






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






32. Supra

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33. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment






34. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






35. 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'






36. Summarize judicial opinions






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






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






39. Restatement (of law)






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






41. 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.






42. Compiled chronologically






43. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court






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






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






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






47. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






48. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






49. S.Ct.






50. 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