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1. 1. volume number of encyclopedia 2. abbreviated name of encyclopedia 3. title of article (underscored or in italics) 4. section symbol and section number within the article; 5. specific page within section; and 6. date of publication
dicta
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
F.R.D. contains...
annotations
2. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
components of and A.L.R. citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
3. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
F.R.D. contains...
see - e.g.
4. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
components of United States Code citation
components of law review citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
5. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
incorrect legal dictionary citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
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.
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
6. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
separation of powers
components of law review citation
stare decisis
7. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
United States Reports is cited as
see - e.g.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
8. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
per curiam opinion
Shepard's Citations
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
9. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
components of a standard case citation
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
stare decisis
10. Secondary authority that is leading annotated law reporter published by Lawyers Co-op. Distinguishing feature not the cases that it reports - but the extensive editorial commentary that follows each reported case
incorrect citation of a law review article
legal dictionaries
American Law Reports
restatements of law
11. Precedent
contra
bill
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
correct Federal Register citation
12. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
opinion
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
An annotation is
13. 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
Federal Rules of Evidence
most correct definition of star paging
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
14. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
substantive law
correct law review citation
slip opinion
opinion
15. 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
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
statement of facts
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
see - e.g.
16. Summarize statute topics
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
17. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
official publication of law
common law
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
18. Federal Rules Decisions
Federal session laws may be found in...
holding
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
19. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
20. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
to update the status of a particular statute
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
An annotation is
21. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
see generally
decision
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
22. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
constitutional law
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
rationale
secondary authority
23. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
components of a standard case citation
dissenting opinion
session laws
24. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
most correct definition of star paging
Supreme Court Reporter
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
25. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
An annotation is
correct standard case citation
F.R.D. contains...
26. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
The record of a court case includes
components of law review citation
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
27. Seven
advance sheets
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
separation of powers
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
28. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
session laws
restatements of law
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
29. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
codified
correct A.L.R. citation
incorrect legal dictionary citation
30. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
statement of facts
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
components of law review citation
slip law
31. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
date of decision
precedent
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
parallel citation
32. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against
annotations
correct legal encyclopedia citation
star paging
legal dictionaries
33. An explanatory note
West Publishing Company (West)
constitutional law
An annotation is
United States Reports
34. Compiled chronologically
Statutes at Large is
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
on the record
35. Secondary authority
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
West Publishing Company (West)
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
36. Restatement (of law)
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
incorrect case citation
correct law review citation
parallel citation
37. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
United States Code is
Shepard's Citations
court decision
statutory law
38. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
de novo
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
39. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
statement of facts
National Reporter System
correct Federal Register citation
TARP method
40. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
correct standard case citation
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
headnote or syllabus
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
41. Typical case reporter
U.S. Law Week
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
correct A.L.R. citation
42. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
dicta
holding
legal encyclopedias
These represent secondary authority
43. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
44. Primary authority
correct citation of United States Code
United States Reports
The record of a court case includes
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
45. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
Federal Rules of Evidence
Federal rules and procedures are...
Statutes at Large is
en banc
46. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
court opinion
star paging
47. Reported selectively
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
incorrect citation of a law review article
components of Statutes at Large citation
Federal session laws may be found in...
48. Digests
see generally
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
on the record
49. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
to update the status of a particular statute
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
memorandum opinion
West Publishing Company (West)
50. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
treatise
sequence of citations
correct citation of Statutes at Large