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1. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
rationale
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
correct law review citation
2. Secondary authority
American Law Reports
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
de novo
parallel citation
3. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
correct citation of United States Code
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
United States Reports
4. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
dissenting opinion
West Publishing Company (West)
see - e.g.
dicta
5. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
de novo
elements of a reported case
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
indexes typically
6. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
concurring opinion
correct citation of Statutes at Large
Executive orders are...
7. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
primary authority
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
8. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
United States District Courts case reporters
secondary authority
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
rationale
9. Shepard's Citators
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
to update the status of a particular statute
10. 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.
de novo
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
star paging
primary authority
11. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
correct Federal Register citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
12. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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13. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
primary authority
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
codified
en banc
14. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
memorandum opinion
15. Seven
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
see generally
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
16. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
incorrect United States Code citation
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
correct standard case citation
C.J.S uses...
17. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
statutory law
American Law Reports
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
annotations
18. A syllabus of the court
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Supreme Court Reporter
Federal rules and procedures are...
U.S. Reports contains
19. 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.
parallel citation
substantive law
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
decision
20. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
opinion
common law
21. At the close of each legislative term
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
Statutes are published as session laws...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
22. 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
de novo on record
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
contra
rationale
23. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
headnote or syllabus
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
24. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
primary authority
Statutes are published as session laws...
en banc
25. Typical case reporter
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
key number system
treatise
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
26. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
components of a standard case citation
slip law
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
An unofficial publication is any publication
27. 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
constitutional law
American Law Reports
indexes typically
F.R.D. contains...
28. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
procedural law
to update the status of a particular statute
29. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
United States Reports is cited as
correct standard case citation
court opinion
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
30. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
decision
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
United States Reports is cited as
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
31. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
incorrect legal dictionary citation
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
A.L.R. is filled with...
to update the status of a particular statute
32. 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
common law
correct Federal Register citation
cf.
majority opinion
33. Shepard's Citations is used
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
to update the status of a particular case
34. The date upon which the decision was rendered
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
precedent
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
date of decision
35. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
common law
elements of a reported case
annotations
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
36. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
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.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
37. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
components of a Federal Register citation
38. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
separation of powers
An unofficial publication is any publication
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
39. 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
incorrect citation of a law review article
slip law
Federal Rules of Evidence
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
40. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
the signal infra
official publication of law
41. Encyclopedia
Federal rules and procedures are...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
These represent secondary authority
American Jurisprudence is a...
42. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
incorrect case citation
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
43. Federal Rules Decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
memorandum opinion
see - e.g.
treatise
44. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
slip opinion
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
45. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
advance sheets
F.R.D. contains...
American Law Reports
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
46. Extensive selected annotations
A.L.R. is filled with...
correct A.L.R. citation
correct citation of United States Code
incorrect citation of a law review article
47. Statutory law
Executive orders are...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
court opinion
incorrect legal dictionary citation
48. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
TARP method
These represent secondary authority
headnote or syllabus
United States District Courts case reporters
49. 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
incorrect citation of a law review article
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
precedent
50. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct A.L.R. citation
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
date of decision
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as