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1. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
incorrect United States Code citation
An unofficial publication is any publication
contra
F.R.D. contains...
2. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
The record of a court case includes
per curiam opinion
common law
3. 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
caption
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Federal Rules of Evidence
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
4. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
_____________ is an official publication
indexes typically
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
5. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
United States Code (U.S.C.)
United States Reports
These represent secondary authority
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
6. Summarized statute topics
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
court opinion
indexes typically
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
7. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
rationale
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
8. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
codified
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
parallel citation
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
9. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
Federal rules and procedures are...
session laws
_____________ is an official publication
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
10. 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
Shepard's Citations
court opinion
precedent
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
11. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
memorandum opinion
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
slip law
concurring opinion
12. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
per curiam opinion
13. Case reports - published by West - that divides the United States into seven geographical regions and reports the decisions of the highest appellate court of each state within that region.
Shepard's Citations
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
en banc
National Reporter System
14. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
court decision
The record of a court case includes
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
15. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
In a petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Supreme Court - the _______________ appears first in the case caption - regardless of how the caption may have been shown in the lower courts.
star paging
U.S. Reports contains
incorrect legal dictionary citation
16. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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17. Selected decisions
Shepard's Citations
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
18. 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
session laws
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
restatements of law
19. Statutes at Large
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Federal session laws may be found in...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
codified
20. 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
_____________ is an official publication
American Law Reports
memorandum opinion
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
21. 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
see generally
en banc
the signal infra
Statutes at Large is
22. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
separation of powers
correct citation of a Constitutional article
components of Statutes at Large citation
Federal session laws may be found in...
23. 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.
U.S. Law Week
components of Statutes at Large citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
contra
24. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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25. 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
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
majority opinion
26. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
bill
memorandum opinion
correct law review citation
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
27. Extensive selected annotations
star paging
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
correct A.L.R. citation
A.L.R. is filled with...
28. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
unofficial publication of law
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
Shepard's Citations
29. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
Executive orders are...
legal dictionaries
statement of facts
cf.
30. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
separation of powers
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
31. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
see - e.g.
correct law review citation
restatements of law
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
32. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which agrees with the result reached by the majority but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one.
dicta
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
concurring opinion
33. Reported selectively
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
restatements of law
memorandum opinion
34. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
see - e.g.
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
35. 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
headnote or syllabus
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
advance sheets
36. Case law
decision
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
components of a standard case citation
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
37. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
star paging
incorrect legal dictionary citation
per curiam opinion
components of Statutes at Large citation
38. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
bill
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
date of decision
39. State and federal
F.R.D. contains...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
opinion
components of law review citation
40. 1. case name 2. case reporter in which the case is published (include volume number - abbreviation of case reporter - and page where case begins); 3. identity of court issuing the opinion 4. year in which the decision was issued; and 5. subsequent hi
components of a standard case citation
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of law review citation
41. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
U.S. Law Week
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
statement of facts
Federal session laws may be found in...
42. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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43. What federal session laws are codified and published in
constitutional law
United States Code (U.S.C.)
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
44. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
statutory law
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
45. The process used to synthesize legal principles from all prior cases with similar facts and similar issues of law to arrive at a decision in a specific case
legal encyclopedias
stare decisis
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
precedent
46. 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.
the signal infra
Federal rules and procedures are...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
substantive law
47. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
TARP method
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
48. Seven
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
advance sheets
components of Statutes at Large citation
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
49. 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.
A.L.R. is filled with...
correct law review 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.
constitutional law
50. An index
decision
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
opinion