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1. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
An unofficial publication is any publication
en banc
American Law Reports
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
2. Supra
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3. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
restatements of law
majority opinion
secondary authority
4. Summarize judicial opinions
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.
digests typically
caption
precedent
5. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
legal encyclopedias
concurring opinion
elements of a reported case
most correct definition of star paging
6. 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.
court opinion
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
de novo
star paging
7. Statutory law
incorrect case citation
sequence of citations
Federal rules and procedures are...
dissenting opinion
8. A publication of law that is not specifically authorized or sanctioned by an official body but - rather - is compiled by a private publisher i.e. West Publishing Company (West) and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
unofficial publication of law
Shepard's Citations
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
9. The date upon which the decision was rendered
elements of a reported case
per curiam opinion
date of decision
annotations
10. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
treatise
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
constitutional law
11. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
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
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
incorrect United States Code citation
12. Selected decisions
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
components of a standard case citation
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
13. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
correct A.L.R. citation
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
Shepard's Citations
Statutes at Large is
14. 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.
dissenting opinion
the signal infra
constitutional law
American Law Reports
15. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
correct citation of United States Code
components of law review citation
substantive law
16. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
slip law
sequence of citations
An unofficial publication is any publication
17. 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
stare decisis
Federal Rules of Evidence
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
procedural law
18. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
TARP method
incorrect case citation
constitutional law
precedent
19. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
see - e.g.
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
F.R.D. contains...
20. Statutory law
United States Code is
National Reporter System
Executive orders are...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
21. Case law
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
en banc
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
parallel citation
22. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
C.J.S uses...
holding
23. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
National Reporter System
to update the status of a particular statute
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
24. 1. U.S. Constitutional provision and amendments 2. Federal statutes 3. Federal procedural rules 4. Federal cases (U.S. - F.3d - the F.Supp.) 5. State cases (official reporter - then regional reporter) 6. Federal administrative rules and regulations 7
National Reporter System
sequence of citations
contra
Executive orders are...
25. Statutes at Large
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
elements of a reported case
National Reporter System
Federal session laws may be found in...
26. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
cf.
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
27. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
correct citation of United States Code
correct standard case citation
statement of facts
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
28. U.S.
United States Reports is cited as
elements of a reported case
majority opinion
These represent secondary authority
29. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
procedural law
These represent secondary authority
components of Statutes at Large citation
Executive orders are...
30. Federal Cases
components of a standard case citation
incorrect legal dictionary citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
31. 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
parallel citation
An unofficial publication is any publication
components of law review citation
the signal infra
32. 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.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
C.J.S uses...
components of Statutes at Large citation
33. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
bill
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
holding
34. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
35. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
court opinion
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
contra
36. 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
correct law review citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
37. An explanatory note
An annotation is
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
opinion
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
38. Encyclopedia
slip opinion
American Jurisprudence is a...
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.
National Reporter System
39. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
C.J.S uses...
correct Federal Register citation
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
incorrect case citation
40. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
de novo on record
C.J.S uses...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
court decision
41. An index
United States Code is
primary authority
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.
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
42. 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
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
correct legal encyclopedia citation
most correct definition of star paging
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
43. Presidential proclamations
Executive orders are...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
dicta
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
44. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
An annotation is
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
legal dictionaries
Federal rules and procedures are...
45. Shepard's Citators
Shepard's Citations
incorrect citation of a law review article
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
46. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
unofficial publication of law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
incorrect citation of a law review article
47. Secondary authority
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
An annotation is
incorrect case citation
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
48. F.Supp
procedural law
correct citation of Statutes at Large
An annotation is
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
49. United States Reports
advance sheets
_____________ is an official publication
incorrect United States Code citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
50. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
court opinion
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
A.L.R. is filled with...