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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher






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






3. 1. number of the Code title 2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and 4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found






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






5. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






6. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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






8. Legal encyclopedia published by West






9. Federal Cases






10. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.






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






12. At the close of each legislative term






13. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication






14. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication






15. Encyclopedia






16. An index






17. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.






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






19. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






20. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.

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21. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta






22. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta






23. Shepard's Citators






24. Statutory law






25. U.S.






26. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






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






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






29. Result or disposition of the case






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






31. American Digest System






32. Digests






33. 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.






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






35. Name of the appellant






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






37. 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






38. Reported selectively






39. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which disagrees with both the result and the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one






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






41. 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






42. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number






43. 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






44. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system






45. Published by Lawyers Co-op






46. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).






47. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






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






49. Compiled chronologically






50. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision