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1. 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.
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
National Reporter System
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
key number system
2. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
legal encyclopedias
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
3. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
TARP method
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.
on the record
court opinion
4. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
United States Reports is cited as
Statutes at Large is
official publication of law
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
5. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
These represent secondary authority
per curiam opinion
primary authority
incorrect citation of a law review article
6. 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
dissenting opinion
digests typically
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Statutes at Large is
7. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles
common law
primary authority
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
concurring opinion
8. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
incorrect legal dictionary citation
U.S. Law Week
components of and A.L.R. citation
9. At the close of each legislative term
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
United States District Courts case reporters
Statutes are published as session laws...
10. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
F.R.D. contains...
en banc
restatements of law
slip law
11. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
West Publishing Company (West)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
court opinion
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
12. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
opinion
correct citation of United States Code
13. Legal encyclopedia published by West
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
components of and A.L.R. citation
separation of powers
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
14. Seven
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
components of a Federal Register citation
most correct definition of star paging
15. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
see - e.g.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
slip opinion
16. Statutory law
dissenting opinion
star paging
Executive orders are...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
17. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
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.
holding
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
18. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
statutory law
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
procedural law
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
19. United States Reports
court opinion
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
_____________ is an official publication
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
20. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
incorrect legal dictionary citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
A.L.R. is filled with...
en banc
21. Infra
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22. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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23. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
Supreme Court Reporter
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
memorandum opinion
Federal rules and procedures are...
24. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
majority opinion
indexes typically
court decision
25. The West key number system
C.J.S uses...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
correct citation of a Constitutional article
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
26. Decennial Digest
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
correct citation of United States Code
incorrect citation of a law review article
restatements of law
27. Case law
see generally
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
components of a Federal Register citation
sequence of citations
28. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
to update the status of a particular statute
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
bill
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
29. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
holding
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
30. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
cf.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
American Law Reports
31. Statutory law
Federal rules and procedures are...
correct citation of Statutes at Large
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
session laws
32. Digest topic
statutory law
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
An annotation is
sequence of citations
33. 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
Shepard's Citations
elements of a reported case
digests typically
majority opinion
34. 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
procedural law
secondary authority
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
stare decisis
35. F.Supp
National Reporter System
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
elements of a reported case
36. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
Federal Rules of Evidence
An annotation is
bill
37. 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
most correct definition of star paging
Federal Rules of Evidence
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
38. Compiled chronologically
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Statutes at Large is
session laws
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
39. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
contra
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
correct citation of United States Code
40. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
primary authority
correct citation of United States Code
correct Federal Register citation
correct A.L.R. citation
41. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
correct citation of United States Code
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
42. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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43. 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
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
restatements of law
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
44. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
official publication of law
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
Executive orders are...
45. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
de novo
per curiam opinion
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
46. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
legal encyclopedias
The record of a court case includes
dicta
47. Shepard's Citations is used
components of Statutes at Large citation
to update the status of a particular case
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
American Jurisprudence is a...
48. American Digest System
the signal infra
United States Code is
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
49. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
F.R.D. contains...
United States Reports is cited as
50. Federal Cases
components of Statutes at Large citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
parallel citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
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