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Subject : law
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1. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.






2. Federal Cases






3. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






4. Compiled by topic






5. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area






6. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






7. 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






8. Seven






9. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge






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






11. Persuasive legal authority that consists of law from other jurisdictions - legal encyclopedias - American Law Reports - restatements of law - dictionaries - treatises and periodicals






12. United States Reports






13. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment






14. Statutes at Large






15. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).






16. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).






17. American Digest System






18. Case law






19. 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






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






21. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






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






23. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture






24. Selected decisions






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






26. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op

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27. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.






28. Summarize judicial opinions






29. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.






30. Products of West Legal Studies






31. 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.






32. F.Supp






33. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs






34. Supra

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35. A syllabus of the court






36. Published by Lawyers Co-op






37. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown






38. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.






39. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).






40. Explanation of the subject






41. 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






42. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






43. Digest topic






44. As session laws






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






46. Summarize statute topics






47. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.






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






49. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law






50. 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.