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1. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
treatise
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
2. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
correct citation of a Constitutional article
official publication of law
3. Statutes at Large
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct citation of United States Code
dissenting opinion
4. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
elements of a reported case
de novo
correct Federal Register citation
5. 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.
statement of facts
correct legal encyclopedia citation
concurring opinion
de novo on record
6. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
U.S. Law Week
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
7. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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8. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
caption
see generally
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
9. Result or disposition of the case
procedural law
decision
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
10. The West key number system
slip law
The record of a court case includes
C.J.S uses...
on the record
11. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
separation of powers
incorrect legal dictionary citation
decision
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
12. 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
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
13. Shepard's Citators
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
United States Code is
14. Federal Rules Decisions
A.L.R. is filled with...
primary authority
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
15. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
procedural law
caption
incorrect case citation
substantive law
16. Supra
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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 Appellate Procedure
slip opinion
statutory law
18. What federal session laws are codified and published in
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
en banc
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
19. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
see - e.g.
en banc
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
correct legal encyclopedia citation
20. 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 Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
memorandum opinion
21. Digests
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
unofficial publication of law
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.
22. Compiled chronologically
to update the status of a particular case
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Statutes at Large is
separation of powers
23. Summarized statute topics
An unofficial publication is any publication
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
indexes typically
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
24. 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
components of a Federal Register citation
majority opinion
procedural law
see generally
25. 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
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
American Law Reports
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
precedent
26. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
An annotation is
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
treatise
correct citation of Statutes at Large
27. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
common law
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
28. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
incorrect case citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
legal encyclopedias
29. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
correct law review citation
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
30. 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
Federal session laws may be found in...
components of and A.L.R. citation
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
31. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
correct citation of a Constitutional article
United States Code (U.S.C.)
These represent secondary authority
caption
32. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
court opinion
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
correct law review citation
American Jurisprudence is a...
33. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The record of a court case includes
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
parallel citation
34. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
de novo on record
incorrect legal dictionary citation
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
United States Reports is cited as
35. An index
correct law review citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
indexes typically
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
36. Name of the appellant
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
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.
correct standard case citation
components of United States Code citation
37. An explanatory note
court opinion
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
An annotation is
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
38. Extensive selected annotations
contra
A.L.R. is filled with...
C.J.S uses...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
39. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
court opinion
The record of a court case includes
annotations
40. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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41. 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
components of law review citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
dicta
official publication of law
42. Decennial Digest
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
stare decisis
most correct definition of star paging
43. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
TARP method
concurring opinion
components of a Federal Register citation
44. 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.
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
National Reporter System
secondary authority
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
45. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
United States Code is
Executive orders are...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
to update the status of a particular statute
46. U.S.
United States Reports is cited as
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
United States Code (U.S.C.)
47. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
court opinion
unofficial publication of law
United States District Courts case reporters
Statutes at Large is
48. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
annotations
per curiam opinion
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
49. Secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct standard case citation
U.S. Law Week
50. Explanation of the subject
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
opinion
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
see generally