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1. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
United States Reports
codified
stare decisis
cf.
2. The date upon which the decision was rendered
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
date of decision
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
per curiam opinion
3. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
F.R.D. contains...
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
cf.
These represent secondary authority
4. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
An unofficial publication is any publication
The record of a court case includes
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
An annotation is
5. 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
incorrect case citation
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
components of a standard case citation
American Jurisprudence is a...
6. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
7. 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
legal encyclopedias
precedent
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
8. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
American Jurisprudence is a...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Federal session laws may be found in...
9. An explanatory note
rationale
An annotation is
F.R.D. contains...
separation of powers
10. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
to update the status of a particular statute
court decision
legal encyclopedias
correct citation of United States Code
11. Published by West
correct A.L.R. citation
official publication of law
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
12. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
annotations
per curiam opinion
en banc
correct standard case citation
13. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
session laws
holding
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
14. Reported selectively
National Reporter System
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
correct citation of United States Code
TARP method
15. Encyclopedia
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
American Jurisprudence is a...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
16. 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
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
date of decision
components of and A.L.R. citation
dicta
17. F.Supp
concurring opinion
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
official publication of law
18. At the close of each legislative term
headnote or syllabus
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
de novo on record
Statutes are published as session laws...
19. 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
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
dissenting opinion
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
20. Selected decisions
bill
statement of facts
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
The record of a court case includes
21. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
United States District Courts case reporters
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
22. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
stare decisis
West Publishing Company (West)
decision
correct citation of Statutes at Large
23. The Federal Reporter
bill
headnote or syllabus
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
correct citation of a Constitutional article
24. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
United States Code (U.S.C.)
_____________ is an official publication
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
25. Legal encyclopedia published by West
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
concurring opinion
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
26. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
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.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
incorrect citation of a law review article
primary authority
27. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
slip opinion
cf.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
28. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
dicta
see generally
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
29. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
separation of powers
holding
opinion
30. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
caption
star paging
dicta
correct citation of a Constitutional article
31. Summarize statute topics
slip opinion
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
precedent
Federal session laws may be found in...
32. What federal session laws are codified and published in
United States Code (U.S.C.)
treatise
TARP method
headnote or syllabus
33. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
the signal infra
contra
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
incorrect legal dictionary citation
34. S.Ct.
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
American Law Reports
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
holding
35. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
incorrect citation of a law review article
concurring opinion
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
36. Digests
slip law
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
37. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
common law
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
An annotation is
opinion
38. 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
United States Reports
components of United States Code citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
39. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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40. Within the federal system - the chronologically published rules and regulations of administrative agencies
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.
West Publishing Company (West)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
incorrect citation of a law review article
41. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
components of Statutes at Large citation
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
unofficial publication of law
42. Typical case reporter
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
National Reporter System
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
statutory law
43. Federal Rules Decisions
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
dicta
44. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
dicta
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
TARP method
45. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
official publication of law
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
46. American Digest System
Executive orders are...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
U.S. Law Week
bill
47. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
West Publishing Company (West)
sequence of citations
key number system
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
48. United States Reports
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States Code is
Shepard's Citations
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
49. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
indexes typically
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
50. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
incorrect citation of a law review article
incorrect United States Code citation
restatements of law
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