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Legal Research

Subject : law
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1. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case






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

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






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






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






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






7. A syllabus of the court






8. Compiled chronologically






9. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






10. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






11. Slip opinions collected and published periodically






12. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






13. Restatement (of law)






14. 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.






15. 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






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






17. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






18. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum






19. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






20. Encyclopedia






21. What federal session laws are codified and published in






22. State and federal






23. Digests






24. Seven






25. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






26. 1. the title (chapter) number 2. abbreviation for the Code of Federal Regulation 3. section number symbol and the section number; and 4. year of publication






27. 1. name of the act 2. abbreviation of Public Law and the public law number 3. volume number of the Statutes at Large 4. abbreviation for Statutes at Large 5. page number where the statutes begins; and 6. the year when the statute was passed as law.






28. Federal Cases






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






30. Explanation of the subject






31. 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






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






33. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op






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






35. Result or disposition of the case






36. Typical case reporter






37. Extensive selected annotations






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

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39. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws






40. The West key number system






41. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






42. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against






43. Secondary authority that is leading annotated law reporter published by Lawyers Co-op. Distinguishing feature not the cases that it reports - but the extensive editorial commentary that follows each reported case






44. Federal Reporter - Third Series (F.3d) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






45. Federal Rules Decisions






46. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






47. United States Reports






48. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






49. Shepard's Citators






50. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime