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1. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court






2. The date upon which the decision was rendered






3. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia






4. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






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






6. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio






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






8. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.






9. An explanatory note






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






11. Published by West






12. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.






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






14. Reported selectively






15. Encyclopedia






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. F.Supp






18. At the close of each legislative term






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






20. Selected decisions






21. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






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






23. The Federal Reporter






24. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)






25. Legal encyclopedia published by West






26. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders






27. As session laws






28. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition






29. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive






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






31. Summarize statute topics






32. What federal session laws are codified and published in






33. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont






34. S.Ct.






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






36. Digests






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






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






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






41. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






42. Typical case reporter






43. Federal Rules Decisions






44. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent






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






46. American Digest System






47. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher






48. United States Reports






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






50. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






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