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1. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures






2. Statutes at Large






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

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4. Compiled by topic






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






6. Supra

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7. Typical case reporter






8. Case law






9. Statutory law






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






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






12. Explanation of the subject






13. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).






14. Secondary authority






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






16. 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






17. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






18. Compiled chronologically






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






20. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






21. Shepard's Citations is used






22. What federal session laws are codified and published in






23. A publication of law that is not specifically authorized or sanctioned by an official body but - rather - is compiled by a private publisher i.e. West Publishing Company (West) and Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)






24. Seven






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






26. Restatement (of law)






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. Name of the appellant






31. Statutory law






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






33. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist






34. Products of West Legal Studies






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






36. The date upon which the decision was rendered






37. 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.






38. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case






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






40. Federal Rules Decisions






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






42. Published by Lawyers Co-op






43. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






44. United States Reports






45. 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






46. Official publication






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






48. Summarize judicial opinions






49. U.S.






50. Primary authority







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