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1. 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






2. The cited authority states a proposition that is different from the proposition stated by the writer - but the proposition stated in the cited authority is sufficiently similar to lend support to the writer's proposition






3. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






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






5. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all






6. Statutes at Large






7. 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.






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

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9. An explanatory note






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






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






12. Name of the appellant






13. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure






14. The West key number system






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






16. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West






17. Encyclopedia






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






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






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






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






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






23. Explanation of the subject






24. Presidential proclamations






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






26. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






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






28. 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.






29. Secondary authority






30. Published by West






31. Statutory law






32. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter






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

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34. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication






35. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number






36. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).






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






38. Precedent






39. 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.






40. Summarize judicial opinions






41. 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






42. F.Supp






43. 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






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






45. Infra

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46. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.






47. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.






48. What federal session laws are codified and published in






49. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication






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






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