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1. 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
dissenting opinion
correct Federal Register citation
indexes typically
Executive orders are...
2. Infra
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3. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
key number system
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
per curiam opinion
4. Presidential proclamations
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
slip law
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
5. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
correct citation of United States Code
see - e.g.
constitutional law
star paging
6. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which agrees with the result reached by the majority but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one.
sequence of citations
correct citation of Statutes at Large
the signal infra
concurring opinion
7. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication
correct law review citation
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
Executive orders are...
see - e.g.
8. 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
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
American Law Reports
holding
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
9. United States Reports
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
unofficial publication of law
concurring opinion
incorrect case citation
10. Opinion issued by the majority of the judges of the appellate court; the holding of this opinion may be cited as precedent if all other criteria are met. There is only one in a case
majority opinion
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
C.J.S uses...
11. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
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
the signal infra
advance sheets
12. Published by West
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
statutory law
13. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
components of a standard case citation
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
An unofficial publication is any publication
incorrect legal dictionary citation
14. Name of the appellant
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
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.
most correct definition of star paging
Executive orders are...
15. Encyclopedia
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
American Jurisprudence is a...
de novo on record
16. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
see generally
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
indexes typically
17. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
court opinion
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
18. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
parallel citation
correct standard case citation
procedural law
19. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
digests typically
legal encyclopedias
per curiam opinion
20. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
advance sheets
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
The signal '_____' is used in legal memoranda and briefs to indicate the full citation for the case follows at a later point in the memorandum or brief.
21. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
de novo on record
court opinion
correct citation of Statutes at Large
22. A proposed legislative measure
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
bill
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
23. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
opinion
slip opinion
statutory law
24. Seven
An unofficial publication is any publication
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
rationale
secondary authority
25. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
majority opinion
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
These represent secondary authority
United States Reports
26. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
codified
memorandum opinion
Executive orders are...
27. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
components of a Federal Register citation
C.J.S uses...
court decision
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
28. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
contra
These represent secondary authority
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
29. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
key number system
unofficial publication of law
30. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
correct citation of a Constitutional article
legal encyclopedias
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
correct A.L.R. citation
31. 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.
substantive law
treatise
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
32. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
33. Digests
separation of powers
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
cf.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
34. Compiled chronologically
The signal '_____' is used in legal memoranda and briefs to indicate the full citation for the case follows at a later point in the memorandum or brief.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
session laws
Statutes at Large is
35. State and federal
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
36. Selected decisions
Statutes at Large is
de novo
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
American Jurisprudence is a...
37. 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
Federal session laws may be found in...
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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.
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
38. 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
dicta
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
components of and A.L.R. citation
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
39. Statutory law
Federal rules and procedures are...
treatise
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
40. 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.
star paging
components of Statutes at Large citation
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
41. A prior case within a particular jurisdiction that has 1. facts and legal issues substantially similar to the facts of the case before the court and 2. it was decided by a majority decision of a higher court of that jurisdiction and 3. the case was r
United States Reports is cited as
holding
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
precedent
42. S.Ct.
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
annotations
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
43. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
incorrect United States Code citation
_____________ is an official publication
most correct definition of star paging
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
44. 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)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
legal dictionaries
statutory law
unofficial publication of law
45. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
The record of a court case includes
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
TARP method
46. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
These represent secondary authority
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
47. A syllabus of the court
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
incorrect legal dictionary citation
U.S. Reports contains
indexes typically
48. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
American Law Reports
digests typically
dicta
common law
49. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
statutory law
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
most correct definition of star paging
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
50. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
see - e.g.
correct Federal Register citation
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel