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1. An unofficial publication of law that is known for its extensive use of annotations
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
contra
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
2. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
contra
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
rationale
3. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
West Publishing Company (West)
correct citation of United States Code
to update the status of a particular statute
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
4. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
on the record
stare decisis
en banc
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
5. Extensive selected annotations
A.L.R. is filled with...
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
An annotation is
6. Supra
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7. 1. volume number of encyclopedia 2. abbreviated name of encyclopedia 3. title of article (underscored or in italics) 4. section symbol and section number within the article; 5. specific page within section; and 6. date of publication
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
These represent secondary authority
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
dissenting opinion
8. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
legal encyclopedias
slip opinion
TARP method
9. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
elements of a reported case
precedent
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
10. Explanation of the subject
incorrect legal dictionary citation
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
These represent secondary authority
11. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
United States District Courts case reporters
memorandum opinion
12. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
per curiam opinion
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
star paging
components of a Federal Register citation
13. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
correct Federal Register citation
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
correct A.L.R. citation
legal encyclopedias
14. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
decision
legal dictionaries
15. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
de novo
to update the status of a particular case
codified
headnote or syllabus
16. Compiled by topic
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
see - e.g.
United States Code is
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
17. 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
headnote or syllabus
court opinion
components of law review citation
dissenting opinion
18. Official publication
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
legal dictionaries
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
19. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
Statutes at Large is
memorandum opinion
caption
U.S. Law Week
20. Summarize statute topics
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
en banc
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
21. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
United States Reports is cited as
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
22. The most comprehensive collection of legal citators.
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23. 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.
Statutes are published as session laws...
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.
to update the status of a particular statute
concurring opinion
24. 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
precedent
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Federal Rules of Evidence
25. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
the signal infra
dicta
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
26. Digests
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
correct law review citation
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
27. Statutory law
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
U.S. Law Week
Federal rules and procedures are...
annotations
28. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
components of Statutes at Large citation
United States Reports is cited as
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
29. Published by the American Law Institute - it collects and distills the primary - general rules in a given legal topic area- what the rules are and sometime what the committee believes they ought to be. It also provides explanations of the rules and g
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
restatements of law
United States District Courts case reporters
Federal rules and procedures are...
30. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
headnote or syllabus
rationale
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
31. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
incorrect legal dictionary citation
correct citation of United States Code
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
32. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
see generally
majority opinion
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
33. Federal Rules Decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
see - e.g.
American Law Reports
34. Selected decisions
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
parallel citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
35. S.Ct.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
rationale
unofficial publication of law
36. 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
holding
common law
parallel citation
de novo on record
37. The West key number system
C.J.S uses...
to update the status of a particular case
constitutional law
elements of a reported case
38. What federal session laws are published in
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
incorrect case citation
National Reporter System
opinion
39. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
holding
to update the status of a particular statute
slip opinion
40. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
stare decisis
These represent secondary authority
41. F.Supp
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
slip law
codified
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
42. 1. full name of author 2. designation of type of article (required only if written by student); 3. title of article (italicized or underscored) 4. volume number of law review 5. abbreviated name of law review 6. page number where article begins; and
memorandum opinion
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
components of law review citation
U.S. Law Week
43. 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.
components of Statutes at Large citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
U.S. Law Week
44. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
caption
on the record
45. Case law
slip opinion
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Federal session laws may be found in...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
46. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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47. 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
Federal rules and procedures are...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
annotations
American Law Reports
48. At the close of each legislative term
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
Statutes are published as session laws...
dissenting opinion
components of a standard case citation
49. What federal session laws are codified and published in
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
United States Code (U.S.C.)
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
50. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
correct Federal Register citation