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1. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).






2. 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






3. 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






4. 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






5. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).






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






7. What federal session laws are published in






8. Federal Supplement (F. Supp.) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






9. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.






10. Compilations of cases and historical matter dealing with various aspects of a code of statute - which contain short summaries of other cases - both for and against






11. Legal encyclopedia published by West






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






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






14. 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






15. Result or disposition of the case






16. Federal Cases






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






18. Explanation of the subject






19. Federal Reporter - Third Series (F.3d) - Federal Reporter - Second Series (F.2d) - Federal Reporter (F.) - Federal Cases (F. Cas.) - all unofficial and all published by West






20. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






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






22. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






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






24. Secondary authority






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






26. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture






27. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






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






29. F.Supp






30. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)






31. United States Reports






32. The Federal Reporter






33. When a federal case first decides a case. a single opinion of the court issued without headnotes and without indexing.






34. Reported selectively






35. Anew - from the beginning - the case is tried in the appellate court as if it had not been tried previously - and witness are allowed to testify.






36. Published by Lawyers Co-op






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






38. American Digest System






39. 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






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






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






42. Seven






43. Presidential proclamations






44. Statutes at Large






45. Case law - or judicial opinion - that articulates common law principles






46. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area






47. A syllabus of the court






48. 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






49. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).






50. Shepard's Citators