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






2. Encyclopedia






3. 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






4. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.






5. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi






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






7. United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition






8. The date upon which the decision was rendered






9. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties






10. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont






11. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House






12. Secondary authority






13. Seven






14. 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






15. Shepard's Citations - statute edition






16. An explanatory note






17. 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






18. Digests






19. At the close of each legislative term






20. Shepard's Citations is used






21. Statutory law






22. Result or disposition of the case






23. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision






24. 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






25. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation






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






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






28. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute






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






30. An index






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






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






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






34. Summarize judicial opinions






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






36. Supra

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






38. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming






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






40. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).






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






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






43. The West key number system






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






45. Name of the appellant






46. Selected decisions






47. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op






48. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories






49. Legal encyclopedia published by West






50. F.Supp







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