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1. Digests
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
precedent
2. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
correct standard case citation
United States Code is
to update the status of a particular statute
3. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
advance sheets
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
caption
4. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
en banc
5. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
National Reporter System
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
unofficial publication of law
6. 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
components of law review citation
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
7. Advance sheet published weekly by the Bureau of National Affairs
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
slip opinion
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
8. Advance sheet published by Commerce Clearing House
Executive orders are...
components of a Federal Register citation
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
court opinion
9. Contains recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court
Shepard's Citations
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
U.S. Law Week
sequence of citations
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
annotations
dissenting opinion
slip law
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
11. Published by Lawyers Co-op
U.S. Reports contains
Federal Rules of Evidence
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.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
12. 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
en banc
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
dicta
cf.
13. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
secondary authority
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
These represent secondary authority
memorandum opinion
14. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
de novo on record
court decision
date of decision
Supreme Court Reporter
15. Case law
components of United States Code citation
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
16. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
procedural law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
dissenting opinion
17. State and federal
cf.
Federal rules and procedures are...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
18. Official publication
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
stare decisis
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
American Law Reports
19. Statutory law
Federal rules and procedures are...
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
headnote or syllabus
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
20. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
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.
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
see generally
21. 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.
correct legal encyclopedia citation
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
National Reporter System
22. United States Reports
primary authority
American Jurisprudence is a...
_____________ is an official publication
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
23. 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
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
statutory law
official publication of law
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
24. Federal Cases
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
court opinion
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
25. Shepard's Citators
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
advance sheets
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
indexes typically
26. Restatement (of law)
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 principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
American Law Reports
official publication of law
27. Selected decisions
incorrect United States Code citation
An annotation is
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
28. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Executive orders are...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
to update the status of a particular case
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
29. 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
The signal '_____' is used in law review articles and other textual material (but not in legal memoranda and not in briefs) to indicate that the full citation for the case was given previously.
correct standard case citation
United States Reports is cited as
30. The West key number system
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
C.J.S uses...
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
31. 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
codified
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
caption
dissenting opinion
32. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
Federal session laws may be found in...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
unofficial publication of law
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
33. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
on the record
to update the status of a particular statute
rationale
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
34. 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
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
35. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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36. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
37. Extensive selected annotations
A.L.R. is filled with...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
key number system
38. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
parallel citation
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
United States District Courts case reporters
National Reporter System
39. 1. case name 2. case reporter in which the case is published (include volume number - abbreviation of case reporter - and page where case begins); 3. identity of court issuing the opinion 4. year in which the decision was issued; and 5. subsequent hi
components of a standard case citation
to update the status of a particular statute
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
40. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d
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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
precedent
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
court opinion
primary authority
42. 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.
de novo on record
components of Statutes at Large citation
slip opinion
substantive law
43. Reported selectively
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
44. 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.
holding
components of Statutes at Large citation
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Statutes at Large is
45. A proposed legislative measure
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
bill
These represent secondary authority
primary authority
46. As session laws
U.S. Reports contains
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
correct legal encyclopedia citation
47. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
star paging
48. 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
West Publishing Company (West)
_____________ is an official publication
Executive orders are...
sequence of citations
49. Secondary authority
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
correct law review citation
50. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
F.R.D. contains...
majority opinion
opinion
en banc