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1. 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)
An annotation is
An unofficial publication is any publication
unofficial publication of law
incorrect legal dictionary citation
2. 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.
The record of a court case includes
concurring opinion
incorrect legal dictionary citation
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
3. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
most correct definition of star paging
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
4. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
see generally
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
5. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
_____________ is an official publication
The record of a court case includes
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
primary authority
6. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
most correct definition of star paging
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
slip law
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
7. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States District Courts case reporters
headnote or syllabus
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
8. 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
slip opinion
A.L.R. is filled with...
Federal session laws may be found in...
9. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
A.L.R. is filled with...
court decision
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
10. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Statutes at Large is
Federal rules and procedures are...
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
11. The process used to synthesize legal principles from all prior cases with similar facts and similar issues of law to arrive at a decision in a specific case
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
correct standard case citation
stare decisis
12. Restatement (of law)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
U.S. Law Week
National Reporter System
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
13. 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
components of a standard case citation
correct citation of Statutes at Large
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
statutory law
14. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
correct citation of a Constitutional article
slip opinion
Supreme Court Reporter
15. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
codified
to update the status of a particular case
legal encyclopedias
procedural law
16. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
National Reporter System
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Statutes at Large is
components of a Federal Register citation
17. A syllabus of the court
The record of a court case includes
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.
West Publishing Company (West)
U.S. Reports contains
18. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
Supreme Court Reporter
per curiam opinion
components of and A.L.R. citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
19. Georgia - North Carolina - South Carolina - Virginia - and West Virginia
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
concurring opinion
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
20. 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.
Statutes at Large is
procedural law
correct citation of a Constitutional article
de novo
21. The appellate court reviews the record for prejudicial legal errors committed in the trial court but gives great deference to the findings of fact; factual findings are generally reversed only when they are 'arbitrary or capricious'
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
elements of a reported case
on the record
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
22. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
incorrect United States Code citation
session laws
23. Published by Lawyers Co-op
American Jurisprudence is a...
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
24. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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25. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
A.L.R. is filled with...
West Publishing Company (West)
Shepard's Citations
26. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
incorrect case citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
27. Compiled chronologically
Statutes at Large is
correct legal encyclopedia citation
advance sheets
components of law review citation
28. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
These represent secondary authority
correct Federal Register citation
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 law review citation
29. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.
on the record
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Federal Rules of Evidence
constitutional law
30. 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
common law
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
secondary authority
31. Digest topic
United States Reports is cited as
to update the status of a particular case
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct Federal Register citation
32. Brief summary of a legal rule discussed in the opinion; headnotes are numbered. key numbers are used in West publications
United States District Courts case reporters
holding
key number system
headnote or syllabus
33. Shepard's Citations is used
components of a Federal Register citation
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
to update the status of a particular case
U.S. Reports contains
34. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
United States Reports
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
stare decisis
statutory law
35. Shepard's Citations - statute edition
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 determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
decision
legal encyclopedias
36. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
incorrect United States Code citation
caption
An unofficial publication is any publication
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
37. Encyclopedia
dissenting opinion
correct legal encyclopedia citation
American Jurisprudence is a...
components of a Federal Register citation
38. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
memorandum opinion
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
correct law review citation
39. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
F.R.D. contains...
40. 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
TARP method
statement of facts
substantive law
41. Products of West Legal Studies
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
concurring opinion
stare decisis
42. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
cf.
memorandum opinion
incorrect United States Code citation
Federal Rules of Evidence
43. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
session laws
correct standard case citation
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct citation of Statutes at Large
44. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Statutes are published as session laws...
Federal rules and procedures are...
45. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
correct standard case citation
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
46. Often provide case citations upon which a definition is based. A couple of them are Black's Law _____ and Ballantine's Law _____.
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
see - e.g.
legal dictionaries
slip opinion
47. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
opinion
incorrect legal dictionary citation
West Publishing Company (West)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
48. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions
These represent secondary authority
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
star paging
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
49. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
correct Federal Register citation
C.J.S uses...
en banc
50. Connecticut - Delaware - D.C. (Court of Appeals) - Maine - Maryland - New Hampshire - New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - and Vermont
holding
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
indexes typically
components of United States Code citation