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1. 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






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






3. United States Reports






4. 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






5. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).






6. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified






7. The cited authority directly supports the proposition; other authorities also could have been cited but were not cited to avoid duplication






8. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.






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






10. 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






11. Precedent






12. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta






13. 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






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






15. 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






16. Summarize statute topics






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






18. Federal Rules Decisions






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






20. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used






21. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition






22. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision






23. All slip laws enacted during a legislative session that are arranged in chronological order according to date of enactment






24. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by West






25. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).






26. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits






27. Seven






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






29. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic






30. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws






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






32. 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






33. An explanatory note






34. Compiled chronologically






35. Secondary authority






36. Restatement (of law)






37. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)






38. What federal session laws are codified and published in






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






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






41. Typical case reporter






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






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






44. Primary authority






45. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.






46. Is used in the first 50 volumes of the United States Reports plus all unofficial reporters of Supreme Court decisions






47. Reported selectively






48. Digests






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






50. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op