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2. Headnotes in the American Digest System are cataloged in this manner: Thing - Action - Relief - Parties
TARP method
An unofficial publication is any publication
common law
holding
3. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
separation of powers
common law
key number system
4. Legal encyclopedia published by Lawyers Co-op
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
5. Reported selectively
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
legal encyclopedias
F.R.D. contains...
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
6. Result or disposition of the case
Statutes at Large is
decision
slip opinion
U.S. Law Week
7. What federal session laws are published in
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
slip opinion
correct citation of a Constitutional article
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
8. A syllabus of the court
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
U.S. Reports contains
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
most correct definition of star paging
9. Shepard's Citations is used
to update the status of a particular case
constitutional law
key number system
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.
10. 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
secondary authority
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
de novo on record
slip law
11. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
TARP method
unofficial publication of law
Supreme Court Reporter
12. Statutory law
on the record
headnote or syllabus
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
Executive orders are...
13. Decennial Digest
primary authority
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
per curiam opinion
holding
14. Signal used to indicate page numbers in another reporter
most correct definition of star paging
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
components of United States Code citation
components of and A.L.R. citation
15. What federal session laws are codified and published in
elements of a reported case
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
United States Code (U.S.C.)
American Jurisprudence is a...
16. Alaska - Arizona - California - Colorado - Hawaii - Idaho - Kansas - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Utah - Washington - and Wyoming
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
American Law Reports
correct Federal Register citation
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
17. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
slip law
TARP method
18. 1. volume number of Fed. Reg. 2. abbreviation for Federal Register 3. page number where administrative rule begins; and 4. year of publication
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
C.J.S uses...
components of a Federal Register citation
United States Reports is cited as
19. The date upon which the decision was rendered
session laws
TARP method
date of decision
bill
20. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
procedural law
correct law review citation
components of Statutes at Large citation
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
21. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
per curiam opinion
decision
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
22. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
Executive orders are...
slip law
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
procedural law
23. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
legal encyclopedias
unofficial publication of law
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
incorrect case citation
24. Seven
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
25. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
correct citation of United States Code
United States Reports
advance sheets
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
26. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
United States Reports
27. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
F.R.D. contains...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
National Reporter System
incorrect case citation
28. Selected decisions
correct standard case citation
Statutes are published as session laws...
common law
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
29. W. Weitz - Nocturnal Crimes - 20 Brooklyn L. Rev. 180 (1992).
incorrect citation of a law review article
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
American Law Reports
30. Published by West
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
sequence of citations
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
31. A proposed legislative measure
slip law
bill
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
United States District Courts case reporters
32. 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'
on the record
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct standard case citation
Statutes at Large is
33. Published by the American Law Institute - it collects and distills the primary - general rules in a given legal topic area- what the rules are and sometime what the committee believes they ought to be. It also provides explanations of the rules and g
restatements of law
TARP method
precedent
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
34. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
bill
United States Code is
35. Published by Lawyers Co-op
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
star paging
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
36. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
Statutes at Large is
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
_____________ is an official publication
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
37. Health Care Act - Pub. L. 92-117 - 83 Stat. 624 (1987).
These represent secondary authority
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
correct citation of Statutes at Large
38. 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)
United States District Courts case reporters
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
unofficial publication of law
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
39. Digest topic
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)
common law
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
40. Precedent
treatise
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
to update the status of a particular case
codified
41. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
bill
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
stare decisis
An annotation is
42. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
correct Federal Register citation
statutory law
headnote or syllabus
43. 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
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
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
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
44. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
Before 1924 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in
memorandum opinion
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
components of a standard case citation
45. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
indexes typically
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Federal rules and procedures are...
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
46. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
legal encyclopedias
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
secondary authority
Supreme Court Reporter
47. 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
procedural law
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
dissenting opinion
Federal session laws may be found in...
48. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
correct citation of a Constitutional article
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
most correct definition of star paging
dicta
49. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
official publication of law
court decision
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
contra
50. Official publication
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.
These represent secondary authority
Statutes at Large is
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
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