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1. Federal Rules Decisions
separation of powers
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
stare decisis
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases

2. United States Reports (U.S.) - Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.) - United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition (L.Ed. or L.Ed.2d)
incorrect citation of a law review article
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
United States Code (U.S.C.)
cf.

3. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
An unofficial publication is any publication
en banc
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
majority opinion

4. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
constitutional law
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
correct law review citation

5. If the same case is published in another case reporter - the volume and page number of that reporter is shown
bill
parallel citation
per curiam opinion
Shepard's Citations

6. State and federal
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
official publication of law
legal dictionaries
concurring opinion

7. 48 Fed. Reg. 37 -315 (1983).
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
correct Federal Register citation
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
common law

8. 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
components of Statutes at Large citation
cf.
components of a Federal Register citation
the signal infra

9. 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'
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
on the record
court opinion

10. Statutory law
Federal rules and procedures are...
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Statutes at Large (Stat.)

11. Summarize statute topics
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

12. Opinion issued by the majority of the judges of the appellate court; the holding of this opinion may be cited as precedent if all other criteria are met. There is only one in a case
majority opinion
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
primary authority
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

13. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
digests typically
incorrect case citation
official publication of law
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)

14. Published by Lawyers Co-op
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
codified
cf.

15. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
concurring opinion

16. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
precedent
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

17. 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.
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.
National Reporter System
U.S. Law Week
key number system

18. Digest topic
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
correct law review citation

19. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
de novo
see - e.g.
slip law
en banc

20. Encyclopedia
American Jurisprudence is a...
sequence of citations
National Reporter System
elements of a reported case

21. Congressional Record will provide the most direct access to the text of the statute
Supreme Court Reporter
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
to update the status of a particular statute

22. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
caption
Shepard's Citations
parallel citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article

23. Statutes at Large
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
court opinion
contra
United States Code is

24. American Digest System
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
statutory law
to update the status of a particular case
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

25. United States Reports
headnote or syllabus
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
treatise
_____________ is an official publication

26. Legal encyclopedia published by West
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
caption
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
legal encyclopedias

27. Official case reporter for the U.S. Supreme Court
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
official publication of law
correct standard case citation
United States Reports

28. Slip opinions collected and published periodically
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
court opinion
advance sheets
correct citation of Statutes at Large

29. As session laws
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
C.J.S uses...
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...

30. Rule of law for which the case is cited as precedent; it is the legal effect of the facts of the case
dissenting opinion
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.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
holding

31. Ballantine's Law Dictionary 41 (3rd ed. 1969).
substantive law
rationale
incorrect legal dictionary citation
date of decision

32. Type of law consisting of legislative enactments called statutes at federal level and ordinances at state levels.
date of decision
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
statutory law
per curiam opinion

33. Seven
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
United States Reports
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as

34. 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.
de novo
legal encyclopedias
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal

35. Statutes that are collected into a statutory code that are arranged by topic
codified
treatise
dicta
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

36. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
parallel citation
opinion
see - e.g.

37. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
correct law review citation
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
contra
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...

38. Typical case reporter
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
correct standard case citation
incorrect citation of a law review article
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.

39. The court's explanatory comments - which can included the holding - the rationale for the holding - and dicta
the signal infra
court opinion
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.
parallel citation

40. The Federal Reporter
procedural law
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
date of decision

41. Presidential proclamations
correct Federal Register citation
components of Statutes at Large citation
The record of a court case includes
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

42. Products of West Legal Studies
date of decision
key number system
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
A.L.R. is filled with...

43. Case law
treatise
common law
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...

44. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
procedural law
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
Federal session laws may be found in...
correct citation of United States Code

45. U.S.
United States Reports is cited as
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
United States Code is
parallel citation

46. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
to update the status of a particular statute
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
U.S. Reports contains
star paging

47. Statutes at Large
correct citation of Statutes at Large
advance sheets
Federal session laws may be found in...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)

48. Summarize judicial opinions
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
key number system
substantive law
digests typically

49. Ratio decidendi- court's reasoning or basis for it sholding and decision
see - e.g.
contra
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
rationale

50. An explanatory note
dicta
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
to update the status of a particular statute
An annotation is