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1. 22 C.F.R. A 145.6 (1992)
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
correct law review citation
see generally
2. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
slip law
3. At the close of each legislative term
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
Statutes are published as session laws...
4. 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
United States Reports
de novo on record
caption
components of and A.L.R. citation
5. Seven
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
decision
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
6. Name of the appellant
headnote or syllabus
Federal rules and procedures are...
parallel 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.
7. United States Reports
incorrect legal dictionary citation
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
U.S. Supreme court case reporters
_____________ is an official publication
8. U.S. Const. art. IV - A 2 - cl. 3.
to update the status of a particular statute
West Publishing Company (West)
correct citation of a Constitutional article
U.S. Law Week
9. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
U.S. Reports contains
procedural law
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
An annotation is
10. Published by Lawyers Co-op
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
de novo on record
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Statutes at Large (Stat.)
11. 1. number of the Code title 2. abbreviation for the United States Code 3. section symbol - followed by the number of the Code section; and 4. date of the Code volume in which the most recent version of the section can be found
An annotation is
correct citation of a Constitutional article
components of United States Code citation
advance sheets
12. A syllabus of the court
de novo
U.S. Reports contains
court decision
precedent
13. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
memorandum opinion
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
14. Statutory law
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
An unofficial publication is any publication
Executive orders are...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
15. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
U.S. Law Week
procedural law
A.L.R. is filled with...
constitutional law
16. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
majority opinion
caption
elements of a reported case
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
17. Official publication
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
to update the status of a particular case
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
date of decision
18. The three branches of government that make up each legal system- legislative - judicial and executive
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
separation of powers
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
19. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
correct legal encyclopedia citation
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
see generally
20. Encyclopedias that are arranged alphabetically and contain narrative - expository information on a variety of legal topics. published by West and Lawyers Co-op
majority opinion
treatise
legal encyclopedias
Federal rules and procedures are...
21. The subsequent history of the cited case must be included in the citation
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
elements of a reported case
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
slip opinion
22. Typical case reporter
Supreme Court Reporter
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
de novo on record
secondary authority
23. (primary law - secondary law - encyclopedia - or other) issued by a private - non-government publisher.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
per curiam opinion
components of a Federal Register citation
An unofficial publication is any publication
24. Shepard's Citators
___________ is an official publication that includes all laws enacted by Congress.
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
majority opinion
on the record
25. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
West Publishing Company (West)
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
26. 1. full name of author; 2. the word 'Annotation'; 3. title of annotation (underscored or in italics); 4. volume number of A.L.R. series 5. abbreviation for Annotated Law Reports 6. page number where the annotation begins; 7. year of publication
components of and A.L.R. citation
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
27. Mandatory legal authority that consists of constitutions - statutes - case law - rules of procedure - rules of evidence - administrative rules - court rules - executive orders
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
United States Reports
primary authority
session laws
28. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
court decision
primary authority
correct law review citation
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
29. The date upon which the decision was rendered
date of decision
Federal Rules of Evidence
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
30. John Willis - Annotation - Industrial Noise: Promoting an Unsafe Work Enviroment - 76 A.L.R. Fed. 489 (1986).
dicta
when a case has been affirmed - reversed or modified on appeal
correct A.L.R. citation
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
31. Encyclopedia
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
per curiam opinion
American Jurisprudence is a...
United States Reports
32. Avery v. Exxon Co. - 397 U.S. 812 (1991).
TARP method
correct standard case citation
de novo
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
33. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
correct law review citation
incorrect United States Code citation
34. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
indexes typically
headnote or syllabus
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
treatise
35. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
United States Code is
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
36. The West key number system
C.J.S uses...
court decision
precedent
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
37. Caption - date of decision - parallel citations - headnote or syllabus - statement of facts - opinion - holding - rationale - dicta - decision
elements of a reported case
on the record
components of United States Code citation
slip opinion
38. Supra
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39. 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
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
Statutes are published as session laws...
dissenting opinion
United States Code (U.S.C.)
40. 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
Supreme Court Reporter
United States Code (U.S.C.)
holding
Federal Rules of Evidence
41. A single-volume text written by a legal scholar in a given topic area
correct citation of United States Code
components of United States Code citation
treatise
legal encyclopedias
42. Court's explanation; includes the holding - rationale - and dicta
see generally
advance sheets
elements of a reported case
opinion
43. Decennial Digest
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
The record of a court case includes
date of decision
procedural law
44. 88 C.J.S. Trial A 107 (1980).
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
on the record
correct legal encyclopedia citation
45. 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
correct Federal Register citation
Federal session laws may be found in...
court decision
precedent
46. 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.
National Reporter System
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
47. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
indexes typically
contra
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
48. S.Ct.
An annotation is
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
West Publishing Company (West)
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
49. Legal publisher noted for its extensive use of annotations.
see generally
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
parallel citation
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
50. 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
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
concurring opinion
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
sequence of citations