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1. How civil actions are handled - including rules that cover the complaint - summons - answer - discovery process - trial - and post-trial procedures
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Federal Rules of Evidence
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

2. Statutes at Large
correct citation of a Constitutional article
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
Federal session laws may be found in...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

3. L.Ed or L.Ed.2d

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4. Compiled by topic
constitutional law
United States Reports is cited as
incorrect citation of a law review article
United States Code is

5. Reviews the record for errors of law and reaches its own factual finding.
date of decision
digests typically
elements of a reported case
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...

6. Supra

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7. Typical case reporter
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
holding
American Law Reports
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)

8. Case law
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
en banc
de novo

9. Statutory law
Executive orders are...
memorandum opinion
elements of a reported case
An annotation is

10. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
court decision
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
correct citation of Statutes at Large

11. Legal dictionary - treatise - restatement of law - encyclopedia
U.S. Reports contains
restatements of law
These represent secondary authority
per curiam opinion

12. Explanation of the subject
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
precedent
TARP method
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...

13. Virginia Koerselman - Comment - Worker's Compensation - 15 Creighton L. Rev. 415 (1981).
to update the status of a particular case
legal dictionaries
correct law review citation
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.

14. Secondary authority
United States District Courts case reporters
correct citation of United States Code
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...

15. When an official body authorizes and directs the collection and publication of law
concurring opinion
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
official publication of law
most correct definition of star paging

16. 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
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
incorrect citation of a law review article
components of a Code of Federal Regulations citation
de novo

17. Supplement volumes or pocket part supplements should be used
components of Statutes at Large citation
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition
to update the status of a particular statute

18. Compiled chronologically
Statutes at Large is
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.

19. Opinion of the entire court (all judges who heard the case) - as opposed to an opinion written by a specific judge
per curiam opinion
These represent secondary authority
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
American Jurisprudence is a...

20. Pleadings - transcript of trial testimony - and exhibits
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
National Reporter System
parallel citation
The record of a court case includes

21. Shepard's Citations is used
Lawyers-Cooperative Publishing Co.
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
to update the status of a particular case
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)

22. What federal session laws are codified and published in
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
Federal rules and procedures are...
per curiam opinion
United States Code (U.S.C.)

23. 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)
opinion
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
unofficial publication of law
to update the status of a particular case

24. Seven
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
concurring opinion
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)

25. The cited authority contradicts the proposition stated in the memorandum
Corpus Juris Secundum (C.J.S.)
contra
constitutional law
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.

26. Restatement (of law)
separation of powers
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
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
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.

27. U.S. Const. amend. XIV - A 1.
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
Statutes at Large is
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

28. 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
constitutional law
components of and A.L.R. citation
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.

29. 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
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
substantive law

30. Name of the appellant
parallel citation
Shepard's Citations
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.
_______ are compilations of case law for a particular reporter or a particular group of reporters.

31. Statutory law
separation of powers
National Reporter System
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Federal rules and procedures are...

32. A bill that has been adopted into a law but has been printed singly rather than as a part of a group of laws
indexes typically
U.S. Reports contains
slip law
To determine whether a particular statute has been ruled unconstitutional by a court - one may use...

33. But they are required for home state cases when parallel citations exist
date of decision
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
United States Reports

34. Products of West Legal Studies
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Federal rules and procedures are...
Pacific Reporter (P. or P.2d)

35. Obiter dictum- comments of the court about minor issues or concerns other than the specific holding - rationale - and decision. Never cited as precedent
dicta
National Reporter System
de novo
Federal Rules of Evidence

36. The date upon which the decision was rendered
date of decision
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
correct A.L.R. citation
United States Courts of Appeals case reporters

37. 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
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company (Lawyers Co-op)
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
to update the status of a particular case

38. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
United States Code (U.S.C.)
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.
caption
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)

39. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
cf.
sequence of citations
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
the signal infra

40. Federal Rules Decisions
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
memorandum opinion
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.

41. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
official publication of law
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
concurring opinion
United States Supreme Court Bulletin

42. Published by Lawyers Co-op
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
separation of powers
legal encyclopedias

43. 15 U.S.C. A 7 (1988).
C.J.S uses...
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct citation of United States Code
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

44. United States Reports
_____________ is an official publication
When an appellate court reviews a case de novo on record - it...
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
Atlantic Reporter (A. or A.2d)

45. 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
sequence of citations
en banc
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
United States Supreme Court Bulletin

46. Official publication
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
Statutes at Large is
correct standard case citation
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...

47. An unofficial publication of law that uses the key number system to aid the researcher
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
legal dictionaries
West Publishing Company (West)
reporter of Supreme Court decisions that contains summaries of the briefs of counsel

48. Summarize judicial opinions
correct Federal Register citation
slip law
correct citation of United States Code
digests typically

49. U.S.
precedent
annotations
star paging
United States Reports is cited as

50. Primary authority
Supreme Court Reporter
key number system
memorandum opinion
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...

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