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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Decisions concerning federal rules of procedure
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
to update the status of a particular case
F.R.D. contains...
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
2. The Federal Reporter
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
unofficial publication of law
United States Supreme Court Reports - Lawyers' Edition is cited as
A.L.R. is filled with...
3. Typical case reporter
United States Reports is cited as
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
en banc
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
4. The court's ruling or disposition of the case (whether affirmed - reversed - remanded - or dismissed)
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
court decision
legal encyclopedias
de novo
5. Statutory law
Executive orders are...
National Reporter System
precedent
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
6. 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
de novo on record
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
bill
7. Iowa - Michigan - Minnesota - Nebraska - North Dakota - South Dakota - and Wisconsin
North Western Reporter (N.W. or N.W.2d)
F.R.D. contains...
de novo
unofficial publication of law
8. Brief summary of facts of case - including its procedural posture
statement of facts
components of a standard case citation
correct citation of a Constitutional article
digests typically
9. Result or disposition of the case
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
correct law review citation
decision
West Publishing Company (West)
10. 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
correct citation of a Constitutional amendment
see - e.g.
the signal infra
American Law Reports
11. Ritches Jr. v. Li - 665 F. Supp. 139 (E.D.Pa. 1991).
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
the signal infra
codified
incorrect case citation
12. 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
Federal Rules of Evidence
court decision
separation of powers
correct Federal Register citation
13. Summarize statute topics
components of and A.L.R. citation
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
cf.
The _______________ contains either a separate section or a separate volume devoted to a table of cases and a descriptive word index.
14. Published by West
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.)
de novo
procedural law
15. State and federal
legal dictionaries
most correct definition of star paging
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Federal Rules of Evidence
16. Identifies the court issuing the opinion - the parties - and the docket number assigned to the case
An unofficial publication is any publication
Executive orders are...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
caption
17. Selected decisions
United States District Courts case reporters
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
components of and A.L.R. citation
18. Explanation of the subject
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
incorrect case citation
substantive law
19. Freedom of Information Act - 46 U.S.C. A 89 (1973).
Statutes at Large is
incorrect United States Code citation
codified
Until 1932 - cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court were combined in...
20. The cited authority presents helpful background information about the proposition
see generally
Federal Rules of Evidence
The official reporter of the U. S. Supreme Court is...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
21. Arkansas - Kentucky - Missouri - Tennessee - Texas - and Indian Territories
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
South Western Reporter (S.W. or S.W.2d)
United States Law Week (U.S.L.W)
United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.)
22. The publication where rules and regulations of administrative agencies are codified
slip opinion
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
The American Digest System indexes and classifies all case law - both...
Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.)
23. Govern the form and procedure for appeals from the U.S. District Court to the Court of Appeals within the federal system
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
The Federal Supplement contains only ________________ of federal district courts across the country.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
primary authority
24. 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
Supreme Court Reporter
opinion
precedent
constitutional law
25. Reported selectively
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.
Executive orders are...
components of a Federal Register citation
Cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade ( formerly the U.S. Customs Court) are _______________ in the Federal Supplement.
26. Supra
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27. Federal Rules Decisions
legal dictionaries
United States Reports
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
Case law concerning federal rules of procedure is collected in
28. 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
Shepard's Citations
majority opinion
annotations
en banc
29. Precedent
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
the principles stated in opinions of judges - to be followed in future cases - are called
correct Federal Register citation
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
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
slip law
annotations
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
treatise
31. Sometimes called adjective law - it prescribes the manner in which substantive laws must be enforced.
procedural law
slip law
American Law Reports
Federal Rules of Evidence
32. Illinois - Indiana - Massachusetts - New York - and Ohio
The Federal Register - The Code of Federal Regulations - The United States Code are...
North Eastern Reporter (N.E. or N.E.2d)
if a researcher knows the date when a federal statute was adopted the
dicta
33. Unofficial U.S. Supreme Court case reporter published by Lawyers Co-op
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34. A syllabus of the court
U.S. Reports contains
An annotation is
slip law
the signal infra
35. Case law
legal encyclopedias
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
A decision of an administrative agency is classified as...
36. Legal document that carries the most weight and embodies the government's authority to exist and serves as an outline for the exercise of governmental powers.
key number system
United States Code Service (U.S.C.S.)
constitutional law
slip opinion
37. Govern the way in which a defendant is charged - tried - and sentenced for a federal crime
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Federal Register (Fed. Reg.)
South Eastern Reporter (S.E. or S.E.2d)
unofficial publication of law
38. A very brief opinion; a cursory opinion; an opinion so abbreviated that it is hardly an opinion at all
memorandum opinion
statutory law
Secondary authorities are those that contain a general commentary on or...
concurring opinion
39. Alabama - Florida - Louisiana - and Mississippi
key number system
Southern Reporter (So. or So.2d)
court decision
per curiam opinion
40. Statutes at Large
Federal session laws may be found in...
_______________ are published in the Statutes at Large.
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
Digests summarize judicial decisions - while indexes...
41. Primary authority
rules of procedure - local court rules - executive orders - administrative regulations: all represent...
Federal session laws may be found in...
The National Reporter System and the American Digest System are...
correct standard case citation
42. American Digest System
A Decennial Digest is part of the..
memorandum opinion
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
An unofficial publication is any publication
43. Digest topic
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure
A scope note tells a researcher coverage of a particular...
The American Digest System is sometimes called the ____________ and uses the key number system.
West Publishing Company (West)
44. 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
the signal infra
components of law review citation
components of a legal encyclopedia citation
parallel citations generally are not provided for federal cases
45. The entire court participates rather than the permissible quorum. This does not mean that the entire court agrees on the outcome - however.
The primary finding tool for statutory law - either state or federal - is...
en banc
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
stare decisis
46. Shepard's Citators
the reporter in which federal trial court opinions are contained
correct Code of Federal Regulations citation
American Jurisprudence - Second Series (Am. Jur. 2d)
If a researcher wants to check the current status of a case - he or she should use...
47. Opinion issued by one or more judges of the appellate court which agrees with the result reached by the majority but disagrees with the reasoning of the majority opinion. There can be more than one.
concurring opinion
treatise
opinion
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
48. Seven
The National Reporter System divides the country into _____ regions.
United States Supreme Court Bulletin
Statutes are published as slip laws before they are published...
National Reporter System
49. A system where every topic and subtopic is assigned its own key number
National Reporter System
components of a Federal Register citation
correct citation of United States Code
key number system
50. United States Reports
restatement of law - encyclopedia - law review article - treatise: all represent...
Supreme Court Reporter is cited as
_____________ is an official publication
decision